List of Contributions

Thanks De'Ivyion! Congratulations to you as well & I'm excited to work with you! ------------------------------ Morgan Brickey-Jones Director of Community Engagement University of Texas At Arlington She/Her/Hers ------------------------------

What a great topic! Conferences can seem intimidating and it can be hard to know where to start- especially if you are by yourself, or only a few of you are coming from your library. When pre-planning what sessions to go to be realistic! It can be hard to attend two sessions concurrently (are they ...

Hi Juliana, Congrats on your graduation and school library job! What an exciting time, and I'm so happy that you've also joined NMRT! I hope all is well and please don't hesitate to reach out and ask members for advice or support! Thanks, Morgan ------------------------------ Morgan Brickey-Jones ...

I think that Emily's suggestion of Twitter (for those that use the platform) is great! I see librarians engaging on Twitter frequently. I'm more of an observer on Twitter- it's never been my platform of choice. Any time I've found success with networking, I've been a member of a book committee. I was ...

I started a new job at the tail end of last year (went from a public library to an academic library) and my job is centered around K-12 groups and giving them increased access/ opportunity with academic libraries. I have a budget to increase our tech (STEAM focused) to make these trips not tour-centric ...

I think that there are different "levels" of networking- there is local networking, within your library system/cohort, and within your community. For example, outreach and connection with local schools was a large part of my previous job (with a public library as a children's librarian) and that work ...

Imposter syndrome can be really hard to identify and then rectify. I recently started a new job in a different part of the field (public to academic library) and it's hard to know if I truly am not understanding the assignment or if I am doing well. I spent a decent amount of time in public libraries ...