Webinars and Courses

Register(ed) – Redux: Critical Hope Course with Dominican University School of Information Studies (June 2025)

After finishing an inaugural course with encouraging student participation and feedback, I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be teaching another section of my special topics course (LIS 805), Critical Hope & Self-Preservation in Contemporary Librarianship, with the Dominican University School of Information Studies. The 8-week fully asynchronous course offers 3 graduate credit hours for currently […]

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From the May 2024 Course: Course Evaluations

I recently completed instruction for my “Deconstructing Low-Morale Experiences in Academic Libraries” course, which was hosted on the Library Juice Academy platform. This is the first time since the Pandemic that I’ve offered the course.  Early in the course, I gathered cohort information about their low-morale experiences – you can view the results here. At

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Reserved: Various (April 2024)

Next month, I’ll be collaborating with several groups, from offering keynotes to teaching. Follow the applicable links below to learn more and/or register! April 8, 2024 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library Adult Services Staff Retreat (not open to the public). April 11, 2024 | Illinois State University Milner Library: Bryant Jackson Lecture – 11AM EST April

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Register: Enrollment Open for May 2024 Library Juice Academy Course (February 2024)

I’ll be offering one section of my “Deconstructing the Low-Morale Experience in Academic Libraries” course via Library Juice Academy. The four-week course begins on May 6 and runs through June 2. Review the course description or browse previous course session evaluations (first session, second session) and student-generated reading lists (first session, second session). Seats are

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Music that Renews

Since 2019, I’ve been facilitating Renewal Workshops & Seminars (and since 2020, Renewal Colloquia). As part of these events, I ask attendees to share a favorite song. Now, I’m pleased to share something new – Renewal Miniplays. I hope these short curated playlists uplift & energize your spirit, knowing that the recommendations come from people

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From the January 2020 Course: Suggested Resources from Students

This post is the second of a two-part series of items I’m sharing from the third session of my course, “Deconstructing the Low-Morale Experience in Academic Libraries,” which was offered via Library Juice Academy in January 2020. During the course, students shared resources that they have considered or that are helping them change their work

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Revealed: A Low Morale Course for Racial and Ethnic Minority Librarians

I’m elated to announce that my partnership with Library Juice Academy has expanded to offer my new course, “Reimagining Workplace Empowerment: Reducing Low Morale for Racial and Ethnic Minority Librarians.” The four-week intensive, asynchronous course starts in May and centers my second low morale study on racial and ethnic minority academic librarians (co-authored with Ione T. Damasco,

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From the January 2020 Course: A Student’s Personal Code of Professional Integrity

This post is the first part of a two-part series of items I’m sharing from the third session of my course, “Deconstructing the Low-Morale Experience in Academic Libraries,” which was offered via Library Juice Academy in January 2020. Patricia shares an endorsement of her course mates along with her response to the course’s last assignment,

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Enrollment Open for January 2020 Low Morale Course

https://twitter.com/AzacMonster/status/1135611233401417728 The third session of my course, “Deconstructing the Low-Morale Experience in Academic Libraries,” is now open for enrollment. The asynchronous course begins January 6 and runs through January 31, 2020. This course is hosted via Library Juice Academy. NOTE: this course is open to anyone facing or recovering from low morale while working in

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From the May 2019 Course: Course Evaluations

This post is the second of a two-part series of items I’m sharing from the second session of my course, “Deconstructing the Low-Morale Experience in Academic Libraries,” which was offered via Library Juice Academy in May 2019. Following are some summarized results of the course evaluation. The evaluation was voluntary with 31% of participants responding.

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