The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits offers a wide range of courses on leadership topics like this one. The class was a great way to reflect on my own practices as a leader, and also gave me helpful resources for working with others. In particular, I appreciated the focus on what your role is. As library [...]
This year, the Music Library Association gathered online to discuss all things music, music history, and of course, music libraries and librarianship. I learned a lot from this year’s conference, especially now looking at the Music Library Association through a public librarian’s lens rather than a music librarian’s. There were several presentations that stood out [...]
I had the opportunity to attend the "Community Co-Design: How to Collaborate with Your Community" training event put on by Library Journal. This was a 3-week course full of valuable and useful information. Some of the main points I took away include: Co-Design is a participatory process that works to find solutions with rather than [...]
I had the opportunity to attend the 8-week Library Management Training sponsored by Library Journal & School Library Journal. The training was very beneficial and covered many aspects of library management. The weekly sessions included: People Management - Becoming a Leader / Equity-Centered Leadership / Make the most of Meetings / Handle Burnout / Rethink [...]