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Director’s Thoughts – 8/16/2024
If you’ve never gotten a chance to tour the Library of Congress, it should be added to your bucket list! The building itself is absolutely gorgeous and as the largest library in the world, it’s an impressive sight to behold! The Thomas Jefferson Building was opened to the public in…
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Director’s Thoughts – 7/12/2024
Today I thought I’d highlight some resources that many libraries have that are often very expensive and don’t get as much usage as we’d all like! I’m talking about the online resources that you can access from home online because the library pays a subscription for them. What I love…
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Tune Into Funk & Friends!
Check out this new self-proclaimed “KidLit Late Night Show” hosted by a favorite author of mine, Josh Funk! I’m so excited to check it out! Tune into Funk & Friends beginning Monday, July 13 at 8pm EST! Josh Funk will be talking with friends in the kidlit world and answering…
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Coronavirus Boredom Busters
Our county, like many in the area, is under lockdown for the next two weeks (as of right now) which means all schools are closed and community centers, gyms, and entertainment venues should be too. Plus, as we all practice social distancing that discourages playdates, I thought I’d offer up…
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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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Director’s Thoughts – 7/11/19
One of my favorite things to do as a librarian and a director is outreach. I love going out into the community and talking about the library, sharing what we can offer to the community. Yesterday, I got the chance to do a little bit of outreach in two very…
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Director’s Thoughts – 2/20/19
This week, I held my third staff training day. We close the library on President’s Day and I spend time training staff on customer service ideals, weeding practices and whatever else I need to discuss! Unfortunately, because much of my staff is part-time, I can’t ask them to spend a…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Intergenerational Programs
Program Name: Tech Night What: This program is offered once a month at my library and involves one-on-one tech support with high school volunteers. These volunteers help adults and seniors make better use of the technology they have – cell phones, tablets and laptops. They’ll teach them how to access Overdrive (to…
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Trying Something New – Open House
We tried something new at our library this week – an open house for township employees. One of our major goals of late is to educate the public about everything the library has to offer – services, programs and resources. So, I got to thinking, how about we try to…
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Community Survey Results
We created a community survey using Survey Monkey and also had it available on paper for people who stopped in the library and were willing to fill it out. After about six weeks, we gathered 333 responses, about 1/3 of which were gathered online, while the majority were gathered on…
