3: Management II: First big lesson of library school

I did more than make friends during my Library Management course. I decided how to focus my attention. Because ivory towers are not real. Our first big assignment was to develop an enhancement to a library with a budget of $400,000, write a paper about it, and make a presentation. My group chose to addContinueContinue reading “3: Management II: First big lesson of library school”

2: Management I: Defeated by a book report

My first class in library school was Management. I was very excited. I was Going to Be a Librarian. The first assignment was a two-page report on a management title of our choice. Yes, a book report. I chose what I thought would be a profound and instructive text from the Harvard Business School. IContinueContinue reading “2: Management I: Defeated by a book report”

Library school diaries 1

Join me on a look back at my decision to return to school at 31 to get a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science at Wayne State University. I’ll also share a subsequent tale of high adventure: I survived a hurricane at Disney Springs. I’ll talk about the most important lessons I learned inContinueContinue reading “Library school diaries 1”