This practical guide, written from different perspectives and applying to all library types, explains how to create healthy library workplaces.While library work is often imbued with a strong sense of purpose and mission, it's still work-messy, rewarding, complicated. This book explores the five factors that influence both workplace engagement and job satisfaction for library workers: · culture and work environment· leadership· workload· recognition· meaningLearn how to critically examine these five factors and understand meaningful ways to positively implement them. The expert contributors to this volume represent many types of libraries and points of view, including BIPOC writers and those from other marginalized groups as well as librarians from small and large libraries, rural and urban libraries, and academic, public, and school libraries. This book is written for everyone in a library-leaders, librarians, and other staff can all contribute to making their library a better workplace. Readers will appreciate the hands-on guidance for improving not only the organizational functioning of the library, but the human functioning as well.
This presentation explores neurodiversity-affirming practices for library workers and patrons. It begins by defining key terminology, and provides statistics and research justification such as the high rate of co-occurring mental health issues among autistic individuals. The presentation then delves into the history and recent use of neurodiversity-affirming principles, focusing on autistic self-advocate Sonny Jane Wise's 11 core principles. These principles are categorized into internal, external, and structural phases, and practical applications within library settings are discussed. The presentation encourages attendees to consider how these principles can positively impact library experiences and address potential challenges.
PSA: Anyone use a bathroom with a urinal in it, that is NOT where you take a #2
I kid you not the following happened at the library...
Two older women walk up and ask
"Do people check out books or are they just on display?"
🤯 me
"yes of course people still check out books, you can see on the ones on hold on the wall and borrower services checks out plenty"
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