On Being Part of the Solution, Not the Problem

source You know those moments when two separate ideas converge and become one, and that one idea feels so right that you're unsure how y...

They're Back: Giving Students the Respect They Deserve

source For me, the first few weeks of a semester are kind of like a party. Yes, I'm busy - crazily so, this year, with hiring and traini...

"The Customer" Is Always Wrong: Managing Community Expectations

I tend to get a bit twisted about semantics, so I write about it frequently . Word choice matters. A recent piece written by one of my favor...

Leading Means Teaching, by Patrick Wohlmut

As I write this post, I have just completed end-of-year evaluations for my library�s student staff of reference workers. You read that corre...

Welcome to Our World

We're wearing goofy hats this week - exams week - for comedy relief for students. #librarylife #librarydirectorlife pic.twitter.com/Q5...