Balancing Library Management with Day-to-Day Responsibilities: Notes & References

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This document provides resources for webinars, self-reflection tools, mental health resources, and training opportunities for library workers. It includes links to webinar recordings on topics like self-care during COVID-19 and compassionate leadership. Lists of free resources are also included, such as mindfulness groups on Facebook and time management software. References for books on management, joy at work, and doing nothing are listed as potential paid resources.

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Webinar notes and references
Gwin Grimes
library@co.jeff-davis.tx.us
gwingrimes@gmail.com
(432) 426-3802
July 29, 2020
Uncertainty self-reflection: https://rurallibraries.org/reflection-2-uncertainty/ (specific to rural
librarians!)
Self-care for library workers: http://jenncarson.com
Webinar recordings:
Putting the Self back in Self-Care: Wellness in the time of COVID-19, https://youtu.be/t46T79W-
UdM (highly recommended)
Taking Care of Us: Inreach for Library Staff https://youtu.be/9niMi1gmQco
Leading with Compassion during the COVID-19 Crisis https://youtu.be/7RPC7j5JQVU
My list of free mental health resources, to adapt for your state:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_s6D_QWHHeWQNz9HamrBFZY87jZgTd1EGH_zSJgs
84I/edit?usp=sharing
Listening skills: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-right-balance/201610/are-you-
really-listening-or-just-waiting-talk
Inner well-being of change makers:
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/connecting_individual_and_societal_change
What is your decision style? (Evans and Alire, 2013)
1. How comfortable are you with uncertainty?
2. How much “risk” do you usually take?
3. Do you think and assess options or “just” decide?
4. When there is a deadline, do you wait as long as possible or do you make the decision
well in advance?
5. When confronted with a “people vs. thing” decision, which do you favor?
6. When making a decision, do you seek advice whenever possible or only when
necessary?
7. How often do you regret a decision?

Editable forms
End-of-month checklist:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAD-
IxJmwiE/6HMSp2lmBA9FBLUknEzDrg/view?utm_content=DAD-
IxJmwiE&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=homepage_design_me
nu
Tickle file:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAD-
It17Xp4/B5VEHeCEmIDFu37_LgyMKQ/view?utm_content=DAD-
It17Xp4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=homepage_design_me
nu
Weekly checklist:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAD-
IpQ_RQk/A2s9LDtzB1bXS4lNxb1RWw/view?utm_content=DAD-
IpQ_RQk&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=homepage_design_m
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Library training
Edge assessment: libraryedge.org (check to see if your state library has a free subscription)
Free WebJunction training webinars: https://www.webjunction.org/home.html
Wyoming and Texas (and probably others) state libraries have free (and good!) webinars live
and recorded.
TechSoup webinars
Free resources
Canva.com
MailChimp free email newsletter software
Slack
ALA’s Project Outcome: www.projectoutcome.org
Association for Rural and Small Libraries list-serv (free for members)
Ryan Dowd’s weekly newsletter or Facebook page. It’s on dealing with people experiencing
homelessness, but I find that it is great advice for dealing with difficult situations with all kinds
of people.
Stanford Social Innovation Review weekly email newsletter, ssir.org
Facebook groups/pages:
Bossy Librarians
Library Facilities & Maintenance
Programming Librarian Interest Group

Solo Librarians Network
The Grown-Up Table: Library Programs and Services for Adults
Tiny Library Think Tank
Mindfulness for Librarians
Storytime Underground
Trauma-Informed Libraries
Paid resources and tools:
Books
Management Basics for Information Professionals by G. Edward Evans and Camila A. Alire
Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
Joy at Work by Marie Kondo
Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
Tech
DeepFreeze partition software for public computers
LibData time and print management software for public computers
References
Evans, G., & Alire, Camila A. (2013). Management basics for information professionals (Third
ed.).
Nee, E. (2017). On Leadership: 10 Must Read Articles on Leadership from Stanford Social
Innovation Review. Leland Stanford Jr. University.
Shepard, J. (2014, May 14). Leadership development: five things all nonprofits should know.
Retrieved from https://ssir.org/articles/entry/five_nonprofit_leadership_development_facts

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