Last week, I was at the hair salon getting my hair cut.  It’s a super friendly place and I was chatting with one of the young women who works there – she’s 19 years old. Since I’m a new client, she asked me what I did for a living. Of cour...

In this very short episode, I’m going to talk about the value of story. No, not the kind of stories we usually think of in libraries, but rather the kind our team members have to tell. It’s in these personal narratives that you might discover t...

Hello librarians.  Welcome to this week’s episode where I’m going to talk about leaders in the library – they’re not always who you think they are.  As usual, for complete show notes, you can go to masterfullibrarian.com/ep-29....

As I told you in my episode 29, Masterful Librarian is Back, I’ve returned to work in a library again. And those of you who have been listening to my podcasts are probably wondering about that.  After all, in my very first episode, Why I’m...

Hello librarians!  I’m finally back – after a much longer than anticipated absence.  My apologies for that! Sometimes – maybe most of the time – my life doesn’t go according to my plans!In my last episode, I promised some excit...

Summer is in full swing and I know many of you - especially my school librarian listeners - are finally enjoying some well-deserved time away from work.   It’s been a tough year. If you’re a public librarian, you may be in your...

Do any of these sound familiar to you? You create an important document for presentation to others. You’re pretty sure you need to make some changes, but use it anyway, only to receive the feedback that it needs those v...

In this episode, I’m talking about good enough librarians – and how vitally important those people are.  So if you often feel uninspired and fret over not having brilliant new ideas for you library programs and lessons, stick around...

Hello Librarians!  Thanks for joining me. Today, I’m sharing my top two tips for achieving your library, or even your personal, goals. It’s a short episode and you’ll find the full show notes at

Tell me, are you a cheugy librarian?  If you are, I’d like you to change that. Actually, I’m not entirely certain I underestand what cheugy means, but it got a lot of media attention at the first of May and I just like the word...

Hello, librarians!  I’m back – at last.  My brief podcast pause lasted a couple of weeks longer than I anticipated, so if you’re still with me and listening, thank you for that. I have made my cross-country move and am settling into m...

In last week’s episode, called “Librarians, Let It Go!”, I mentioned that I was in the process of packing up and moving again. If you haven’t listened to that episode, you can find it at masterfull...

Once again, I’m packing up and moving everything I own.  A few days ago, I was standing in my house looking around at stacks of boxes and things still to be packed and I realized that it’s time again to let go of accumulated stuff again. I...

Hello librarians!  It’s National Library Week and I just want to celebrate all of you for everything you do for your students, children, communities, and society every day.If you haven’t listened to my episode 2, “Librarians, You Ma...

 Are you a public, academic, or special librarian who’s been thinking the grass might be greener in the school library fields?  Are you thinking it would be refreshing to work in a brightly colored space filled with the best children’...

Librarians, have you ever spent hours, days, or even weeks, writing a grant application for what you felt was an exciting new program, service, or collection, only to have it rejected? If you have, you know that’s a lousy feeling. A...

Hello, librarians!  I’m so glad you’re here listening. In fact, it humbles me that to know that some of you are listening every week and that you value what I have to say.  Thank you for that. It’s a honor to be of service to a...

Hey there, librarians!  Welcome to today’s show.  In this episode, I’m going to be talking about your money. You can find show notes at masterfullibrarian.com/ep-14.Do you know...

Hey Librarians!  Thank you for tuning in for this episode of the podcast. It means so much to me that you’re listening. You can find complete show notes for today’s episode at masterfullibraria...

Hello Librarians. Welcome back to the podcast.  I so appreciate you listening in. If you’ve been enjoying the show, I invite you to sign up for my email list at masterfullibrarian.com, so you can receive notification each time I release an...

Hello Librarians!  Thanks for joining me. Tell me, how effective is your library advocacy?  Do you struggle with getting your key decision makers or your legislators to support your library?  If so, this episode is fo...

Hello Librarians!  Thank you for listening in to the tenth episode of Masterful Librarian Podcast. I am really grateful for your listenership. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please visit my website,

Hello librarians!  Thank you for joining me. Are you a library director, manager, or supervisor who’s struggling with a burnt-out or demoralized staff?  Or maybe you feel disconnected from your team and unable to get them...

Welcome!  I’m glad you’re joining me today. Complete show notes for today can be found at masterfullibrarian.com/ep-8.Over the last several days, the American Librarian Association held it’s annual ...

Welcome!  It’s good to have you with me today. Have you felt recently that being a librarian wasn’t as satisfying as it once was?  Or have you perhaps felt the lure of other professions calling you?  Or perhaps, like ...