When 24 Hours Doesn’t Feel Like Enough
If you’re like me, you’re always trying to figure out where time went and how to fit in just one more task. Deadlines, meetings, customer service, everything has to be accomplished. Amidst all these...
View ArticleMake Time to Find Time
In my first post on time management, I quickly realized I didn’t have enough time to cover everything. And while I never will, I did want to share a bit more of what I learned about managing my time....
View ArticleAre You a Multitasking Master? Think Again.
Multitasking is a myth. Odds are you are not the multi-tasking ace you claim to be. Evidence shows that multi-tasking actually reduces overall efficiency. A 2013 University of Utah study revealed that...
View ArticleWho Knew? What They Don’t Teach You in Library School
A few days ago, another librarian and I spent an agonizing forty minutes trying to follow the impossible directions for assembling a desk chair. We had both approached the topic thinking it would be a...
View ArticleKEEP CALM AND LIBRARY ON: Avoiding Summer Burnout
Summertime can be pretty overwhelming in a public library, even if you don’t work in youth services. Thanks to an increase in unstructured time, the library becomes a popular place for students and...
View ArticleMoving Motivation Beyond Lip Service
I recently started reading Lean Library Management: Eleven Strategies for Reducing Costs and Improving Customer Services by John J. Huber. Not twenty pages into it, I came across a familiar tune that...
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