When the weather turns cooler, we begin our focus on the end-of-year slow down – and perhaps also, to considering how to refine or expand our approaches to healing, recovery, and self-discovery. Here are a few titles to consider – and as always, feel free to share your picks, as well! Burke, T. & Brown, […]
Book Haul: Self-Trust Read More »
Earlier this year, Elaina Norlin invited me to be a guest on the Workplace Chronicles podcast (presented by the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries). Our conversation focused on my low-morale experience studies and also went further into how I’ve been: considering and supporting low-morale experience recovery and healing; leveraging coaching skills to support library workers
Recorded: Workplace Chronicles Podcast – ASERL (September 2026) Read More »
In the latter units of this course, students are guided through content and conversations surrounding morale, which then move into conversations about self-preservation and alignments with critical hope praxis. As part of these discussions, students were offered the optional opportunity to take the Low-Morale Experience Assessment. Following are two sets of results (one from each
As fall arrives and settles in, I’ll be speaking at several events! September 17 | Oberlin Group of Libraries Annual Meeting (Colorado Springs, Colorado) October 8 | 2026 Minnesota Library Association Conference (this year’s event is virtual – check out the schedule) October 19 | 2026 Virginia Library Association Conference (Norfolk, Virginia). See the program.
Reserved: Various (September & October 2026) Read More »
During the first week of our course, we explored the contemporary principles of Critical Hope practice, brought to us via our core text, Critical Hope: How to grapple with complexity, lead with purpose, and cultivate transformative social change by Kari Grain. As part of our discussion, we also considered the role of positionality associated identities
For the past few years, I’ve taught my original course, Critical Hope & Self-Preservation in Contemporary Librarianship with the Dominican University School of Information Studies. This year I expanded availability of this course by offering it through the University of South Carolina School of Information Science (iSchool)! Moreover, it was made available to both degree-seeking students
This month I’m excited to continue refining my leadership through supporting LIS’ emerging leaders – as we lean into the summer, I’ll be returning to lead or facilitate conversations at two important events: July 13 – 15 | Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians (with co-faculty Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros and Ione T. Damasco)
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One of the first non-physical impacts of low-morale experience that folks have shared with me is withdrawal from hobbies and interests that were once areas of joy, pleasure, focus, and/or connection. So, when I think about countermeasures of workplace harm, naturally, creativity is a top Self-Preservation tool. Here are some books that may help you
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Just in time for summer! I’ll be speaking virtually and in-person at the following events – I’m excited to continue offering spaces for intention practice and ongoing learning. See you there! June 3, 2026 | Orbis Cascade Alliance: “Activating Self-Preservation: Honoring & Honing Intuition.” 10A PT/1P ET (Register now!) June 11, 2026 | Stony Brook
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Here are my speaking events for early Spring! I hope you’ll be able to attend these free community-centered events. April 14, 2026 | Radical Empathy and Leadership (REAL) Lab: “Reconsidering Rest: A Community Conversation,” 11A ET (Register now!) April 28, 2026 | Institute for Reimagining Engagement in Academic Libraries (iREAL): “Considering Collective Care and Radical
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