1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogKathia Ibacachehttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/kathia-ibacache/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2018/07/mentoring-program-a-symbiotic-learning/">Mentoring Program: Symbiotic Learning</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2018/07/mentoring-program-a-symbiotic-learning/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Mentoring Program: Symbiotic Learning” — ALSC Blog" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>The mentoring program enables symbiotic learning. The ALSC Mentor/Mentee Mentoring Program pairs two members from the youth librarianship world to work together to build skills, encourage networking, create awareness in the competencies needed to serve children in the public library setting, and develop leadership skills leading to empowering a peer. The mentoring lasts one year in which mentor and mentee’s active communication is paramount to the successful fulfillment of goals. A Few Words about my Mentee The mentoring program matched me with Crystal Laiben, a librarian who serves in rural Bath County, Kentucky. Crystal is an energetic and self-motivated Children & Youth Services Coordinator, who has the crucial responsibility of serving both children and teens alike. In any urban or even suburban setting this task can be manageable. However, Crystal is serving a town of 1,000 people where transportation is scarce, illiteracy is high, and where 80% of the county...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mentor-300x200.jpg