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134. Regrouping After Failure with Lisa Becksford, A.M. Alpin & Isabel Soto-Luna

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On August 15, 2023

In Library Leadership

Pictured: A.M. Alpin, Isabel Soto-Luna, and Lisa Becksford


How do we recover from experiences of failure? On this show I talk with Lisa Becksford, Head of Learning Design Initiatives at Virginia Tech’s Newman Library, A.M. Alpin, Director of Library Lab & Special Projects at New York University Libraries, and Isabel Soto-Luna, Business Librarian at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Each shares personal reflections on failure and insights for recovery. While failure is something none of us wish for, it holds potential growth. Being able to talk about this and know we are not alone can help all of us successfully move past failure.

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133. The Library’s Role in Economic Development with Diane Luccy and Julie Brophy

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On July 31, 2023

In Library Leadership

Julie Brophy & Diane Luccy

How can your library help constituents in the role of economic development? On this show Diane Luccy, Business and Careers Manager at the Richland Library in Columbia, South Carolina, and Julie Brophy, Adult and Community Engagement Manager at the Baltimore County Public Library in Maryland, share steps our libraries can take to become valuable resources in economic development and help support thriving local economies.

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132. The Reference Interview: Asking Better Questions for Happier Customers with Robin Filipczak and Stacey Grijalva

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On July 17, 2023

In Library Leadership, Training

[Pictured: Robin Flipczak and Stacey Grijalva]

Have you asked yourself lately how you can up your reference interview game to best serve your constituents?  On this show, we hear from two professionals at the Denver Public Library. Stacey Grijalva, is a Librarian at the Central Library, and Robin Filipzak, is Supervisor at the Eugene Field Branch Library. They share how successfully discerning what people need using reference interviews is key to creating happy customers. This topic is fundamental to our profession and essential for getting the people we assist just what they need.

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131. Quiet Leadership with Jennifer Blair

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On June 30, 2023

In Library Leadership

Are you a quiet leader or do you work with others who lead quietly? In the field of librarianship, it is thought that more than half of those in the profession are introverts. On this show, Jennifer Blair, Associate Professor and Head of User Services Librarian at Azusa Pacific University in California, talks about how quiet leaders can excel in promoting successful work environments and leading others in a way that is influential but doesn’t change who they are.

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130. Helping Nonprofits Thrive in Your Community with Sam Passey

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On June 15, 2023

In Library Leadership

Have you ever thought about how you can support nonprofits as essential community links and valuable resources for those you serve? On this show Sam Passey, Director of the Uintah County Library in Utah, shares how his library helps nonprofits thrive to best serve constituents and create knowledge about what’s possible in developing opportunities for all.

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129. Libraries and the First Amendment with Deborah Caldwell-Stone

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On May 30, 2023

In Censorship, Library Leadership

There’s no denying that these days librarians all over the nation are grappling with questions regarding the First Amendment and the legal ramifications of challenges in our libraries to intellectual freedom. On this show, Deborah Caldwell-Stone, the Director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and Executive Director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, shares essential information about libraries and the First Amendment. While Deborah is an attorney, she cannot offer legal advice or legal counsel. Please take the information shared on this show as information only, as a guideline to start a conversation with your own legal counsel. 

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128. Selecting Your Yes with Intention with Rebekah Cummings

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On May 15, 2023

In Library Leadership

How do we engage in work that is intentional and makes the best use of our limited time and energy? On this show Rebekah Cummings, Digital Matters Interim Director at the University of Utah Marriott Library, talks about Selecting Your Yes with Intention in order to do good things in our communities while also taking care of ourselves and engaging in work that best utilizes our capacities.

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127. Logic: Back to the Basics with Heath Stanfield

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On April 30, 2023

In Library Leadership, Library Leadership Books

Have you ever wondered how to help customers navigate information in an age of so many people making so many claims? On today’s show Heath Stanfield, Manager of the McAlester Public Library in Oklahoma, takes us back to basics to examine classical models of logical fallacies that can help us help our customers find high-quality information.

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126. Emotional Intelligence in Library Leadership with Jennifer Nelson

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On April 13, 2023

In Library Leadership

In leading our libraries towards success how can emotional intelligence play a role? On this show Jen Nelson, State Librarian of New Jersey, shares how our capacity to know ourselves, appropriately express our emotions, and handle our work relationships with empathy makes us more effective – and how this is accessible to everyone.

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125. Providing Supportive Management for People with Disabilities with Katie Manwiller, Sammy Peter & Kiyomi Deards

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On March 31, 2023

In Library Leadership

Katie Manwiller, Sammy Peter & Kiyomi Deards

How do we provide supportive management for people with disabilities in our workplaces? On this show Katie Manwiller, Education Librarian & Assistant Professor at West Chester University Libraries in Pennsylvania, Sammy Peter, Chair of Research and Instruction at the University of Wyoming, and Kiyomi Deards, Chair of the Libraries Faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln talk about what we need to know to support people of all abilities working in our organizations.

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