During last month’s NYLA conference I sat in on a presentation about building effective teams. The presentation was conducted by Ron Kirsop, Assistant Director, Pioneer Library System. I would like to share some points from his presentation. Dysfunctional Teams Common traits attributed to dysfunctional team members include a lack of trust, an avoidance of conflict, struggle
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Do you know what your community wants and needs? Do your community members see the library as a vital hub of the community? Well, MaryLou Carolan (Director of the Cornwall Public Library) sees amazing, unique and out-of-the-ordinary opportunities for your library to be a vibrant and active community center. Come join us as she shares her “inside/outside
Looking to improve your”techie” skills to increase your productivity in the workplace? Here are a few resources that can help you tap into your inner computer geek. Tech-Talk is a new resource available to all STLS member library staff through South Central Regional Library Council (it will be available at least through June 2017, with the possibility of
As sort of a follow-up to my last blog post on continuous learning, I would like to explore some important librarian competencies (i.e., knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors for successful job performance). I find it is helpful to have specific competencies in mind when pursuing professional development opportunities. Of course, one excellent resource is the Competency Index for
Rural Libraries Round Table, NYLA, Advocacy, Passion, and Support What’s it like? I’ve been a one woman show in a few library settings. We do what we can. We have vision, we have a plan for the future, and then there are all those folks waiting for your help RIGHT NOW and books that need
The only constant is change. This is why it is vital for all organizations (including libraries) to cultivate an environment in which continuous learning is encouraged and taken advantage of by all staff. We need to continually re-tool ourselves to meet the demands and challenges of an ever-changing world. There are certainly a myriad of learning opportunities and resources available to do this,
I recently read the book, Fundamentals of Library Instruction by Monty L. McAdoo (available in our consultants collection). After reading through it, I realized that is was geared more towards academic librarians, although the majority of the concepts are certainly applicable to anyone providing instruction in a public library. Chapter eight focuses on the characteristics of an effective
Last week I took a tour of the Fayetteville Free Library. Fayetteville is famous for their innovative labs and collection management, their programs and their building. They are the library people tour and immediately say “It was so great, but we can’t do that here.” One of the “so great” things about Fayetteville is that
I recently attended South Central Regional Library Council’s Annual Meeting which featured a presentation from Dr. Loriene Roy, a professor at the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin. Her presentation was entitled, Answering the Call for Leadership. Portions of Dr. Roy’s presentation were based on a book by former ALA president Brook Sheldon:
For those of you who were unable to attend South Central Regional Library Council’s webinar on October 16th, I would like to provide a few highlights from the presentation. Upcoming Events – A listing of upcoming events (webinars, workshops, book discussions, etc.) is available on the homepage of the SCRLC website (http://www.scrlc.org). My CE – A registration program
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