Be a Presenter!

Share your Library Marketing and Communications knowledge at the LMCC Conference. The 2023 Library Marketing and Communications Conference (LMCC) Programming Committee invites you to submit presentation proposals for consideration for this year’s conference, which will be held in Indianapolis on November 7-8, 2023. We want you to share your knowledge of the tried and true,Continue reading “Be a Presenter!”

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.Continue reading “Meeting Facilitation”

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 testContinue reading “Staff Day Learning”

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 planContinue reading “Down the Road to Online Training”

Webinar Series for State Library of North Carolina

Join me for three great webinars! If you’re in North Carolina and would like to learn more about library marketing and communication-related skills, my webinar series is for you! Feel free to join me for 1, 2, or all 3. Each session will take place online at the comfort of your computer or mobile deviceContinue reading “Webinar Series for State Library of North Carolina”

2022 FOSCL Conference a Success!

I had a great time presenting my session, Marketing & PR Skills for Friends at the recent annual Friends of South Carolina Libraries conference held online and in Mt. Pleasant, SC, at the Wando/Mt. Pleasant Branch Library of the Charleston County Public Library System. You can join FOSCL as an individual member or your FriendsContinue reading “2022 FOSCL Conference a Success!”

What are the benefits of outsourcing training for your library staff?

Online training is easy and convenient! If you only need a training session that lasts 60-90 minutes, I’ve got a wide variety of topics I can provide. Some of the benefits are: You get a recording of the session so staff members who cannot attend can view the session on their own schedule. There isContinue reading “What are the benefits of outsourcing training for your library staff?”

How well do your library staff members communicate?

Part of the key to effective library communication skills is understanding how the receiver receives the information and how the deliverer delivers the information. How well do you know other library staff members’ personality types and how they prefer to receive information? Have you considered how you sound when delivering information or providing directions, referenceContinue reading “How well do your library staff members communicate?”

How does your Library Friends Group succeed?

When you hear the phrase, “Friend of the Library”, do you think of a person or a group of people or both? A library’s Friend group is one that supports the library (academic or public or other). That’s it. It’s that simple. But where it’s not simple, is in all the details. The Friends ofContinue reading “How does your Library Friends Group succeed?”

#LMCC21 Conference to be Held Online November 2-3, 2021

Are you looking for an amazing online library marketing and communications conference? Look no further, this conference will have everything! Be sure to follow #LMCC21 and get on the email list. Learn more at LMCC21 Conference website.