Bobbi Newman is a librarian, author, consultant, and international speaker. She is the author of Fostering Wellness in the Workplace: A Guide for Libraries, editor of the forthcoming A Manager’s Guide to Creating a Flourishing Workplace: Strategies for Fostering Wellness in Libraries, co-editor of Protecting Patron Privacy: a LITA Guide, and author of the award-winning blog, Librarian by Day. She developed the popular NNLM course “Wellness in the Library Workplace.” Bobbi is a mindfulness student and body acceptance advocate.
She currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board for Let’s Move in Libraries. She has been involved in national library initiatives, including past service on the Steering committee for the OCLC and PLA project Public Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis with their Community, the National Information Standards Organization committee to develop a Consensus Framework to Support Patron Privacy in Digital Library and Information Systems and the Pew Internet & American Life Project research on Libraries in the Digital Age. She served as American Library Association Councilor-at-Large, a member of the OITP Advisory Committee, and a member of the OITP Digital Literacy Task Force. She is a regular speaker at local, national, and international events.
Bobbi’s educational background includes a Masters of Arts in Information Research and Library Science, a Masters of Arts in Political Science, and a Graduate Certificate in Public Management. She has received awards for her service and teaching, and her work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, O’Reilly Radar, and The L.A. Times. In 2011 she was named a Mover and Shaker by Library Journal (voluntarily revoked due to irreconcilable differences in values).
Her expertise in designing and delivering classes, her passion for promoting well-being, and her commitment to professional growth continue to drive her contributions to the field of librarianship.
The Fine Print: Statements made are strictly my opinion and do not reflect the opinion or position of any of my past, present, or future employers or organizations I belong to or for which I volunteer. Nor do they necessarily reflect the opinion or position of my colleagues, coworkers, co-presenters, confidants, friends, enemies, or frenemies. As these opinions are my own, I reserve the right to update or change them at any time.
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