Category: consulting
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2022-2023 Annual Update
It’s been a wonderful second year of retirement and consulting! I continue to get wonderful support from a group of library consultants in the ALA CORE Library Consultant group that meets online every other month. I am happy to announce that I will chair this group beginning July 1, 2023. I hope to increase attendance at our…
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Seeing the Signs
Customer service and library signage go hand in hand. When was the last time you walked around your library and really looked closely at all of the signs? Is it time for a signage audit? More than likely, you don’t even have the time or are able to take the time to look critically at…
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Meeting Facilitation
Do your meetings need some sprucing up? Sometimes meetings can be too long, too boring, and not even necessary. If you need some meeting advice or even a webinar for your management team on how to conduct meetings, let me know and I’ll be happy to help! Meetings should be productive and have a purpose.…
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Staff Day Learning
Personality tests combined with my Effective Communication Skills webinar can make for a great staff development day! Are you looking for a great staff development day learning tool for your library or non-profit staff members? Here is an excellent idea for your next staff development day: arrange for each employee to take a personality test…
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Down the Road to Online Training
Is your library providing staff with enough online learning opportunities? Online training is an integral part of any strategic plan. Providing educational opportunities for your library or non-profit’s employees ensures they keep up with their personal learning objectives and their skills up to date. Do your library’s managers work on an annual personal learning plan…
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New Consultants Directory
A great place to find great library consultants. Recently I was looking through my LinkedIn feed and noticed that Cordelia Anderson, a fellow library consultant, mentioned she was soon to be providing a webinar for Consultants for Libraries. I thought I was familiar with this online directory, but after I visited the site, I realized…
