Four Years Up

It’s Renewals’ four-year anniversary (yesterday also marked the four-year anniversary of Renewers – Renewals’ connected Facebook community, and the second-year anniversary of Renewals’ Twitter and Instagram accounts).  This update also finds us heading into a third year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, Renewals’ communities have grown, its mission has been clarified, research has been published,Continue reading “Four Years Up”

Report: The Renewal Colloquium for Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (December 2021)

Two weeks ago, the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) held their Continuing Education Forum and invited me to lead a  Renewal Colloquium. Just under 50 were in attendance at the event, which was held virtually.  This reports shares some attendee data generated from the event’s pre-work activities, along with some data from theContinue reading “Report: The Renewal Colloquium for Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (December 2021)”

Reserved: The Renewal Colloquium @ Chief Officers of Library State Agencies (December 2021)

On Tuesday, December 7, I’ll be leading The Renewal Colloquium for Formal Libary Leaders at the Chief Officers of Library State Agencies’ (COSLA) Continuing Education Forum. COSLA is an independent organization of administrative leaders of state and territorial libraries (or the entity responsible for library development in those states/territories). Learn more about COSLA.