Matt Layne, poet and Past President of the Alabama Library Association, discusses his writing process, leading a state library association and going on MSNBC to talk about the freedom to read. You can find his book here.

Dr. Zachary Stier, owner of Zachary Stier Consulting, LLC, discusses all of the ways he does consulting for children's services. During our conversation, Dr. Stier mentioned Consultants for Libraries.

Martha Kyrillidou, Director and CEO of QualityMetrics, LLC, discusses library assessment.

Anne Craig, Senior Director of CARLI, discusses the value of librarians and librarians' skills from the perspective of a library consortium Director.

Scott Bonner, award-winning Director of the Ferguson Municipal Public Library, discusses his crisis management leadership skills.

Kristiana Burk, owner of The Quiet Mind Co, discusses how she uses her library degree and her library skills in her business and in her job as a digital product manager.

Diane Foote, Executive Director of the Illinois Library Association, discusses how her library and organization skills come in handy while running a 3,000 member association.

Marydee Ojala - Editor-in-Chief at Online Searcher: Information, Discovery, Technology, Strategies, published by information Today, Inc. where she also serves as conference program director. She discusses how her library skills have helped her pivot from one job environment to another.

Kathy Mills, Senior Donor Identification Analyst at Wake Forest Baptist Health, discusses how her Library education makes her a perfect fit in the prospect research world.

Dan Bostrom, Member Engagement Manager at Reaching Across Illinois Library System, discusses his role as a librarian's librarian.

Marcy Phelps, owner of Marcy Phelps & Associates, discusses how she uses all of her librarian skills to help her clients avoid surprises. You can find out more about the services her business offers at MarcyPhelps.com.

Alyson Avery - Manager, Catalog CPG Data at Shipt, discusses her library school education and how she uses what she learned in her work in Data.

Jocelyn Sheppard, owner of Appalachian Botanical Company, discusses how useful her library background is starting and managing her business. Her company is growing lavender and reclaimed coal mine land in Ashford, Boone County, West Virginia. Learn more about her business and buy her lavender products at AppalachianBotanical.com.

Meg Morrissey, DAM and Metadata Expert, discusses why librarians are perfectly skilled to work in DAM.

Jamillah Gabriel, owner of Call Number, discusses how her library skills add value to her business and what she wants to do when she finishes her PhD. Call Number is the library inspired quarterly book subscription box that celebrates black literature and authors. Subscribe to Call Number at callnumberbox.com. Follow on social media @CallNumberBox.

Christina E. Taylor, Library Management Consultant for Texas State Library and Archives Commission, discusses grant writing, social media and graphic novels.

Alison King, Copy Editor and owner of King Career Services, is back for her 3Peat! This is an everything but the resume episode. Alison mentioned the following items during our conversation.

Subscribers to the email list will get the exclusive Leap Day coupon code to save on courses. https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/moxy5Vt/leap

Royal Career Academy (Courses) royalcareeracademy.teachable.com

Instant Downloads https://store.sendowl.com/s/277d796e-5528-4b4a-bb5a-0b8647d33ae5 Website  www.kingcareerservices.com Social  www.linkedin.com/in/alisonking100https://www.facebook.com/kingcareerservices

PLA Visit me at booth 620!

Shea Swauger, Senior Policy Analyst, Data Sharing and Ethics at the Future of Privacy Forum, discusses how to translate our skills from library speak to industry speak. This is the Ethics and Data Research Group he manages.

Dr. Audrey Barbakoff, CEO of Co/Lab Capacity, discusses when libraries should partner with community organizations. During our conversation, Dr. Barbakoff mentioned the Library Consultant Interest Group in CORE.

Helen Rimmer, Owner of The Kind Brave Leader, discusses steps we can take to become better leaders. During our conversation, Helen mentioned M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries.

Catherine Bellamy, Consultant for Redbird Library Consulting Services, discusses her passion for well being of library staff, as well as helping library staff have sustainable careers. During our conversation, Catherine mentioned American Indian Library Association.

Jami Yazdani, owner of Yazdani Consulting and Facilitation and founder of the Consultants for Libraries Directory, discusses her consulting business and what librarians should consider if they want to start a consulting business.

Erin Decker, Owner of White Rose Books & More, she discussed a number of topics like book challenges, opening a bookstore and planning a trip to Disney. During our discussion, Erin mentioned the American Bookseller Association podcast.

Amanda Jones, award winning librarian, educator and author, discusses her new book That Librarian and her pioneering battle for the freedom to read. You can donate to her GoFundMe where all dollars received go toward Amanda's legal fees.

Chris DeCristofaro, co-host of The Library Pros Podcast, discusses hosting and producing a podcast, as well as the importance of work/life balance and taking care of our mental health. During our conversation, Chris mentioned this UKSG Insights article by Thomas Shaw titled, "How to strive for success, happiness, fulfilment and impact: a personal manifesto."

