Steve chats with Sarah LeMire, co-author of Serving Those Who Served: Librarian’s Guide to Working with Veteran and Military Communities and the First Year Programs Coordinator at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX, about her path to librarianship, transitioning new students to college life (including an AR tour of the library!), and how various types of … Continue reading 150: Serving Those Who Served by Sarah LeMire

Steve chats with Christian Lauersen and Marie Engberg Eiriksson, founders of Library Planet, a library-focused crowd-sourced travel blog, about library collaboration, why they started Library Planet, how you can contribute, and the making of a bossa nova library song. Christian Lauersen is director of Libraries and Citizen Services in Roskilde Municipality. He believe libraries are crucial institutions … Continue reading 149: Library Planet

Steve chats with Loida Garcia-Febo, President of the American Library Association (2018-2019), about her path to librarianship, visiting Puerto Rice post-Hurricane Maria, highlights of her ALA Presidency so far, and the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the profession. Loida Garcia-Febo is an international library consultant, researcher and expert on topics such as human … Continue reading 148: Loida Garcia-Febo

Steve chats with Matthew Winner, elementary school librarian and host of The Children’s Book Podcast, about his path to librarianship, diverse representation, professional learning networks, and being a White House Champion of Change. Matthew Winner is an elementary school librarian living in Howard County, Maryland. He is the host of The Children’s Book Podcast (formerly … Continue reading 147: Matthew Winner

Steve chats with Danielle Borasky, Vice President of NoveList, about her path to librarianship, the differences between working at a vendor vs. working in a library, the importance of books and reading, and some powerful features in NoveList. As Vice President of NoveList, Danielle Borasky leads a team working to help readers find their next … Continue reading 146: Danielle Borasky

Steve chats with John Huber and Steven V. Potter, co-authors of The Purpose-Based Library. In Part 2 of their discussion, they chat about dashboard metrics, marketing libraries (and why libraries have traditionally been bad at it), and sustainability. John Huber is an author, Lean Library Consultant and international speaker. After assisting over 100 manufacturing, distribution … Continue reading 145: Purpose-Based Library, Part 2

Steve chats with John Huber and Steven V. Potter, co-authors of The Purpose-Based Library. In Part 2 of their discussion, they chat about dashboard metrics, marketing libraries (and why libraries have traditionally been bad at it), and sustainability. John Huber is an author, Lean Library Consultant and international speaker. After assisting over 100 manufacturing, distribution […]

Steve chats with John Huber and Steven V. Potter, co-authors of The Purpose-Based Library. In Part 1 of their discussion, they chat about Lean Library Management, the purpose of libraries, and managing change through tough economic times. John Huber is an author, Lean Library Consultant and international speaker. After assisting over 100 manufacturing, distribution retail … Continue reading 144: Purpose-Based Library, Part 1

Steve chats with John Huber and Steven V. Potter, co-authors of The Purpose-Based Library. In Part 1 of their discussion, they chat about Lean Library Management, the purpose of libraries, and managing change through tough economic times. John Huber is an author, Lean Library Consultant and international speaker. After assisting over 100 manufacturing, distribution retail … Continue reading 144: Purpose-Based Library, Part 1

Guest host Troy Swanson chats with journalist David Beard about his work at the Poynter Institute and Mother Jones and how librarians and journalists can thrive in the future and fight off fake news. David Beard is a contributing editor to Poynter and writes the Morning MediaWire. He is a former digital content editor of … Continue reading 143: David Beard