Welcoming New Library Staff: Why Effective Onboarding Matters
Hiring a new employee is an exciting opportunity for any library. Whether you’re bringing on a new librarian, library assistant, circulation staff member, or department supervisor, each new hire brings fresh perspectives, skills, and potential to your organization. But hiring someone is only the beginning. What happens during those first days, weeks, and months can…
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Planning Ahead: Building a Meaningful Continuing Education Plan for Your Library Staff in 2027
October is a great time to start thinking about staff development for the coming year. For many libraries, the last few months of the year are filled with budgets, strategic planning, annual reports, holidays, and preparing for the year ahead. Continuing education can easily become something that gets handled at the last minute: “We have…
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Unlocking Communication: Navigating Personality Types and Styles
Communication is central to every successful library. Whether we are working with colleagues, supervising staff, serving patrons, collaborating with community partners, or communicating online, the way we communicate can have a tremendous impact on the quality of our relationships and our work. But let’s face it: communication isn’t always easy. Different personalities, communication preferences, work…
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August in the Library: Preparing Our Communities for a Successful Fall
As August arrives, many people think of it as simply the end of summer. For libraries, however, August represents something much more important—it’s a month of preparation, opportunity, and renewed engagement with the communities we serve. Whether you’re working in a public library or an academic library, August offers the perfect opportunity to reconnect with…
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July Library Marketing Checklist: What Every Public and Academic Library Should Be Promoting
July is one of the busiest and most exciting months on the library calendar. Schools are on summer break, families are looking for educational activities, college students are preparing for the fall semester, and communities are searching for ways to stay connected. It is also an excellent opportunity for libraries to remind the public that…
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Beyond the Agenda: Building a Better Meeting Culture
Meetings are an essential part of communication and collaboration in libraries and organizations—but let’s be honest: many staff members would rather be doing almost anything else than sitting through another unproductive meeting. Too often, meetings lack clear goals, meaningful participation, or practical outcomes. They can leave employees feeling frustrated, unheard, or disconnected from the larger…
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Lights, Camera, Action: Photography Basics for Library Staff
In today’s visually driven world, the way your library presents itself matters more than ever. Whether you’re promoting a program, highlighting a service, or simply sharing moments from daily library life, strong images can capture attention and tell your story in ways words alone cannot. That’s why I’m pleased to offer my webinar, “Lights, Camera, Action:…
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Is Your Library Signage ADA Compliant?
In my recent webinar, Library Signage: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, one of the most important (and often overlooked) topics we discussed was ADA compliance. It’s easy to think of signage as simply directional or informational—but in reality, it plays a critical role in accessibility, inclusion, and even legal compliance. As a follow-up, I…
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Is Your Library Signage Helping—or Hurting—Patron Experience?
Every day, library users rely on signage to navigate spaces, understand policies, and feel welcomed. But too often, signs are created quickly, added reactively, or designed without fully considering how patrons actually experience them. That’s why I’m excited to present an upcoming live webinar for Library Works: Library Signage: The Good, the Bad, and the…
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Interested in Library Consulting?
I’m pleased to share that I’ll be serving as a panelist during ALA Core Interest Group Week on March 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time, participating in a discussion focused on the ever-evolving world of library consulting. Curious About Library Consulting? Whether you’re exploring consulting as a potential career path or you’re a library…
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