Author Archives: cbecker53

Spring Spruce-Up

Posted on March 20, 2015 by cbecker53

Spring has sprung. At least, the first day of spring is “officially” here, according to the calendar.  In Wisconsin, that means slightly warmer temps. . . on some days. On another day, we might get snow! (But I digress.) But … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by cbecker53

“We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each others children.” This quote (one of my favorites) from former President Jimmy Carter, sums up my feelings about war and violence.  People say things like “there have … Continue reading →

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A Wall is Just a Wall

Posted on March 16, 2015 by cbecker53

Today’s Blogging 101 assignment: “Publish a post based on your own, personalized take on a blogging prompt.” What? Huh? What’s a blogging prompt? Apparently, just a question someone asks, that you then use to “prompt” you, to inspire you, to … Continue reading →

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The Future of Libraries

Posted on March 16, 2015 by cbecker53

I attended a webcast on March 12 on the “Future of Libraries.”  Speakers were from a variety of settings: public library, academic library, public library consortium, and an independent library web developer.  When we talk about the future of libraries, … Continue reading →

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Be Part of the Community

Posted on March 12, 2015 by cbecker53

I’ve written before of the importance of the library to the community, and the need for libraries to position themselves as essential services.   Today’s Blogging 101 assignment is to write a post that builds on one of the blog posts … Continue reading →

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Exploring My “Neighborhood”

Posted on March 11, 2015 by cbecker53

Today’s assignment in the Blogging 101 course I’m taking is to “be a good neighbor” by exploring some other blogs in the WordPress Reader, and to comment on some blogs I haven’t commented on before. During my exploring earlier this … Continue reading →

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Burning Bridges

Posted on March 10, 2015 by cbecker53

I wrote an earlier post about the importance of things like communication and consensus. Today I’d like to add another C to that list: Collaboration. Though Inclined to Collaborate? You Should Be (All Things Workplace) starts by talking about the … Continue reading →

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Presenting. . . ME!

Posted on March 7, 2015 by cbecker53

One thing we do a lot of in libraries is presentations. To our staff, to our board, to our patrons, at conferences, and so on. That’s why these two articles from Harvard Business Review may come in handy.  Some, or … Continue reading →

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Praise is Not Enough

Posted on March 5, 2015 by cbecker53

There is an article, In Praise of Libraries (The Rotarian Magazine, March 2015), that is getting a lot of buzz in library circles.  Even if you aren’t in the library world, you should read it.  It’s a hymn of praise, … Continue reading →

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Why “A Life in Libraries?”

Posted on March 3, 2015 by cbecker53

Today’s assignment is to edit my blog’s title and tagline. But I’m not going to, because I “sort of” took the Blogging 101 course last year, and I changed my title and tagline then.  I thought about them again today … Continue reading →

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