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The library workplace idea book : proactive steps for positive change / edited by Heather L. Seibert, Amanda Vinogradov, and Amanda H. McLellan.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: xvi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780838946459
  • 0838946453
Subject(s):
Contents:
Part I. Work-life balance -- Do you want change with that? Identifying lactation needs and solutions in academic libraries / by Heather Seibert and Amanda Vinogradov -- Options for new parents returning to work / by Tashia Munson -- The campaign for paid parental leave at a private university / by Emily Scharfand Heidi Vix -- Chat reference and work-life balance / by Rachel M. Minkin -- Making room for working mothers: Lactation and breastfeeding at Emory University / by Meaghan O'Riordan and Dorothy Waugh -- Express yourself: Profiles of lactation accommodations / by Susan Echols and Elizabeth Dill -- Part II. Health/Wellness -- A leaf of faith: Creating positive, productive library spaces with plants / by Rebecca Tolley -- In corpore sano: Paying attention to your health / by Anthony Amodeo -- Benefits of employee exercise and the impact on mental health / by Kayla Kuni -- Walk and learn for wellness / by Kelsey Brett, Melody Condron, and Lisa Martin -- Om mom nom: Integrating yoga with your lunch break / by Patricia M. Dragon, Katy Webb, and Rebecca Tatterson -- Part III. Inclusion and sensitivity -- A call for sensitivity toward race and ethnicity / by Angel Sloss -- Indigenous support staff in the library / by Maggie Mason Smith -- Organizational change and gender identity: When good intentions fall short / by Alex Byrne -- Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries' gender-inclusive work group experience / by M. Teresa Doherty and Donna E. Coghill -- Creating an effective student employment environment / by Stephanie Van Ness -- Shared understanding and accountability through a library code of conduct / by Amanda Hartman McLellan -- Part IV. Leadership and change -- Building a library employee appreciation committee / by Jennifer Natale -- When YOU are the change / by Thomas Sneed -- Breaking out of the cube (farm): Redesigning for empowerment / by Andrea Langhurst Eickholt, Merri Hartse, and Rose Sliger Krause -- Part V. Training and awareness -- Making the implicit explicit: Whiteness, conflict, and power in a Library mentoring program / by Steve Whitley -- Identifying and confronting bullying / by Alice Eng -- Diversity training for culturally competent library workers / by Madeline Ruggiero -- Creating spaces for culture conversations: Developing a webinar series / by Jewel Davies.
Summary: "The coeditors of The Library Workplace Idea Book: Proactive Steps for Positive Change have gathered ideas for positive change from library workers at all levels. Case studies and personal narratives will inspire your advocacy and action for a better library workplace"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Every day you strive to ensure that the library is working for its users--but how is it working for you? And what can we all do to make the library an inclusive and positive workplace? Offering both case studies and personal narratives, this idea book draws on contributions from librarians and library workers at a variety of institutions across the country. Ready to inspire self-advocacy and action for a better library workplace, this collection's real-world examples include

a model library code of conduct; practical steps for gender inclusion, from ILS usernames and job ad language to signage for gender-neutral restrooms; how library workers navigated oversight committees and adapted spaces to create lactation accommodations; methods for encouraging conversations around diversity; using dialog to address conflict in white employees' conversations about race, including insights from a librarian of color who recounts his library's diversity training day; ways to make ergonomic changes to your workplace to ease chronic pain or discomfort; favorite yoga YouTube channels and websites for lunch-break yoga; brightening up the library with low-maintenance plants identified by NASA for their air-purifying characteristics; guidance on identify bullying in the workplace, with advice on how to handle it; and positive changes in the recruitment and interview process that can reduce turnover of student library employees.

The antidote to low morale and high turnover starts with mindfulness and self-care, and this resource presents myriad proactive and positive ideas for making libraries a fulfilling workplace.

"The coeditors of The Library Workplace Idea Book: Proactive Steps for Positive Change have gathered ideas for positive change from library workers at all levels. Case studies and personal narratives will inspire your advocacy and action for a better library workplace"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Work-life balance -- Do you want change with that? Identifying lactation needs and solutions in academic libraries / by Heather Seibert and Amanda Vinogradov -- Options for new parents returning to work / by Tashia Munson -- The campaign for paid parental leave at a private university / by Emily Scharfand Heidi Vix -- Chat reference and work-life balance / by Rachel M. Minkin -- Making room for working mothers: Lactation and breastfeeding at Emory University / by Meaghan O'Riordan and Dorothy Waugh -- Express yourself: Profiles of lactation accommodations / by Susan Echols and Elizabeth Dill -- Part II. Health/Wellness -- A leaf of faith: Creating positive, productive library spaces with plants / by Rebecca Tolley -- In corpore sano: Paying attention to your health / by Anthony Amodeo -- Benefits of employee exercise and the impact on mental health / by Kayla Kuni -- Walk and learn for wellness / by Kelsey Brett, Melody Condron, and Lisa Martin -- Om mom nom: Integrating yoga with your lunch break / by Patricia M. Dragon, Katy Webb, and Rebecca Tatterson -- Part III. Inclusion and sensitivity -- A call for sensitivity toward race and ethnicity / by Angel Sloss -- Indigenous support staff in the library / by Maggie Mason Smith -- Organizational change and gender identity: When good intentions fall short / by Alex Byrne -- Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries' gender-inclusive work group experience / by M. Teresa Doherty and Donna E. Coghill -- Creating an effective student employment environment / by Stephanie Van Ness -- Shared understanding and accountability through a library code of conduct / by Amanda Hartman McLellan -- Part IV. Leadership and change -- Building a library employee appreciation committee / by Jennifer Natale -- When YOU are the change / by Thomas Sneed -- Breaking out of the cube (farm): Redesigning for empowerment / by Andrea Langhurst Eickholt, Merri Hartse, and Rose Sliger Krause -- Part V. Training and awareness -- Making the implicit explicit: Whiteness, conflict, and power in a Library mentoring program / by Steve Whitley -- Identifying and confronting bullying / by Alice Eng -- Diversity training for culturally competent library workers / by Madeline Ruggiero -- Creating spaces for culture conversations: Developing a webinar series / by Jewel Davies.

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