Elizabeth McLean, Principal of Knowsaic Information Services, discusses the things to think about when starting a business. During our conversation, Liz mentioned these organizations.

Association of Independent Information Professionals

MAX.gov

Specialized Library Association

Society for International Development

Association for Intelligent Information Management

APQC Communities of Practice

Barbara Band, school library, reading and literacy consultant, discusses suggestions for librarians considering going into consulting. She mentioned the following organizations during our conversation.

CILIP

School Library Association

ALA

Canadian Library Association

Australian Library Association

National Literacy Trust

Karen Van Drie, Executive Director of Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, discusses why it's so important to read globally. During our conversation, she mentioned ALA's International Relations Round Table Series. She also mentioned the IB Curriculum.

(Karen would like to make a correction to something she said during our conversation. It was Richmond, British Columbia, not Riverside that came to PPLD and told them to save seconds, minutes, and hours. She regrets that she couldn't remember the name of the translator of The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norm Juster. It was translated into Portuguese by Jorio Dauster. #NameTheTranslator )

Marj Atkinson, owner of Ask Marj, talks about the many facets that librarians need to consider while doing their research on starting businesses. Marj discussed AIIP, ACRL, SCORE and Nonfiction Authors Association during our conversation.

Denise Lyons, Commissioner/State Librarian of Kentucky, discusses the role of a state librarian. During our conversation, Denise mentioned IFLA, ALA and PLA.

Dr. Curtis Rogers, Educational Consultant, discusses the importance of communication and marketing in libraries.

Lauren Deacon, independent researcher and writer, discusses ideas for librarians who want to do free lance work. During our conversation, Lauren mentioned the National Digital Forum in New Zealand.

Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, researcher, leader, consultant and coach, discusses her article in the Journal of Library Administration, titled "The Cornered Office: A Qualitative Study of Low-Morale Experiences in Formal Library Leaders."

Dr. Emily DiLeo, an expert in User Research, Research Operations and Knowledge Management, discusses how librarians are great fits for these roles. Dr. DiLeo mentioned EPIC during our conversation.

Lisa R. Varga - Executive Director of the Virginia Library Association, discusses the skills she uses to manage an association.

Dr. Julia Huprich, Content Curator on an award-winning learning and development team at a global payments technology company, discusses how librarians are a great fit to work in content creation.

Curtis Kendrick, Binghamton University Libraries Faculty and Staff Mentor, discusses his Ithaka S+R brief "By Any Measure: The Racial Demographics of Librarians." Access the brief here.

Joe Niese, author of six books on sports, discusses why librarians should write books. Check out his website here.

Dr. Kate McDowell, Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, School of Information Sciences, discusses her Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries. She mentions these tools during our conversation.

Storytelling Your Career

The Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians (DSTL) at ALA Annual

The DSTL Website

Sara DeSantis, Senior Content Acquisition Specialist at Sling TV, discusses how her corporate job aligns with her librarian core values.

Alison King, Copy Editor and owner of King Career Services, is Back! Her first episode generated a lot of discussion, so she graciously agreed to come back and further explore the job hunting process. During our conversation, Alison mentioned the course she is working on. Get Organized to Get Hired is now open and ready for learners! Use the discount code LIBLINK to get this $49 course for only $33.

Dr. Jeanie Austin, author of Library Services and Incarceration: Recognizing Barriers, Strengthening Access, discusses why it is possible and urgent to provide services to the incarcerated. Here is a link to their book.

Rodney Edward Freeman, Jr., Founder and Chief Curator of Reminisce Preservation, discusses steps librarians need to take to start a business.  During our conversation, Rodney mentioned BCALA.

Janel Kinlaw, owner of Refining Workflow, discusses owning her own business. During our conversation, Janel mentioned AIIP and SLA.

Helen Linda, Business and Process Analyst at Vermont State Colleges System, discusses how she uses ALL of her "traditional" library skills in her current role. During our conversation, Helen mentioned Women in Lean, International Institute for Business Analysis and Kata Girl Geeks.

Emily Weak, founder of the Hiring Librarians blog, is back for her second appearance to discuss hiring in libraries. She also has a blog!

Dr. Andrea Jamison, Assistant Professor of School Librarianship at my beloved undergrad alma mater Illinois State University, tells us how she discusses the LIS field, especially current events, with her students.

Rachel Wedeward, Research Project Manager at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, discusses her roles working in associations. During our conversation, Rachel mentioned SLA,  MLA, The Center for Association Leadership and Association Forum. 

Stephanie Norick,  Tableau Business Intelligence Senior Analyst at Salesforce, discusses her role working in data visualization. During our discussion, she mentioned Tableau Public.