This post has been percolating in my mind for a while now. Probably since before I wrote that post about the LITA Top Tech Trends panels back in 2016. A couple of […]
What Happens to Library Employees When We Fall Prey to the Competition Fallacy?
First, let me get this out of the way – libraries are not in competition with tech companies such as Google and Amazon. You only need to look at the search results […]
1262 Photos, 36 Countries, and Two Years Later – This Is What A Librarian Looks Like
Today is the 2 year anniversary of the launch of This is What a Librarian Looks Like! Submissions have slowed down after the last year but we still added over 500 new […]
Once a Librarian, Always a Librarian?
I recently posted to Facebook Dear ALA, Library Journal, and others: I have an MLS. I paid good money for it. I earned it. I am a librarian. Forever. The fact that […]
You Can Not Do More With Less – Less for Libraries Means Less For Our Communities and They Deserve More
Doing more with less is a bad joke on people who have made a living making something from nothing. Two years ago George Needham was a speaker at my library’s staff day. I’m […]
In the End I Want to be Able to Say I Contributed More Than I Criticized
I don’t know if it’s the economy or the time of year but lately it seems like there is a lot of negativity going around, so last week when I saw this […]
Looking Forward – How Will You Use Your Gifts In the Coming Year?
I’m not usually one for resolutions, but 2010 has been a long year and I am looking forward to the New Year with unusual anticipation, and this is so timely for me. […]
