Librarians in their efforts to meet their customers’ needs have an inclination to provide an overabundance of information. Even when the patron is satisfied and has left the library, we frequently continue the search to ensure we have uncovered all…
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Elevator Communication
Tagged with: advocacy, communication, community, connection, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, libraries, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in Librarian Life, Professional Development
Posted in Librarian Life, Professional Development
Discovering and Using Your Emotional Intelligence
I mentioned in last week’s blog (and with Inside Out from Pixar earning big bucks at the box office), Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a major factor in your success as a librarian because it affects your ability to communicate. I…
Tagged with: emotional intelligence, emotions, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, managing emotions, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Posted in Career, Librarian Life
Do You Self-Assess
Most of you deal with SGOs (Student Growth Outcomes) or SLOs (Student Learning Outcomes) as a way to measure your effectiveness. These are specific performance measures relating to how you do your job. By their nature, they are about one…
Join the Library Eco-System
As you read this, I am attending ALA Annual in San Francisco. While I normally think about school libraries on the state and national level, being at ALA reminds me to think on a larger scale. ALA Past-President Jim Rettig…
Tagged with: AASL, advocacy, ala, American Association of School Libraries, Hilda K Weisburg, Hilda Weisburg, librarian, librarians, libraries, school librarian, School Librarian's Workshop
Posted in Librarian Life
Posted in Librarian Life