Part 5: Library Workers
PART 5 WEBCASTS
Chapter 19: The Library CeO: Money in the Bank, People on the Bus
by K. Matthew Dames and Tony Zanders
"If you are technologically curious, if you are studious, if you are a steward, if you are incisive, there is not a better time to get into a library and running a library organization. There are lots of challenges before us, but the future for this sector is going to be incredibly bright."
Our Vision of Library 2035 in Six Words (or less)
Society’s Third Place Improving Human Outcomes
K. Matthew Dames and Tony Zanders highlight the changed roles of the Chief Librarian and Research Library since the pandemic. They note how meeting user needs and providing appropriate technology and facilities, cultivating a customer-centered culture, and aligning priorities to the organization's strategic goals have always been and continue to be key strategies of the chief librarian.
Chapter 20: Wellness for Librarians: Innovation Solutions to Foster Transformation
by Loida Garcia-Febo
"I will stress the importance of advocating for ourselves, and also for our staff to support working environments that we deserve, that everybody deserves. Read, connect with others, and keep yourself to be a self-advocate or join forces with others because there is strength in numbers."
My Vision of Library 2035 in Six Words (or less)
Inclusive, innovatively-healthy, empowering, inspiring, sustainable, and democratic.
Loida Garcia-Febo explains the critical need for strategies and policies that uphold the overall wellness of library workers.
Chapter 21: Future Library Job Description 2035
by Stacey Aldrich and Jarrid Keller
"I'm excited that libraries can be a part of the solution. We aren't the solution, but we have the energy, the capacity, and the systems thinking to really bring our communities together and be those hubs where we can help advance our communities."
Our Vision of Library 2035 in Six Words (or less)
Bold, vital to our communities.
Stacey Aldrich and Jarrid Keller explain how changes in the library environment, such as the growth of technology like artificial intelligence and robots and the increasing importance of connecting users to truthful, reliable, and relevant information within the vast and highly virtual information landscape, will impact library job opportunities in the future.