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The Heart of Librarianship
The Heart of Librarianship: Attentive, Positive, and Purposeful Change | Michael Stephens
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While full of tales of innovation, ideas that challenge our practice, and a regular dose of critical thinking, these pages are likewise full of humanism and heart. Brian Kenney, Director at White Plains Public Library (NY); from the Foreword Adaptation to change thats based on thoughtful planning and grounded in the mission of libraries: its a model that respected LIS thinker and educator Michael Stephens terms hyperlinked librarianship. And the result, for librarians in leadership positions as well as those working on the front lines, is flexible librarianship thats able to stay closely aligned with the needs and wants of library users. In this collection of essays from his Office Hours columns in Library Journal, Stephens explores the issues and emerging trends that are transforming the profession. Among the topics he discusses are: the importance of accessible, welcoming, and responsive library environments that invite open and equitable participation, and which factors are preventing many libraries from ramping up community engagement and user-focused services;challenges, developments, and emerging opportunities in the field, including new ways to reach users and harness curiosity;considerations for prospective librarians, from knowing what you want out of the profession to learning how to aim for it;why LIS curriculum and teaching styles need to evolve;mentoring and collaboration; andthe concept of the library as classroom, a participatory space to experiment with new professional roles, new technologies, and new ways of interacting with patrons.Bringing together ideas for practice, supporting evidence from recent research, and insights into what lies ahead, this book will inform and inspire librarians of all types.
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Cortg
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Happy National Library Workers Day to those that work the library world! ❤️

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Karisa
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Ok, this might be the cutest thing ever! Our school campus may be closed (covid + smoke-filled skies), but the library is open for reading requests to pick up. Gotta love librarians for doing all they can to put books in kids' hands! 💗📚

Cinfhen 💕💕💕🙌🏻 4y
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Texreader
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Scochrane26 I heard that there‘s a website or app where you can describe what you remember about a book & it will find the answer. 5y
rwmg LT has a group like that 5y
GingerAntics I need that app @Scochrane26 is talking about. That‘s genius!!! 5y
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SLibrarian5
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I‘m super excited to announce that I have gotten my first official librarian job! I will be starting as an Adult Librarian at the end of the month. My primary duties will be programming, reader‘s advisory, and assisting the library manager with day-to-day operations.

#librariansoflitsy

Singout Congratulations! 5y
CrowCAH Congrats 🎊🍾🎉🎈 5y
ljuliel Good job ! 5y
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CrowCAH
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I‘m a member of #RWA Greater Detroit #GDRWA chapter and this is our annual contest #BBA for Romance novels written between December 2018 and December 2019! Follow this link to enter! http://www.gdrwa.org/contest/

Genres accepted:
#Romance
#ShortContemporaryRomance
#MidContemporaryRomance
#LongContemporaryRomance
#HistoricalRomance
#InspirationalRomance
#MainstreamSingleTitle
#NovellaRomance
#Erotica
#ParanormalRomance
#RomanticSuspense
#YA

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Ddzmini
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I had to share this I can‘t stop 🤣🤣🤣

Reviewsbylola 🤣🤣🤣 5y
rachelm Omg lol 5y
Sace Hilarious! 5y
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SassyBookworm I‘d be like thanks keep the kid for me while I finish the book 😏😂 5y
Blueberry Love it ! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤣🤣🤣love it!!! 5y
starlight97 @SassyBookworm haha agree 😃 5y
Gissy 😂🤣 5y
Ddzmini @Reviewsbylola , @rachelm , @Sace , @Blueberry , @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @starlight97 and @Gissy that‘s why I had to share this and @SassyBookworm exactly I may not return the books now 🤪 5y
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Ddzmini
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Had to share mr. Trowbridge‘s post 🤣🤣🤣💁🏼‍♀️ beautifully said

LibrarianRyan ahhhhhhh 5y
Singout Our new Conservative government tried cutting it last year. Largely restored after public outcry. 5y
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SkeletonKey
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Anyone going to ALA this year? Perhaps we could have a meet up?

#ala #americanlibraryassociation #litsyloveslibraries

kamoorephoto I had every plan to, but alas, I am trying to leave my horrible home-life situation. Life is mean sometimes. 5y
SkeletonKey @kamoorephoto - Oh no! I‘m sorry about the timing but truly happy for you if you‘re getting out of a bad situation. Better things on the horizon. Let me know if you need someone to talk to. 5y
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Leftcoastzen Thanks for posting. Made me cry too.😢 6y
BarbaraBB Great item. Very touching. 6y
KathyWheeler Oh my. And people want to defund libraries.
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TheLudicReader Thanks for sharing. Wish everyone who thinks libraries are dispensable could see it, too. 6y
Librarybelle Thank you for posting! This was incredibly touching, and as a librarian, it makes me proud of my profession. 6y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Libraries are wonderful, have used them my whole life❤️ 6y
LeahBergen Oh my. 😭😭 6y
SW-T Wonderful story. I wish him luck and hope he‘s able to write his book. 6y
CoverToCoverGirl So moving and I hope he writes his book.. I‘d definitely read his story! 6y
CarolynM Thanks for sharing❤️ 6y
Reggie 😢Yay libraries and I hope Josh writes his book. 6y
TrishB @Librarybelle you should be very proud 👍🏻 6y
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