• Lifestyle

    Director's Thoughts #7

    Today, yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that and the weeks leading up to this point were spent getting our system ready to migrate to the cloud. And not just my library, but our whole consortium, so you can imagine the amount of work that goes…

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    Expert In the Field – ?!?!

    I had the coolest experience yesterday, I got the chance to Skype with a graduate leadership class about my leadership experience! Now, if you follow my blog, you know that I’ve been in my current position for a grand total of five months, so although my experience is limited that’s…

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    It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/7/16

    As I expected, it was an extremely busy work week, so I only got a chance to read Jubilee by Patricia Reilly Giff about a young girl who grows up with her aunt.  The girl suffers from selective mutism and only talks to a dog she saves on the island they…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/5/16

    I’ve had As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds on my TBR list for most of the summer, but I’m finally reading it. I’ve also been working my way through Start With Why which has some really great tips and tricks as to how to motivate staff and create a positive work…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/29/16

    I read an awesome book suggested to me by a friend, library visitor and fellow blogger – Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand this week.  I’m also working on Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek.  Two very different reads but both really interesting.…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/15/16

    It was one of those weeks where books started gathering dust at my house.  We were finishing up summer reading with a HUGE backyard games program, I was working with our current director to get caught up as I take over that position, and unfortunately, I had to attend a…

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    It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 7/25/16

    Well, I was right about my cupcakes from last week… they were delicious, but they did not look pretty – it was 97 degrees the day of the bridal shower.  Needless to say, it was a very warm shower.  And was another busy and tiring week, so I didn’t get…

  • Lifestyle

    Library Leadership

    I saw this article on Library Lost & Found as I was scanning my Feedly checking to see what others are talking about on the (many) blogs I follow and it caught my eye!  The title – 9 Ways to Become an Even Awesomer Library Leader in 2016 by Megan Hartline.  I…

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    Continuing Education

    I am a huge proponent of continuing education and I love to learn. I’d go back to school again if I could figure out how to pay for it! But, the great thing about my library is that my supervisor and director support me in my desire to learn more…