Wholehearted Librarianship

Wholehearted Librarianship
Author: Michael Stephens
Publisher: ALA Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-05-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780838919064

Stephens is back with a newly curated collection of succinct writings that will refresh your view of the profession and invigorate your work. He encourages curiosity and creativity in his students and all library workers by connecting trends from outside the profession to its bedrock values.

Whole Person Librarianship

Whole Person Librarianship
Author: Sara K. Zettervall
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2019-08-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1440857776

Whole Person Librarianship guides librarians through the practical process of facilitating connections among libraries, social workers, and social services; explains why those connections are important; and puts them in the context of a national movement. Collaboration between libraries and social workers is an exploding trend that will continue to be relevant to the future of public and academic libraries. Whole Person Librarianship incorporates practical examples with insights from librarians and social workers. The result is a new vision of library services. The authors provide multiple examples of how public and academic librarians are connecting their patrons with social services. They explore skills and techniques librarians can learn from social workers, such as how to set healthy boundaries and work with patrons experiencing homelessness; they also offer ideas for how librarians can self-educate on these topics. The book additionally provides insights for social work partners on how they can benefit from working with librarians. While librarians and social workers share social justice motivations, their methods are complementary and yet still distinct—librarians do not have to become social workers. Librarian readers will come away with many practical ideas for collaboration as well as the ability to explain why collaboration with social workers is important for the future of librarianship.

The Heart of Librarianship

The Heart of Librarianship
Author: Michael Stephens
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2016-08-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838914543

“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 that’s based on thoughtful planning and grounded in the mission of libraries: it’s 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 that’s 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.

The Librarian's Book of Lists

The Librarian's Book of Lists
Author: George M. Eberhart
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2010-05-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838990835

The mixture of serious topics, tongue-in-cheek items, and outright silliness provides something to please everyone familiar with libraries, making a fun read and a wonderful gift.

Read for the Heart

Read for the Heart
Author: Sally Clarkson
Publisher: Apologia Educational Ministries
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Best books
ISBN: 9781932012972

From timeless classics to modern favorites, this is your guide to the best in children's literature for the Christian family.

Making Sense of Business Reference

Making Sense of Business Reference
Author: Celia Ross
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2020-07-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838919421

This is the guide to keep at your side when serving business students, job-seekers, investors, or entrepreneurs in your library.

A Question Mark Is Half a Heart

A Question Mark Is Half a Heart
Author: Sofia Lundberg
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2021
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1328473023

"From the author of The Red Address Book Sofia Lundberg comes a captivating story about overcoming shame and guilt, about finding oneself and the truth-and in doing so, learning how to love"--

The Memory Librarian

The Memory Librarian
Author: Janelle Monáe
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2022-04-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0063070898

New York Times bestseller! In The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, futurist, and worldwide superstar Janelle Monáe brings to the written page the Afrofuturistic world of one of her critically acclaimed albums, exploring how different threads of liberation—queerness, race, gender plurality, and love—become tangled with future possibilities of memory and time in such a totalitarian landscape…and what the costs might be when trying to unravel and weave them into freedoms. Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Janelle Monáe and an incredible array of talented collaborators have crafted a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monáe such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts—as a means of self-conception—could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether you were human, AI, or other, your life and sentience were dictated by those who’d convinced themselves they had the right to decide your fate. That was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free. Expanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it’s like to live in such a totalitarian society . . . and what it takes to get out of it. Building off the tradition of speculative fiction writers such as Octavia E. Butler, Ted Chiang, Becky Chambers, and Nnedi Okorafor—and filled with powerful themes and Monáe’s emblematic artistic vision—The Memory Librarian serves to readers tales that dissect the human trials of identity expression, technology, and love, reaching through to the worlds of memory and time, and the stakes and power that pulse there.

Librarianship

Librarianship
Author: Gobinda G. Chowdhury
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1856046176

Every profession needs an introductory text to its core body of knowledge. This definitive textbook is the most up-to-date introduction to the profession of librarianship for students and new entrants to the profession available. It is also the first to give a complete overview of all aspects of professional librarianship in the 21st century, and to offer authoritative analysis of modern libraries and librarianship. Key areas covered include: libraries and information services: evolution or revolution? information resources and services information organization and access library and Information users and society library technologies library and information management LIS education and training. Each chapter in this user-friendly text features clear learning aims and objectives and a list of revision questions to test and consolidate knowledge and understanding. Readership: Mapping onto course content for library and information studies in the US, UK and Australasia, this textbook also supports CILIP's Body of Knowledge and provides a single source of introductory explanations of library and information concepts for students. It is also the quintessential primer for new professionals.

Mindful School Libraries

Mindful School Libraries
Author: Wendy Stephens
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2021-02-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440875286

Complement efforts in the classroom to work on social-emotional learning and understand the affective needs of young people in library settings. Given the national climate of anxiety and fear, climbing diagnoses of neurological difference, and overall sensitivity, fewer young people come to school able to self-soothe. Building on the work of Nel Noddings, Lynne Evarts, and Meghan Harper, this book focuses on the deliberation, quiet, and reflection sometimes described collectively as mindfulness. From breathing exercises to meditation, mindfulness exercises can be a coping mechanism for at-risk students, and librarians can create an environment, away from the classroom, in which students can explore their abilities to regulate and control their social and emotional responses, skills that underpin information retrieval and analysis. The role of school libraries in promoting mindfulness in the twenty-first century could parallel the quest for intellectual stimulation and self-improvement that informed the public libraries movement in the late nineteenth century. Providing practical suggestions for working in concert with classroom teachers, school counseling staff, and community partners, this guide will inform librarians' practice by increasing awareness of how to create a nurturing space for students in the school library.