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The big list of things everyone should do at #ala2013
Once again, we have the obligatory blog post about what you need to do at this year’s ALA Annual Conference. If you want more information you can check out the official ALATT party list from Lauren Bradley and my partner … Continue reading
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Tagged #ala2013, #alatt, #makeithappen, #partyhard, ala, ala annual, ala think tank, ala13, JP Porcaro, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, make it happen, MIH, PARTY HARD, pcsweeney
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How to Never, Not Ever, be A Rockstar Librarian
There has been a lot of discussion about being a rockstar librarian and what that means in the blogosphere. Mostly, I’ve read that its something to dread and to avoid. In that case, I wanted to give you this list … Continue reading
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Tagged librarian, librarian rockstar, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, management, pc sweeney, pcsweeney, rockstar, rockstar librarian
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Teaching My City to Build Us a Bookbike
So this is my latest project and I’m really excited about it. Excited enough to blog! Which is something I haven’t done very often the last couple of months. But, anyway… We are going to be building a book bike … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, bike, book, book bike, bookbike, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, maker, pc sweeney, pcsweeney, techshop
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30 Awesome things I’ve done for #30awesome (June 30th)
So, I can’t let my last blog entry to go without my own example of self-promotion. There are links to most of the stuff for more information, otherwise there is a summary of what I’ve done below the title. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged #30awesome, #alatt, #partyhard, Internet Librarian, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, make it happen
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Shamelessly Self-Promote Yourself #30awesome
Sometimes I feel like librarianship is one of the weirder professions. Not for all the reasons that you’re probably thinking of, but because of the part of our professional culture that has a kind of disdain for success. Its not … Continue reading
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Tagged #30awesome, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, marketing, pcsweeney, profession, professional, self-promotion
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Have authors in your library for #MaykerMondays!
Hey librarians! Do you want some authors to come take part in your MaykerMonday events? We have a partnership with Togather to get authors interested in maker spaces into your libraries. Take a look at the details below and contact … Continue reading
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Tagged #maykermonday, ala, american library association, author, DIY, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, library boingboing, librarylab, lit, literature, maker, maker spaces, makermonday, may, pcsweeney, togather
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33 and Sorting It Out
So, I’m about to turn 33 and I decided that for this birthday, I wanted to start making some changes as a kind of present to myself. Some of them are big, some are pretty small. Why did I pick … Continue reading
Announcing the winner of Round Two of the Great Librarian Write-out.
With much delay, we are very excited to announce the winner of the second annual Great Librarian Write-out. We had many fine entries this year and our team took longer than expected to make a decision. But no worries, we’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged #makeithappen, advocacy, Anne Marie Madziak, great librarian write-out, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, library 2.0
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Introducing Library #MAYkerMondays.
Recently a lot of libraries have been developing ideas and spaces around the maker movement and the maker culture. We have seen a giant leap in libraries as spaces for makers to make and for the Do It Yourself (DIY) … Continue reading
We Can’t Help But Librarianing Challenge for #ALAM13
I was sitting in a car once with a bunch of great librarian when Toby Greenwalt said, in response to a conversation about librarians that “We can’t help but librarianing.” Well, I just thought about that because right now, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged #alamw13, #makeithappen, advocacy, ala midwinter, american library association, Conference, librarian, librarians, librarianship, libraries, library, marketing
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