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Director’s Thoughts – 02/19/2020
Staff training, two words that strike fear into the hearts of many an employee. But, that’s where I was yesterday, standing in front of staff leading my third-annual staff training. Background But first, a little background. I have a staff that ranges from 45-50 employees, ten of whom are full-time.…
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Conferences, More Than Just Continuing Education
As a public librarian in the state of Pennsylvania and a director to boot, I’m required to pursue a number of continuing education classes throughout the year. And if you’ve been a long-time reader, you’ll know that I love to learn! I am constantly looking for webinars, workshops, and conferences…
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Christmas Gift & Creative Live
I’ve blogged about Creative Live in the past, but I wanted to share this amazing resource again! My partner graciously purchased eight new courses from Creative Live for me to explore as a Christmas gift. A huge shout-out to Jen at Creative Live for your amazing customer service! Thank you!…
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Learning at the PLA Conference
I’m so excited to be spending the next few days at the PLA conference which will be held in my own backyard – Philadelphia! This conference is held every other year and I got a chance to go in 2016 to Denver, which was awesome, because I got to visit…
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LibraryCon Live!
A VIRTUAL FESTIVAL FOR BOOK NERDS, LIBRARIANS, AND FANS OF GRAPHIC NOVELS, SCI-FI, AND FANTASY Yesterday I got a chance to participate in LibraryCon Live, an event hosted by School Library Journal and Library Journal. It was really well put together with some awesome presenters, authors, and illustrators – the keynote speaker…
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Resource: Creative Live
I purchased a Creative Live course a while ago titled”Building a Successful Creative Blog” by April Bowles-Olin. The course is a 3-day workshop that I’m hoping will jump start me into revamping my blog. It’s been on my mind for awhile now, especially since I’m no longer a children’s librarian,…
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ALA Annual Conference (and what you can do when you're stuck at home!)
This week Chicago hosts the ALA Annual Conference where librarians from across the country will come together for networking, continuing education and the chance to meet authors and illustrators while learning about upcoming new releases. And as much as I love traveling to the ALA Annual Conference sometimes it’s just not…
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Pennsylvania Library Association's Directors' Institute
I get to spend the next few days at an LSTA funded program for library directors learning about my leadership strengths and how to develop them to use at work. I am a strong believer in continuing education and that can be seen by my two graduate degrees, additional online courses…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/5/16
I’ve had As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds on my TBR list for most of the summer, but I’m finally reading it. I’ve also been working my way through Start With Why which has some really great tips and tricks as to how to motivate staff and create a positive work…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/29/16
I read an awesome book suggested to me by a friend, library visitor and fellow blogger – Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand this week. I’m also working on Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek. Two very different reads but both really interesting.…
