Category Archives: What I Wasn’t Taught in Library School…

Establishing Your Professional Learning Network (PLN)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by ALSC Children and Technology committee

One reason I became a librarian is that I’ve always loved learning anything and everything and I realized I really wanted to learn new things every day for the rest of my life. I figured the best way to maximize … Continue reading →

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Follow Up: The Risk and Reward Conference

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Heather Acerro

You might remember that I blogged about The Risk and Reward Conference back in September and I called it “one of the best conferences I have attended”. Now, four months after returning from that conference, I would say it again, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Guest Contributor

This post is the librarian equivalent of Vegemite.  You will either love it or hate it. Librarians need to get the [BLEEP] out of libraryland; children’s librarians especially. Libraries don’t need saving. They need to provide services their communities need. Here … Continue reading →

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Happy Accidents in the Library

Posted on December 26, 2012 by smdillon

As I watched my daughters age 9 and 7, with their noses in their books yesterday, I couldn’t help but think back to the idea of browsing.  You remember browsing, don’t you?  It’s what can happen in a library when … Continue reading →

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Register for Nov. 14 ALSC Student Session on Early Literacy!

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dan Rude

On Wednesday, November 14 at 5pm Central, ALSC will present a new student session, Early Literacy in Action. A recent poll of new MLIS graduates found that most are interested to some degree in early literacy especially in regards to … Continue reading →

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Lessons I’ve Learned Since Library School

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Megan Smith

We have our future planned out, but as they say, life has a way of happening to us while we were making other plans.  Just when we think we have it all figured out, our experiences have a way of surprising … Continue reading →

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Startling Variety of ALSC Online Education Options

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Dan Rude

If you thought ALSC only did online courses, you’d be wrong. I mean, we’d appreciate that you knew about our fantastic online courses, but there’s just more to it. We currently find ourselves in heady times for ALSC online learning … Continue reading →

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Dirty Talk from a Library Clean Freak

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Susan Baier

by Susan Baier In 1990, I was Vice President of my high school’s chapter of Future Homemakers of America. Despite that impressive qualification, my homemaking skills are limited. I don’t particularly like to cook, and the rare occasions when I try … Continue reading →

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