Category Archives: Professional Development

Get Outside Your Bubble

Posted on January 25, 2017 by cbecker53

We all live in our bubbles, I think. But now, more than ever, it’s important to get push your boundaries, and get outside your bubble. The Library Bubble: Why It’s Important and Why We Need to Burst It by Jennifer … Continue reading →

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Back in the Swing

Posted on June 8, 2015 by cbecker53

 

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Snow!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by cbecker53

The season’s first snowfall has had an interesting effect on me.  It has caused me to make lists and set priorities.     List of Top Things To Do Now:   Finish teaching two online courses Work on my volunteer … Continue reading →

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Social Media to Your Rescue!

Posted on November 7, 2013 by cbecker53

I heard a great presentation by two young librarians, Anna Haase Krueger (Ramsey County, MN) and Sara Bryce (LaCrosse, WI), recently. It was not about using social media to connect with your customers or promote your library, but about how … Continue reading →

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Holistic Staff Training

Posted on August 21, 2013 by cbecker53

The post The Whole Library Approach (American Libraries, June 2013), focuses on the importance of all staff members, not just those in the Children’s Department, being able to serve children.  By extension, staff should be able to fill in for … Continue reading →

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Don’t Just Drift!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by cbecker53

Sometimes in our lives it is OK, maybe even wise to just float.  Kick back, let the current take you wherever it will.  But usually this does not work in our professional lives.  Success doesn’t just “happen,” and organizations, including … Continue reading →

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Content Overload

Posted on March 15, 2013 by cbecker53

Content overload.  Here’s a topic we’re familiar with as librarians.  There is simply TOO MUCH STUFF out there, and libraries can’t possibly buy it all or make it all available.  There is also simply TOO MUCH STUFF for us to … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up with Professional Tools

Posted on January 7, 2013 by cbecker53

So, in case any readers of this blog don’t know it, being a librarian, and being a library director—heck, just working at a library, is hard work.  (Contrary to what you may have read.) It is hard to keep up … Continue reading →

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