Customer Experience, Innovative Services, Leadership, Libraries, Professional Speaking

Reflections from my community engagement panel at ALA 2019

Last weekend, I attended the 2019 American Library Association Conference in Washington, DC. It was a great conference and a wonderful opportunity to connect with new and familiar professionals who work in the library industry. On Saturday, June 22, I presented as part of a Panel Discussion called "Community Engagement as a Mindset," hosted by… Continue reading Reflections from my community engagement panel at ALA 2019

Awards, Conferences, Innovative Services, Libraries, Marketing

Reflections from the John Cotton Dana Awards Jury 2019

I spent two days last week in Chicago, reviewing award entries as a member of the John Cotton Dana jury. This is my third and last year of serving on this jury, after winning the award myself in 2016. The John Cotton Dana Award honors outstanding library public relations. Each year, we review dozens of… Continue reading Reflections from the John Cotton Dana Awards Jury 2019

Leadership, Professional Articles

Article: Amplify Your Impact: Moving from a Promotion Strategy to an Engagement Strategy

My article "Amplify Your Impact: Moving from a Promotion Strategy to an Engagement Strategy," published in the latest issue of "Reference & User Services Quarterly," a publication of the American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association.  Excerpt: We all want the same thing: To get more people to use more library services more often, and… Continue reading Article: Amplify Your Impact: Moving from a Promotion Strategy to an Engagement Strategy