I am currently employed at a local public library. I was offered a position at another library (as a librarian!), with the tentative start date being Monday, November 23. The position is board approved, which is set to occur at their Tuesday, November 17 meeting.

I want to give my two-week notice to my current employer by Tuesday, November 3. This will give me a short vacation before the start of my new position. It will also mean that I am leaving in good-standing, and I thus will be able to cash out my unused vacation time. However, I do not want to submit a resignation prior to the board approval of my new position.

Would it be stupid to submit a resignation before this occurs? I could potentially ask to have my start date delayed until the following week; would this set a bad impression if requested? I know the board approval is a mere formality, but I feel uncomfortable submitting a resignation without certainty my position will be approved. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

As a rural library I know that healthcare and healthcare related concerns are a big weight on the community. I want to find ways to address these needs and thought partnering with the local Health Department might be a good place to start. I am not located in the county seat so my goal would be for the health department to come to my location to save patrons the drive. I'm open to any and all thoughts!

Has anyone worked with Ancestry.com to have their local microfilm digitized? If so, how was it? My biggest concern is whether they then claim exclusive copyright to whatever they scan.

Hey everyone! I’m cultivating a display of our Criterion Collection DVDS + Blu-Rays because we have tons! I was wondering if anyone had any punny ideas for a title of the display? I could go the basic route and just have “ [library name]’s Criterion Collection” but was hoping for some more creative display names.

Thanks guys :-)

Every year I slightly dread having to do a book display for Thanksgiving. I work in the kids' department, so a lot of our "nonfiction" books tell the false story of how the pilgrims and "indians" were friends and had a nice big party. I avoid these books and instead choose books that focus on family and being thankful, but I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for kids' books that begin to touch on the reality of what happened.

Please, I'll take anything! Its tough getting children to come in. I am focusing on school aged kids but this open for all ideas! PLEASE please!

this is reposted from r/Librarians

I’m an incoming MLIS student, not in the US. For background, I have worked at a special collection library for years as a student. The projects I have worked on vary greatly, and some directly pertain to the work a librarian would do, however I do not catalogue or sit at the reference desk.

I questioned for years if I should get an MLIS, and decided I should, which I do stick by. However, over the past few months I have began to question if I actually want to work in a library long term, and if I can’t stay at my current library (which I would really love to do), would I be content somewhere else? While I do think I would be, I also am leaning towards trying to enter a different sector when I graduate with my MLIS.

I don’t want to be too specific, just for privacy sake, but the library I currently work at is well regarded, prestigious, and very interesting. There is a chance I could be hired as a librarian here when I graduate, but nothing is certain. I have expressed my desire to stay with the higher ups.

What I am wondering is, how difficult is it to transition from libraries into other sectors? I could see myself really enjoying and excelling in certain government positions, like policy analysis or researching for political parties/legislators. I could also see myself working for cultural organizations, as I also have an MA.

I’m conducting a research study on decision-making during large-scale collections projects (e.g., subscription cancellations, package reductions, or major weeding initiatives).

I’m particularly interested in how decision-making evolves over the course of these projects and what shapes that experience.

If you:

• Work in an academic library (college or university), and

• Have participated in a large-scale collections project in the past 5 years

I’d really appreciate your input. The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete. 

Survey link: https://carletonu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8cfbFNVbi5Fy4rI 

If you have any questions about the survey, please feel free to message me on here!