Three librarians and a member of each of their friends group will moderate and discuss best practices of having a friends of the libraries group as well as their experiences. Discussion will range from starting a friends groups to maintaining good working relationships over the years and their successes and challenges along the way.
An adaptation of a 2024 ALA Annual Conference presentation, this new spin on a sharing session features 40 one-minute, rapid-fire tips delivered by library professionals across the state, covering topics from assessment collection development to marketing to weeding. The objective is to provide lessons learned, tips, and best practices from seasoned and new professional alike in a concise format. Topics will span all library services, but will be categorized by function. A brief Q&A will follow.
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Assistant Professor / Librarian, Delgado Community College
(he/him) I strive to make the library a place that is open and welcoming to all. It's a constant process of engagement, success, failure, and education. I live in New Orleans, LA with three cat children and one human child.
At community and technical colleges, the populations we serve and the challenges we face often differ from those of 4-year institutions. In this session two CC librarians will discuss their experiences and explore the unique challenges and rewards of community college librarianship including supporting both academic and technical education programs, providing library services to multiple campuses, offering library and information literacy instruction, and building relationships across campus.
