The Enneagram Lens for Leadership in the Library
This fun introduction to the enneagram provides insight on how you relate to others and how others might best relate to you. The more we know about ourselves the better we […]
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Love is Always in the Air – Using Book Displays/Passive Readers Advisory to Market your Romance Collection All Year
February is the month for valentines and thoughts of love, it’s also when libraries set up displays of their romance titles to entice patrons. However, romance is hugely popular with […]
Social Media and Accessibility
Did you know that making social media content accessible increases "findability" in Google elsewhere? Do you know that we also have a legal obligation to create accessible content? In this […]
Adult Library Programs that Work
Looking for program ideas to draw your adult patrons in the door of your library and keep them coming back for more? Join author and library director Jenn Carson to […]
What’s New in Readers Advisory
Helping leisure readers is a core service at all public libraries. It is something library staff do each and every day, often without changes in how they perform this service […]
What is New with Artificial Intelligence
It can feel impossible to stay current with the changing landscape of artificial intelligence. However, it is important that we understand how the technology works, how it is impacting the […]
4 Library Budgeting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
While it is tempting to make simple changes to last year’s budget and leave tracking to the finance folks, a strategically managed budget is a critical component of a well-led […]
Library Services for Patrons Who Are Blind or Low Vision
Making the library inclusive for all requires an understanding of the best ways to serve patrons who are blind or have low vision. This session will offer concrete advice for […]
What if No One Attends My Library Program and Other Anxieties
Remember that time you begged your coworkers to change out of their library uniforms, so they’d look like patrons when no one showed up to attend your library program with […]
How to Succeed in Workplace Innovation
There’s a situation in your workplace that seems to ache for affirmative action. So, you proceed to solve what you consider “the problem” to the best of your ability. You […]
The Low-Tech Makerspace: A Passive Programming Option to Delight and Engage Library Users of All Ages
Makerspaces can vary in scope, complexity, size, cost, and more, so deciding which activities to include, how to keep them organized, how to budget for them, and the logistics of […]
Misinformation, AI and Conspiracy Theories
AI has made it even easier to create misinformation. With deepfakes of presidential candidates, AI-generated memes, Generative AI language models creating malware and phishing emails---the playing field has shifted. Misinformation […]