Brian Kenney sent me this email newsletter, and said: “Check out our Zoom programming, assembled in a week by my amazing team.” The staff steps up! NOTE from Michael: I deleted a bunch of the Zoom links to prevent any “Zoom-bombing” – some of the story times had multiple dates. If you use the […]
Greetings all – it’s Spring Break week. Please take care of yourselves and your loved ones. Be safe. Stay well. If you need anything – please email me.
Hey all – This is an extra/optional bit for our class but I wanted to share a webinar I did last year for ALA. I thought of it as I read over your posts because many of you are writing about our core values, serving all users, and inclusive practices. The slides and links are […]
Hey all – As we move toward the end of class, some of you may be thinking about exploring global issues in hyperlinked libraries. Don’t miss this new site LIBRARY PLANET from Christian Lauersen of Roskilde Libraries and Marie Engberg Eiriksson of Gladsaxe Libraries, Denmark. Library Planet is like a crowdsourced Lonely Planet for libraries of […]
Greetings all – So much is happening fo fast these days with COVID-19. Many libraries have closed their physical buildings but their virtual offerings remain. Library folk have stepped up to keep the human face of the library visible – online story times, video chats for reference, phone services with library phones transferred to remote […]
Hey all – I put together a little video about my tour and time at Cedar Rapids Public Library last fall. I went there to speak at the library’s staff day. View video– Web version Download video podcast Download lecture slides This is optional but if you have a few minutes, please take a look. […]
Thanks to @desertrabbit for sharing this job posting from Douglas County. Take look at the competencies required below. I have been thinking a lot about soft skills and wrote a piece called “Soft Skills are Heart Skills” for PLA last fall. What soft skills do you see embedded in these comps? Douglas County Libraries elevates […]
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Hey all! I am LOVING your plans! I have been so taken with the chaos of the world, I forgot to ask you all to share here. I’d really like you all to sample some each other’s work. Please share the URL for your assignment here for those students who would like to browse throughout […]
Greetings all – I am working on grading your planning assignments. I must confess that everything this past week has seemed to take three times as long as usual. I will be super honest: I have felt overwhelmed at times. We are all dealing with varying levels of chaos and change due to the coronavirus. […]
