The law, known as House Bill 1467, required the state’s department of education to develop what is now known as the Library Media and Instructional Materials Training. It is mandatory for all public school library media specialists and instructs library staffers to “err on the side of caution” when choosing materials. As of January 2023, … Continue reading Training Wreck
Physical space. All library staffers should have an ergonomic work station. If you have access to an external ergonomics evaluation, arrange for your library to have one. Be prepared to purchase the equipment and furnishings necessary to meet the resulting recommendations. Ideally, this would come from the library budget, but you may need to consider … Continue reading Care and Consideration
As of late, bureaucratic practices in higher education have been steeped in a neoliberal ideology that manifests as managerialism, or applying a corporate model to run a nonprofit or academic institution. Neoliberalism emphasizes capitalist free-market values, including a focus on efficiency, maximizing productivity, and individualism over collectivism. With managerialism, academic libraries are asked to adopt … Continue reading Question the Bureaucracy
Library Collaborations and Community Partnerships: Enhancing Health and Quality of Life This title showcases libraries as vital collaborators in communities through their efforts to foster engagement, build connections, and serve as partners in leadership. Firsthand accounts of projects and programs help illustrate the ways these institutions are uniquely positioned to recognize local needs and facilitate … Continue reading Knowledge Creates Power
Patricia “Pat” A. Wand, 81, longtime ALA and international library leader, died April 28. During her career, Wand held positions at Wittenberg University Library in Springfield, Ohio; College of Staten Island, City University of New York; Columbia University Libraries in New York City; and University of Oregon in Eugene. She also served as university librarian … Continue reading Wand, Pat
Marilynn “Dale” Thompson, 79, director of Providence (R.I.) Public Library (PPL) for 34 years until her 2014 retirement, died March 25. In 2001, under her leadership, PPL received the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
Helen Miller, 82, who worked for 38 years at the Free Library of Philadelphia until retiring in 2005 as director of public services, died March 2. As the library’s West Philadelphia area administrator, Miller developed significant collections of African American and Southeast Asian materials and oversaw the opening of three new branches in West Philadelphia. … Continue reading Miller, Helen
Jenny Keller, 42, school librarian at Krieger Schechter Day School in Baltimore, died January 23.
Anne Haynes, 75, who was a librarian at Indiana University in Bloomington before her retirement, died February 27. She worked as a music librarian, cataloger, and a reference librarian in her 40-year career at the school. She also volunteered as a literacy tutor at Monroe County (Ind.) Public Library.
Paul B. Cors, 92, the first director of the Centralized Processing Center at Wyoming State Library in Cheyenne, died March 28. In 1969, he became chief acquisitions librarian and associate professor at Coe Library at University of Wyoming in Laramie. He retired in 1995 as professor and head of collection development. Cors was active in ALA’s … Continue reading Cors, Paul
Ethel Ambrose, 92, longtime children’s advocate, died December 16. During the 1960s she helped establish elementary school libraries in rural Kentucky, and later worked at Sacramento (Calif.) City-County Library and Stockton–San Joaquin County (Calif.) Public Library. She held numerous offices in the California Library Association and ALA, and served on several Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta … Continue reading Ambrose, Ethel
June 5 Kara Stachowiak joined ALA as conference manager.
