List of Contributions

How do you show appreciation or thank your staff? We have annual achievement awards, but I am looking for ideas to show appreciation throughout the year. Thank you for sharing! ------------------------------ Marsha Miles Asst. Director for Collections & Resource Management Cleveland State University ...

I oversee technical services, but am covering for my Interim Director who previously oversaw public services (we have not filled that position during the interim). We are exploring how best to provide Reference Services to serve our patrons while short staffed. We are beginning an assessment in the fall ...

Hello Catie, We have annual Celebration of Achievement for library staff, volunteers, and teams. It has been in place for 25 years. I wasn't around for its inception, but currently, the previous year's award winners make up the Achievement Award Committee. The committee puts out a call for nominations, ...

Thank you so much for sharing! What a terrible situation you were in. It's incredibly frustrating and disheartening that libraries aren't receiving the support they need. My institution is struggling all around, not just the library. Our first step is to stop doing "more with less" as we've been doing. ...