This week I'm asking people who hire library and LIS workers: We are nearing Spring graduation time. What advice do you have for new MLIS holders? I'm thinking both about their first post-MLIS job hunt, and in future career moves? — Hiring Librarians (@HiringLib) May 7, 2024
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Jobs: The Right Questions for Interviews?
Hey all – just an FYI. An “Office Hours” column from 2016 at Library Journal may be of interest. It’s all about the questions we ask in interviews. Also see the response from SJSU School of Info grad Jessica Gilbert Redman. It’s in Wholehearted on page 65.
Hyperlinked Library End of Term Chat
Hey all – thanks for your feedback about a chat session. It seemed best to just go with the Saturday session.
Housekeeping: Take Your Blog With You!
NOTE: Make sure you follow these instructions and pay attention to the dates below. You’ve worked so hard over the past semester – don’t let that content just disappear!
“Who needs libraries, anyway?” – Wowza!
“Ironically, for all of the scheduled programming it offers, the BPL has discovered one of the biggest services it provides is simply its space—giving people a place to be. For free.” https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2023/11/12/public-libraries-boston/?fbclid=IwAR2dmqXQ3Y5TPG67UwrB1ExaOQ9Ten2VqQQmkiMYPkwHuGw4RAp7ehsffLk The genius of public libraries is that they were created by citizens, and their only agenda is to collect what humans know—and […]
Welcome to Module 14: Creativity and Curiosity/Symposium
Greetings all and welcome to the week where the tables turn! We devote an entire week to your own creative curiosity and your Symposium entries. The module is here. Please take a look and read the resources that strike you or save them for the future. Also use your time this week to work on your Symposium […]
Storyhouse
Storyhouse is a large, mixed-use cultural building in Chester, England, which opened in May 2017. The complex includes a theatre, cinema, restaurant and the city library. It is housed in the remodelled 1936 Odeon Cinema, a grade-II-listed building, together with a newly built extension to hold the theatre auditorium. My friend Erik (of “Keep Stories, […]
Job Listing: Digital Services Manager
From last year: https://www.wilmettelibrary.info/node/973?fbclid=IwAR360DoUfItcDIISr-l2VGpZNywyRGUIU9e_sCngtQqr4HeXTSxVzS9B4aA Wilmette Public Library is seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Digital Services manager to join our team. This role will be responsible for overseeing the patron technology experience, including managing the library technology center; providing patrons with digital literacy instruction and assistance; and helping create new and innovative ways to use technology […]
A Librarian makes room for…
Everyone’s story! https://www.instagram.com/p/CqwKlnwMGFl/?