First, NU Libraries is hiring. They are awesome. (full disclosure: I used to work there) Second, this job ad is flipping amazing. Well done, NU.
I love the tone and approach of this video. It really brings a sense of professionalism and civility to the conversation. It’s just perfect. Well done Topeka Library and Shelf Renewal! Please consider signing the petition and then pass it on.
This is the presentation for the webinar that I presented today with Gwyn Stupar for PLA on eBooks and Customer Service. I had SUCH a blast. The audience was wonderful and really interactive. What a great time. Enjoy!
I’m so honored and excited to be included in the Movers & Shakers edition of the Circulating Ideas podcast. My interview is at the end. Thank you so much, Steve. You’re doing amazing and awesome work. *hugs*
Sneak peak (featuring Leah White) of the next episode of the podcast which will showcase a selection of the 2012 class of Library Journal Movers & Shakers.
Check out this sneak peek of my interview with Steve for Circulating Ideas!
Source: circulatingideas
Check out the video I made for my library, with Gwyn Stupar. This is actually the first official library video I have ever made (I’ve made informal ones for projects but never an official one for my place of employment). So I’m pretty excited. Enjoy.
Libraries improve the quality of discourse in their communities in ways that piracy simply does not. And if it weren’t for the broad but carefully curated collection practices of libraries, the world of American literature would look a lot like the world of American film: Instead of hundreds of books being published every week, there would be four or five.
E-Books and Customer Service at Your Library
I”ll be presenting a webinar with the awesome Gwyn Stupar on eBooks and Customer Service on May 1. Check it out!
Q:Hi Leah, I met you at the On the Front Lines Conference and you mentioned that there was a library in Illinois that was spending a lot of its budget on e-books. Can I ask you about that again? I would like to use it as a case study. Thanks!
Hey! The library I was referring to is Rockford Public Library: http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/01182012/emphasis-ebooks-stirs-community-outcry-illinois
My library is hiring a Teen Librarian. And it will be awesome.
Teen advocate. Book Pusher. Pop-culture maven. Change agent. Passionate. Innovative. Team Player. Tech-savvy. Fabulous sense of humor.
Sound like you? Let’s talk.
How do you describe your dream job? Progressive. Fun. Teens. Kids. Connecting. Imagining. Reinventing.
