MORE 'THINGS-I-NEVER-LEARNED-IN-LIBRARY-SCHOOL' POSTS
Things I Didn’t Learn in Library School: Crafting Programs by Stephanie W.
Crafts, Things I Never Learned in Library School, What They Didn't Teach Me in Library School
|We are excited to welcome the fabulous Stephanie Wilkes back to TLT after her maternity leave. We have missed her. Today she is sharing with you her first ever installment of Things I Never Learned in Library School. How to do crafts. Or in my case, crapfts. I completely suck at being an artsy fartsy […]
Not a Punch Line, Not Something Everyone Should Go Through: Sexual Assault and What We Can Do In the Library to Help Our Teens
Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Teen Empowerment, Teen Violence, Things I Never Learned in Library School
|If you are a teen librarian, a teen specialist, a youth librarian, or someone who works with teens, you need to be aware of sexual assault and what is going on in the schools and communities we work in, and not just when particularly harsh cases make headlines. Steubenville was atrocious, and things like this go on […]
I knew what type of librarian I wanted to be when I entered library school- absolutely, positively a public youth services librarian. No, I didn’t want school librarianship, nor reference or databases or tech, even though it was recommended to me at various times. I took every class I could related to youth and teen […]
Things They Don’t Teach You in Library School: Sexual Harassment? Yes, it can happen in the library
Professional Development, Sexual Harassment, Things I Never Learned in Library School, Uncategorized
|In my now almost 20 years as a librarian, I have either directly or indirectly been involved in numerous incidents of people viewing porn on the computer and, more disturbingly, 5 men being caught masturbating in the library. One of those times occurred in my YA area and the person in question left behind “physical […]
Things I Never Learned In Library School: Weeping over Weeding
Spring, Spring Cleaning, Things I Never Learned in Library School, Uncategorized, Weeding
|In the US, people are always using the term “Spring Cleaning.” We get it from being locked away for months at a time by the awful, nasty winter weather, and having needed to clean and dust when we could open the windows and let clean, fresh air in the house- usually around March. (Obviously these […]
Things I Never Learned in Library School
Collection Development, Dirty Little Library Secrets, Professional Development, Teen Issues, Things I Never Learned in Library School, What They Didn't Teach Me in Library School
|Like most librarians, I stumbled into librarianship and worked as a paraprofessional for many years before getting my MLS. I was very lucky in that I had an amazing mentor to help me in my journey. But even with my MLS, there are things that come up that surprise and challenge me as a professional […]
What They Didn’t Teach Me in Library School: How to Find My Balance
Professional Development, Things I Never Learned in Library School, Work Life Balance, YA Librarianship
|Librarianship is one of those professions is more of a calling than a job. Requiring at least a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, countless continuing education credits, thousands of hours of reading on personal time to familiarize yourself not only with your collection but also with new materials, and keeping up with latest trends in […]
So, in another post I talked about times when library school doesn’t prepare you for real life in public libraries. When you are working closely with a community, you definitely become part of their world, and are shown things that you wouldn’t see as an outsider- there are things that I know that I’ve encountered during […]
Yesterday Christie shared a fab post about that parts of your job as a librarian that they don’t prepare you for in library school. As someone who works with teens, you often get invited into their inner sanctuary. There is nothing that will prepare you for some of the things that you will encounter while […]
Things I Never Learned in Library School: Self Directed Porgramming (formerly Contests! Everyone is winning)
40 Developmental Assets, Contests, Passive Programming, Self Directed Programming, Teen Involvement, Things I Never Learned in Library School
|Although I now live in Texas, I spent the first 18 years of my teen librarian career in a cold state where everyone hibernates during the months of January and February. Programming is hard as it is – but add in winter storms and it becomes downright unpredictable. Doing a variety of contests can be […]
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