Yearly Archives: 2016

I am thoroughly enjoying Rick Anderson’s new book, a collection of his essays and writings from the last few years. Don’t miss this one, especially if you are involved in leadership, the shifting nature of collections, and managing change within organizations of learning. More Info is here: CHICAGO — A […]

Rick Anderson on Libraries & Leadership – Don’t Miss This ...

This entry was posted in Editorial on August 25, 2016 by Michael Stephens

A big thank you and shout out to the good folks at Poplar Creek Public Library District. I had a blast speaking at their Staff Development Day yesterday. Download my slides. The featured image is a little riff we did on storytelling with emoji. Can you tell what epic story […]

Thanks Poplar Creek Public Library District!

This entry was posted in Conferences & Presentations on August 6, 2016 by Michael Stephens

Cheers to Martin! Martin Garnar, dean, Kraemer Family Library, was recently elected 2016-17 president of the Freedom to Read Foundation. “The foundation does important work supporting the First Amendment in libraries and the larger society, and I’m humbled for this opportunity to advance its mission,” Garnar said. The Freedom to […]

News: Martin Garnar, UCCS Library Dean to lead Freedom to ...

This entry was posted in Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on August 2, 2016 by Michael Stephens

Anytime someone asks me if they should go to library school, I want to give them an unconditional “Yes!” Since I’ve graduated, spent almost two years working as a full-time librarian, and started to pay back my student loans, I haven’t given one unqualified “Yes!” to anyone. I’d like to […]

An Unconditional “Yes!”

This entry was posted in Information Professionals Libraries Organizations TTW Contributors on July 29, 2016 by Jessica Gilbert-Redman

The conference programme is out for Internet Librarian International 2016! This is one of my favorite conferences – please take a look. At ILI, we’re all about responding to challenge through innovation. ILI is a great forum for sharing ideas, learning new skills, hearing about new tools and technology, making […]

London Calling: Check Out the #ILI2016 Programme Here

This entry was posted in Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on July 21, 2016 by Michael Stephens

One year ago I made the jump from a career full of youth services to a life as a director of a small public library. It was a jump that I knew I wanted to make for awhile and when I had the opportunity to work at the Benson Memorial […]

Three Things I’ve Learned as a Library Director by TTW ...

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Justin Hoenke and tagged Building Community Director Executive Director Libraries Library Library Director Management Public Staff on July 20, 2016 by Justin Hoenke

Recent Tame the Web guest-poster Anna-Carin U’Ren was the lucky recipient of a REFORMA travel grant to attend the ALA annual conference in Orlando. Read about her adventures and the connections she was able to make at the conference in her community profile on the SJSU School of Information site. Way to […]

Student Connections

This entry was posted in Librarians, Libraries & the Profession on July 19, 2016 by Jessica Gilbert-Redman

“I am not sure how to use the Framework for Information Literacy. I haven’t really had time to look at it.” These were the words of an instruction librarian. I was at a poster session at ALA Annual in Orlando, and I had a great conversation with this librarian about […]

Moving from Standards to Framework by TTW Contributor Troy Swanson

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on June 28, 2016 by Troy Swanson

I just returned from ALA Annual in Orlando this week, and since we were in Orlando, I couldn’t escape the reach of the Harry Potter marketing machine and the equally as pervasive reach (all across the conference) of the Harry Potter fandom. (For the uninitiated, please note that these are […]

Our Sorting Hat: Hogwarts Houses, Information Literacy, and ALA Orlando ...

This entry was posted in TTW Contributor: Dr. Troy Swanson on June 27, 2016 by Troy Swanson