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Monica Harris, Executive Director of RAILS, discusses the value of library systems.

Chelsea Dodd Coleman and Anna Winkel Szczepanski, owners of Library Logic Consulting, discuss aspects of library administration.

Dr. Samantha Gordano, founder of Dead Canary HR Consulting, discusses why librarians are a great fit to work in human resources roles. during our conversation, Dr. Gordano mentioned The Wounded Workforce, People Geeks and Transform.

Rae Cheney, Director, Sales Technology Enablement at ⁠Morningstar⁠! discusses how librarians can reframe their skills to move into a role in industry. During our conversation, Rae discussed ⁠ATD⁠, ⁠Devlearn⁠ and ⁠TechLearn⁠.

Courtney McAllister, Senior Solutions Architect for Atypon, a Wiley brand, discusses how librarians are a perfect fit to work for library vendors. During our conversation, she mentioned the NASIG conference in Madison, Wisconsin this summer. You can buy Courtney's books here.

Brenda Hough, Staff Development Coordinator at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, discusses all things related to learning. During our conversation, she mentioned Association for Talent Development. Brenda recommends the books Telling Ain't Training by Stolovitch and Keeps and Design for How People Learn by Dirkson.

Rachel Wilken, Associate Faculty at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indianapolis, discusses informatics, UX and AI. During our conversation, Rachel mentioned that she started Columbus Design Collective.

We are breaking ground on this podcast. Both of the ALA presidential candidates appeared together on my podcast this week. As far as I know, over the years, both ALA presidential candidates have never appeared together on a podcast. Tamika Barnes, Associate Dean, Perimeter College Library Services, Georgia State University; and Becky Calzada, District Library Coordinator, Leander Independent School District (ISD) in Leander, Texas, are candidates for the 2027-2028 presidency of the American Library Association. Both have had impressive careers in libraries in work and volunteer roles. You can read the ALA candidacy page here.

Kevin King, Library Solutions Strategist at Midwest Tape, discusses how librarians are such a great fit to work for library vendors.

Tiffany A. Duck, Library Consultant for her business LitDext, discusses the wide range of information services she provides for organizations, libraries, publishers and other companies. During our conversation, she mentioned Joint Council of Librarians of Color, Black Caucus American Library Association and ALA Core.

Bill Marden, Director of Privacy and Compliance at The New York Public Library, discusses the importance of confidentiality. During our conversation, Bill mentioned International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Angela Pashia, Career and Leadership Development Coach, discusses the value of coaching and how to find a qualified coach. Listeners of The Librarian Linkover podcast can enter to win a free coaching session! Click here for more information. During our conversation, Angela mentioned the International Coaching Federation.

Alissa Janchenko, Owner of Yes& Training and Consulting, discusses how improv training is a great tool to train on staff engagement and customer service. During our conversation, she mentioned her involvement in the Illinois Library Association and Limestone Stage Community Theater.

Mandy Simon, Managing Consultant at BradburyMiller Associates, discusses hiring library directors and job hunting, including some things she wishes librarians knew about the job hunt.

Shanna Hollich, Learning and Training Manager at Creative Commons, discusses how librarians are a perfect fit to work in open licensing and OER.

Marquita Gooch is the host of Black in the Stacks and is a marketing professional. She discusses the importance of her podcast. Marquita also gives librarians some tips on how to market their libraries.

Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen, CEO and Executive Director of Mother Goose on the Loose, discusses how she started her businesses and gives suggestions to librarians who are thinking of going into business for themselves. During our conversation, she mentioned Association for Library Service to Children.

Nisha Mody, Life Coach for Liberatory Dreamers and Leaders, discusses trauma informed workplaces. During our conversation, she mentioned WeHere.

Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Associate Dean of Academics, College of Information, Data and Society and Special Advisor to the Provost for AI Initiatives at San Jose State University discusses her new book Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries. During our conversation, she mentioned ASIS&T. I mentioned that SLA was looking to merge with ASIS&T and I encouraged both memberships to vote for the merger. This episode was recorded the end of July. I am happy to report that last week, both memberships did affirm the merger!

Helen Rimmer, The Kind Brave Leader, discusses kindness, wellbeing and bravery, as well as her fall event Kindness Unites.

Alexander London, award winning author, discusses why he worked in libraries and why he became an author. During our conversation, he mentioned the Virginia Children's Book Festival.

Megan Schadlich, Founder and Director of The Healing Library, discusses how librarians are a great fit to work in educational design, instructional facilitation and as a Curriculum Advisor.

Kristie Grzywinski, Director of Technical Services at SQF Institute, discusses why librarians are a great fit to work in associations. During our conversation, she mentioned Association for Women in Science, why we should not eat raw cookie dough, as well as how to cut your risk of food borne illness. Kristie also recommends Spoke and Bird and Good Ambler for good coffee in Chicago.

Billy Allen , owner of 3 King Visions, discusses how librarians are the leaders of the new cool.

Bobbi Newman, owner of Bobbi L. Newman Consulting, discusses workplace well being. She is the founder of ThriveLib and ThriveLib: Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries conference.

Kayl Parker, Senior Operations Consultant at Sparklos, discusses how important it is for librarians to value themselves and make themselves marketable. She mentions Women in Tech during our conversation.

Martin Kalfatovic, Managing Director of International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium, discusses how his library skills and experience fit perfectly into managing the interoperability of digital objects. Shout out to Ranganathan!

Naomi L.A ‘Baudelaire’ Smith, a global DEI consultant, discusses why she is committed to rearchitecting systems to honor marginalized voices and foster meaningful, lasting change.

Alyssa Mandel, owner of Knot Again Jewelry, discusses the "traditional library skills" she uses in her jewelry business to add value for her clients.

David Belanger, owner of DL Belanger Consulting, discusses his consulting business and how it's a perfect fit for librarians to work with library boards in their planning processes.

Dr. Lauren Hays, Associate Professor of Instructional Technology, discusses instructional technology and why librarians are a good fit in the field.

Audrey Rugangazi, who does library vendor work, discusses why librarians are great fits to work at library vendors.

Angela Pashia, Leadership Development Coach, discusses the benefits of hiring a leadership coach, as well as the differences between managerial coaching and professional coaching. You can find info on her summer group program at Lead With Curiosity. You can find her Library Juice Academy courses here and her newsletter here.

Dana Munsch - Customer Success Manager, tells us that librarians can do anything!

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.

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.

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

Nicole Celic, creator and designer of the video game King Pangnapa, discusses how she created the game and what she hopes it will do for libraries. During our conversation, Nicole mentioned Women in Games.

We had a recording malfunction this week. We hope to get back on track next week. Is there a previous episode you missed? Now is the time to catch up.

Emily Drabinski, President of ALA, discusses what ALA does, her role as President and why people should join ALA. During our conversation, she mentioned The Merritt Fund.

Shanna Miles, author of children's books, discusses why librarians should write books. During our conversation, she discusses The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Ryan Woodward, Program Manager at International Women's Baseball Center, discusses working in history and education. During our conversation, he mentioned his creations Women in Baseball Week and Women in Baseball Heritage Trail. Ryan also helped me celebrate my 100th episode!

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

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

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.

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