Download - The Power of One
THE POWER OF ONE
Judy Calhoun, DirectorSoutheast Arkansas Regional
Library&
Anna Bates, Assistant DirectorStuttgart Public Library
And yet it takes a dynamic duoto present this program
1 In 3 Librarians in the world works in a
One Person Library – Siess, 2006
SUPERPOWERS
Time Manipulati
on
Duplication
Summoning
Merging
Omniscience
Mind Control
10 TRAITS LIBRARIANS SHARE WITH SUPER HEROES1. Superheroes never give up.2. Superheroes always get the job done.3. Superheroes are the best at what they do.4. Superheroes have a purpose that is crystal clear.5. Superheroes are NOT flawless.6. Superheroes do not seek glory. 7. Superheroes help others. 8. Superheroes can do it by themselves, but are more powerful in teams.9. Superheroes’ true strength comes from their character.10. Superheroes accomplish huge feats.
SUPER LIBRARIAN UTILITY BELT Books Smallwood, Carol & Clapp, Melissa. (2011). How to
Thrive as a Solo Librarian. Scarecrow Press. Lewis, Linda. (2013). Effective Time Management
(Management Skills). Vizenio S.R.L. (Free to read on Amazon Prime).
Siess, Judith. (2006). The New OPL Sourcebook: A Guide for Solo and Small Libraries. Information Today, Inc.
St. Clair, Guy & Williamson, Joan. (1995). Managing the New One-Person Library (Information Services Management). Bowker-Saur.
SUPER LIBRARIAN UTILITY BELT Blogs The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian -
http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/ Flying Solo (SLA Solo Librarians Division) -
http://solo.sla.org/ OPL Plus (not just for OPL’s anymore) -
http://opls.blogspot.com/
Wikis http://wiki.sla.org http://wiki.sla.org/display/Toronto/Solot+Librarians
SUPER LIBRARIAN UTILITY BELT Listservs: SOLOLIB-L:
http://listserv.silverplatter.com/archives/sololib-l.html ARSL: [email protected] ALA: http://www.ala.org Association for Library Service to Children:
http://www.ala.org/alsc/ Young Adult Library Services Association:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/
Your State’s Library Association listserv
SUPER LIBRARIAN UTILITY BELT Websites Fantastic Fiction - http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/ Order in the Library -
http://web.archive.org/web/20070127034103/http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.swf
Organizations: SOLO Librarian Division, Special Libraries Association
Suggested Continual Reading: Library Journal Your State’s Library Association publication