YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten Nominees Announced!

YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten Nominees Announced!

More cool stuff for teens!  YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) has announced this year’s Teens’ Top Ten Nominees.  There are 25 titles, and next fall teens have a chance to vote on their favorites.  This year, they took special care to note...
Project ENABLE

Project ENABLE

Almost 6 weeks ago, when I was gathering up things to bring home to work on during the time at home, I was excited to spend some time delving into Project ENABLE (Expanding Non-discriminatory Access By Librarians Everywhere), an rich resource from Syracuse University...

Webinar: Being Still in an Emergency

Hey folks, I’ve had the opportunity to hear and meet Beck Tench and she is wonderful!  This webinar will be useful to anyone who is struggling now, which is…um…everyone. DPI’s Division for Libraries and Technology is proud to bring Beck Tench to...
Professional Development:  Serving Teens

Professional Development: Serving Teens

Everyone who works in a public library serves teens, but some people are a little nervous about that.    Others enjoy teens but struggle to find ways to serve them effectively.  This round-up of resources will hopefully give you some ideas to help staff members that...
Guest Post:  Imagine Your Story

Guest Post: Imagine Your Story

I got the most amazing email from Betty Anne at the Turtle Lake Public Library this week, I asked if I could just turn it into a guest blog post.  So many great ideas!  So inspiring!  Thanks Betty Anne! I’ve heard the idea of the CSLP theme “Imagine Your...

Professional Development: Customer Service

There are lots of approaches to customer service, and many different ways to think about it.  It is one of the things people request the most information about, and not surprisingly there are a lot of archived webinars about this topic! Here are just a few!  (And...

Professional Development: Basic Technology

I have heard from many library directors that one of the trickiest things in terms of staffing during this time of closure has been working with staff members who either don’t have great access to technology at home OR who are not confident about using...