Library Leadership Podcast

Category: Library Uses

166. Bridgebuilding in Libraries with Jennie Garner, Shamichael Hallman, and Tara Susman-Peña

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On December 13, 2024

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Tara Susman-Peña, Shamichael Hallman, and Jennie Garner

Have you wondered if there are ways for your library to engage your community in promoting civic engagement and bridging differences? On this show Jennie Garner, Director of the North Liberty Library, Shamichael Hallman, Director of Civic Health & Economic Opportunity for the Urban Libraries Council and the author of Meet Me at the Library, and Tara Susman-Peña, Senior Technical Expert for IREX, talk about the Bridgebuilding in Libraries Program and how all of us can engage in work that helps bring communities closer together.

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165. Using VR to Highlight Library Collections with Beryl White-Bing & Trina McCowan

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On November 30, 2024

In Library Leadership, Library Uses

Beryl White-Bing & Trina McCowan

Do you have hidden gems in your library collections that you would like to highlight by developing immersive VR experiences? On this show Beryl White-Bing, Virtual Learning Librarian at the Thomas G. Carpenter Library at the University of North Florida, and Trina McCowan, Director of Library Services for the Proctor Library at Flagler College, share valuable information about how they went about featuring the life and work of Eartha M.M. White through an immersive online experience. It’s an inspiring story that can help us all bring to life treasured stories from our collections.

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153. Making Your Library the Hub of the Community with Lacey Sudderth

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On May 31, 2024

In Library Leadership, Library Uses

Lacey Sudderth

How do you make your library the hub of the community? On this show Lacey Sudderth, Assistant Manager at McAlester Public Library in Oklahoma, talks about how to engage in relationships across our communities to create broad connections and involvement that can truly make our libraries the hub of the community.

Recommended leadership book by Lacey: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

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152. Spreading Literacy, No Walls Needed with Vashalice Kaaba

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On May 15, 2024

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Vashalice Kaaba

We often talk about leading library services from within libraries. But what do you do if you want to provide library services and don’t have the luxury of four walls? On this show Vashalice Kaaba, PhD Candidate of Information Studies at Florida State University, talks about spreading literacy, no walls needed. She was inspired by work she did in the Peace Corps in Uganda spreading literacy and saw similar needs in the U.S., so developed a project called “Library in a Box” that addresses the pressing issue of literacy access in underserved communities.

Support for the Uganda Wanyange Primary School Community Library Project can be provided at https://givebutter.com/KfV8XA.

Vashalice Kaaba’s recommended library leadership book: The Experimental Library

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143. Telehealth 101 with George Strawley and Trish Hull

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On December 29, 2023

In Library Leadership, Library Uses

In this day and age, with many resources and services online, have you considered how to help your patrons access healthcare professionals right from your library? On this show, George Strawley, Library Engagement Specialist for Region 4 with the Network of the National Library of Medicine, and Trish Hull, Library Manager of the Kearns Branch in the Salt Lake County Library System, talk about telehealth 101. They explain the ins and outs of providing important telehealth resources for your patrons in a way that anyone can implement.

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