Author Archives: cbecker53

Life Doesn’t Wait While You’re Planning

Posted on August 10, 2015 by cbecker53

I’ve talked about the importance of planning, including vision, before.

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Market your Library

Posted on August 7, 2015 by cbecker53

So, your library has lots of great things, offers lots of great services, but nobody knows about them. The answer, my friends, is marketing.

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How’d You Do?

Posted on August 4, 2015 by cbecker53

How did you do on this list of 21 Books from the Last 5 Years That Every Woman Should Read?

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I’ll Have My People Call Your People

Posted on August 4, 2015 by cbecker53

I don’t have “people.” Heck, I don’t even have an office, a real job, or a department. But if I did, I’m pretty sure I’d find this article on building workplace relationships helpful.

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Library Photo of the Month–August 2015

Posted on August 1, 2015 by cbecker53
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It’s Hot

Posted on July 29, 2015 by cbecker53

It’s July, it’s summer, and it’s hot here in the Midwest. Some say “warm,” but I say hot.

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Disability Discrimination

Posted on July 22, 2015 by cbecker53

In libraries, as in other workplaces, there are many employment laws and rules we must abide by.

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Yes! I Mean. . . No!

Posted on July 20, 2015 by cbecker53

So, librarianship is made up of lots of women. Don’t get me wrong; there are lots of men too. But the field is predominantly female. Nothing wrong with that. But here’s one thing that’s true of lots of women. We … Continue reading →

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Movies From Books

Posted on July 15, 2015 by cbecker53

I’ve been a bit busy again with a variety of things, so today’s post is a borrowed one from Dueling Librarians: 5 Movies That Are Better Than The Books Generally, librarian types are “purists” who prefer the book to the … Continue reading →

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A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

Posted on July 9, 2015 by cbecker53

Many public and academic libraries (and I think even some school libraries)  have something called Friends groups.

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