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Director’s Thoughts – 4/12/2024
It’s National Library Week! And what I’ve realized is that there are so many people who don’t realize just how easy it is to get a library card. So, today’s PSA as a public library director is to teach you how easy it is to get a library card and…
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Director’s Thoughts – 3/30/2024
This is a subject I’ve waxed poetic about more times than I can count, but I think it’s a great reminder before heading into summer. Reader’s choice matters. My first thoughts on this always go directly to kids. Probably because I’m comfortable in the children’s department and often still help…
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Director’s Thoughts – 2/16/2024
February is Library Lover’s Month! And so I thought I might share the love about libraries and give you some great reasons why libraries deserve our love and some ways you can share your library love as well! If you didn’t get a chance to read last month’s Director’s Thoughts…
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Director’s Thoughts – 1/19/2024
Today’s Director’s Thoughts post is a list of ten things that you might not know about librarians and libraries. I love learning about what other people do and hearing about the intricacies of what their work is like, especially in careers I know little about. I’m sharing a few of…
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Director’s Thoughts – 12/20/2023
I can’t believe 2023 is almost over. It’s like I blinked and it’s gone! It was a really busy year for my library and I’m so happy with where we ended up in terms of of serving our community. We kept some of our tried and true ideas, while also…
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Director’s Thoughts – 11/15/2023
Since I’m in the throes of budget season, I’ve thought about little else for the past few months other than our library’s budget. So for today’s director’s thoughts – 11/15/2023, let’s learn about public library funding. I live and work in Pennsylvania, so most of this information pertains to public…
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Director’s Thoughts – 8/16/2023
Today I want to talk about eBooks and libraries. Libraries have a tumultuous relationship with publishers when it comes to eBooks. And I know, it’s easier to have a Kindle Unlimited, Audible, or Scribd subscription when you’re waiting for your hold on those bestsellers. But, I want to take the…
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Director’s Thoughts – 7/16/2023
As a municipal library, budget season is around the corner, which I’m sure I’ll be talking about in a later post. But for now, I’m already focusing on goals and objectives for 2024. Goal setting at an organizational level can be very daunting as you have to consider funding, staffing,…
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Director’s Thoughts – 6/21/2023
It’s Summer Reading time and it feels like most of my time is spent thinking, planning, talking, and even posting today’s Director’s Thoughts – 6/21/2023 about it! A time to engage families in the library even more so than usual and get kids excited about reading! Our library held our…
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Director’s Thoughts – 5/17/2023
When I sat down to write for today’s post, I honestly wasn’t sure what direction I was headed in. But then I thought about how I spend a lot of my time and realized that I spend a good portion of my work day in meetings. The bane of most…
