“My town officials think all we’re running here is a babysitting service” a librarian recently shared in a moment of frustration. She went on to mention studies about the proven impact on cognitive abilities when toddlers are actively engaged in library programs like Lapsit versus passively engaged with toys & videos.
This was news to me;
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Are public libraries glorified babysitting services?
Library Photo Friday 18
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The high cost of library micro-grants
Early in my career I was taught how to wring cost from a process or product. Instructors had me trace every interaction & transaction involved in procuring a product or service, assign a cost to each and assess its value to the deliverable. What I learned was, essentially the deliverable holds value and everything else
Library Photo Friday 17
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Libraries – protect that brand
Brands. They’re instantly recognizable, even as mere snippets from a distance …
They evoke feelings and thoughts. They influence behavior.
Organizations spend billions each year creating and preserving them, for they know brand loyalty grows and dies hard.
I’d argue library is also a brand and needs to be actively managed to increase its visibility and public support.
Running our public libraries like a business
Themes of leadership and outreach have coursed through the Radical Patron content in 2010. Today’s post introduces another: applying business principles to public libraries.
Libraries wisely seem interested in how to climb the ladders and avoid the chutes. With nearly 30 years (yikes) experience working in and consulting for businesses, I have perspectives and ideas that
Library Photo Friday 16
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Library Photo Friday 15
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Are you a visual person? Please consider becoming a guest artist.
Public libraries – sing like The Honey Bees
Here’s another candidate for a national advocacy campaign of libraries spoofing iconic cultural materials. The goal is to give people something to enjoy … to get ‘em talking about libraries … and remembering how valuable they can be. This clip from the 1960s might be fun (with one important caveat).1 What do you think?
On librarians arguing with the world
A characteristic of librarian discourse immediately jumped out at me when I broadened my advocacy work nearly a year ago, though framing it succinctly had been elusive until I read Kim Leeder’s post on the future of libraries. She notes:
I hear a little shrillness in the voices of many librarians who speak or write about
