Basic Website Accessibility
Babi Hammond Simple guidelines for creating accessible web content, including proper use of headings and links, text formatting, and writing…
Partners in Accessibility: A Quick Guide to Connecting with CTBL
Providing access to materials is important to all libraries—but what can you do when you have a blind or print…
Tiah Frankish
Who’s Pushing Your Buttons?
It’s inevitable, at some point in your week you’ll run into one of them. Those people who seem to turn…
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Improv-ing at the Library: Using Improvisational Comedy to Improve Library Culture
What does improvisational comedy have to do with library service? More than you might expect! Hear stories, learn models, and…
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Partnering to Provide Library Services Jails and Prisons
The incarcerated in Colorado’s youth and adult correctional facilities are some of the most appreciative library patrons anywhere. 97% of…
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Playing Well With Others At Work
We all know that children learn through play, but what about adults? Research shows that when humans, at any age,…
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Workplace Bullying: Words Can Hurt More Than You Think
Remember being bullied in grade school? The tears, fears, and anxiety of facing bullies may have shaped who you have…
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Body Language: Understanding Non-Verbal Communication
There are sometimes subtle – and sometimes not so subtle – movements, gestures and facial expressions that can indicate what…
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Creating More Joy and Resilience in the Library
Considerable research shows that those with more joy, laughter, and well-being in their life are more resilient, productive, and effective…
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Decision Making: Crystal Ball or Magic 8 Ball?
Decision making is an essential skill. We make quick decisions all the time; other decisions we procrastinate and agonize over.…
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Getting Unstuck: The Secret Life of Procrastinators
Do you believe you work best under pressure? Do you avoid tasks and deliberately look for distractions? Are you late…
Tiah Frankish
Look At Me When I Am Talking To You!: Getting Ahead By Improving Your Listening Skills
In our high-tech and often stressful world, communication is becoming more important than ever. If this is true, then why…