About a month ago, I talked with Marquita Gooch, host of the Black in the Stacks podcast. In the episode, we candidly discussed navigating and recovering from workplace harm. In addition to sharing our own experiences, we also talked about recovery pathways, including the importance of community support, acknowledging grief, and the role of self-preservation. […]
Recorded: Black in the Stacks Podcast (March 2026) Read More »
In late May, I joined the hosts of Overdue: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries podcast. Laree Dominguez and Brittany Young are so collaborative and fun! I had a great time talking with them about my low-morale experience research, collective care, and a practice I’ve been doing as I consider low-morale experience recovery. The episode has
Recorded: Overdue Podcast (July 2025) Read More »
I’m the guest on Episode 4 of the new podcast, “Surviving the Stacks,” hosted by Dr. Beth Wahler and Dr. Jane Garner, both researchers and consultants working with libraries through social work and library practice and education lenses, respectively. In my conversation with them, we discuss my low-morale experience work, including insights on organizational culture,
Recorded: Surviving the Stacks Podcast (October 2024) Read More »
Emily Weak, founder of Hiring Librarians, has started a series profiling coaches who offer services/support to library workers – and I’m featured this month! Read the brief interview, which shares how I decided to begin coaching, my coaching philosophy/approach and services, and things to think about if you’re considering hiring a coach. If you’re seeking
Recorded: Hiring Librarians Coaching Profile (July 2024) Read More »
You don’t have to wait until your next job to practice self-preservation. You can start it now. – Kaetrena Davis Kendrick In the second part of The Hiring Librarians Podcast conversation with Emily Weak, we delve further into low-morale countermeasures, with a provocative look at self-preservation and the role of community in improving organizations. Listen
Recorded: The Hiring Librarians Podcast – Part 2 (January 2024) Read More »
“There’s this idea that work is supposed to be awful, and so, low morale is supposed to be in our organizations. I do not believe that. Low morale is not the default… there is a possibility for people working in libraries to enjoy their work and not be abused and neglected.” – Kaetrena Davis Kendrick
Recorded: The Hiring Librarians Podcast – Part 1 (January 2024) Read More »
Check out a brief interview I participated in for the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)’s professional development- focused blog. In the short discussion, I share my perspectives on the latest trends in access to professional development, and how how continuing education acts as a counter against low-morale experiences. Thanks to Raymond Pun for the
Lorene Kennard, host of The Librarian Linkover podcast, interviewed me about my latest low morale study, “The Cornered Office – A Qualitative Study of Low-Morale Experiences in Formal Library Leaders.” Our discussion explores some impact factors of low-morale experiences for formal leaders and surfaces insight on who should be responsible for improving workplace culture and
Recorded: The Librarian Linkover Podcast (June 2023) Read More »
Library Leadership Podcast host Adriane Juarez recently invited me to discuss my low-morale studies and how they can inform formal library leaders who want to improve their organization’s cultures, as well as some impact factors that may be influencing their own experiences. Listen to the episode.
Recorded: Library Leadership Podcast (November 2021) Read More »
In June 2020, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine invited me to reprise my #LIBREV(olution) presentation, so I shared updated data from my Low Morale Experience/COVID-19 (Coronavirus) survey. At the end of the session, attendees asked great questions from the role of anti-racism activity in reducing low morale in libraries to how to bring
Recorded: Library Responses to COVID-19: Impacts on Ongoing Low-morale Experiences Read More »