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Director’s Thoughts – 12/15/2021
It’s that time of year when there are sweet treats all over the library from staff and patrons alike! After a cookie baking marathon, I brought in cookies for my staff and my Board this week which was a lot of fun. And today, I’m handing out my end-of-the-year appreciation…
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Director’s Thoughts – 11/4/2021
Just as I felt the tiniest of weight lifted off my (very) tired shoulders, our budget has to be approved by our Township Board of Supervisors. My library is a department of our local government, unlike a nonprofit library. And honestly, until the past couple of years, the budget season…
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Director’s Thoughts – 9/15/2021
I survived summer reading! But, there isn’t really a better way to say it. We’ve run out of space! We moved into our current space in the late 1980s after vacating a much smaller location. In 2007-08 a feasibility study showed that we had in essence run out of space.…
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Director’s Thoughts #18 – Leaving a Legacy
Leaving a legacy is not something I think about very often. And the only time I do is hoping that I’ve made a positive impact on my community by creating a safe space for everyone in the community to enjoy and educate themselves! I don’t want someone coming into a…
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Director’s Thoughts #17 – Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month and my library hasn’t really done anything specific to celebrate in the past. Usually, in September, my staff is exhausted from Summer Reading and then gearing up for the school year. So this year, I started planning for September in January, that way we…
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Director’s Thoughts #16 – When You Need a Pick-Me-Up
Do you ever feel like you’re trying to make changes and you’re stuck in the mud? Or that things just aren’t moving as quickly as you’d like in regards to a work project? Or maybe you just feel like you need a vacation? It can make you feel defeated, tired…
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Director's Thoughts #15 – When It Works
Have you ever had a plan that when it finally came to fruition – it actually worked? Like – it ended up going extremely smoothly for so many moving parts that you’re surprised by the whole thing? Well, that’s what happened to me this past Monday! But, first a little…
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Director's Thoughts #14 – It's Been Awhile: Storytime
This week I covered a co-worker’s storytime while she was away and after a year of being away from it; it was strange coming back. I did storytime for eight years as a children’s librarian and I think that I made a smart decision to move into another role when…
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Director's Thoughts #12 – Office Space (or Mantras to Work By)
My office has some fairly hideous carpet – dark green border with a pale lilac faded interior color, which makes decorating my office extremely difficult, but what I did find were some of these absolutely adorable children’s book posters that I use as my director mantras (it also helps that…
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Director's Thoughts #10 – Shifting Collections
After you weed the entire collection… what do you do next? That was my question, after spending 5 months and countless hours running reports, scanning, stamping and sorting books. The next step for us…. shifting the collection. Although tight, our children’s department had a lot more wiggle room at the…
