1. Early Career Librarianship, Management, and Leadership
New Kids On The Block
Early Career Librarianship, Management, and Leadership
Holly Kouns -
Camille Thomas -
Elia Trucks -
Lead: Elia

2. Agenda What are we talking about? Introductions The Literature
Design Thinking
Activity!
Consent Forms
Worksheet

3. What are we even talking about?
Management
Leadership
Professional Development
Mentoring
Lead: Elia
Ask participants to define the terms and talk about it
Management -- “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” best practices for management characterized by: time management, organization, quick solutions
Leadership -- “becoming a leader even if you aren’t in a leadership position”, many different leadership styles characterized by: vision, creativity, collaboration, long term solutions
Professional Development
Mentoring
Note: Whiteboard/ big paper to write down audience definitions (group paper >> big paper)

4. Our Experiences Camille! @afrofuturistlib Holly! Elia! @eliatrucks
Lead: Camille
Camille: GA-ship, open access, mentoring (as a mentor and mentee), developing a new service for large university, untenured faculty
Holly: Full time library staff, directly from library school into management
Elia - Full time library staff, LONG UNEMPLOYMENT because of choices, basic librarian, untenured/contract faculty

5. Us vs. The Literature - Why does this matter?
Changing library culture (Reorganization, retirements, etc.)
Drift vs. Ambition vs. Skills
One size doesn’t fit all (traditional mentorship, expectations of leaders, management styles, etc.)
Lead: Camille
Common Threads
Internal appointments vs. applying for new positions
Most people advance internally either through new positions (reorganizations, retirement) or appointment
Most people do not begin ambitions to advance into leadership/management positions
Many people do not have leaders they feel would fit them as mentors
Traditional views of management/leadership pose a major obstacle for those looking to advance
Lack of exposure to develop Fundraising skills, yet required of many directors (multiple meanings -- grants, donors, friends of library program, projects, problem solving)
COUNTERPOINTS:
Leadership is seen as a shared/collaborative while management is not
Those who have a linear workstyle or prefer to be behind the scenes do not feel they fit into libraries’ collaborative direction
There may not be one end-all-be-all list of attributes. Some management/leadership style may suit different situations
Lack of motivation or desire to develop certain skills (e.g. fundraising, managing others)

6. Design Thinking Don’t freak out. Experiment! Abstract.
Drawing warm-up.
Design thinking is not linear thinking.
Lead: Holly

7. YOU ARE CREATIVE. Ground Rules Think abstract thoughts.
You might feel uncomfortable. That’s OK.
Keep moving. Make a doodle. You’re doing great!
Don’t worry, be happy :)
Lead: Holly

8. Now… you! Warm-up Draw your personal “crest”
Emotion - What makes you happy?
Physical - Where are you from?
Intellect - What was your major/favorite subject?
Spirit - What is your patronus?
Animal buddy
Lead: Holly
Icebreaker/warmup: Each table chooses a team name and a symbol

9. Exercise 1: Heroes
Lead: Camille

10. Heroes Examples

11. Exercise 2: Deconstruction
Lead: Camille
Focus on where you are now, or where you’ve been
Your role in the field, what you think you bring (all your experiences, not just your job)

12. Word Bank Creativity Activate Vision Significance
Communication Risk-taking
Initiative Futuristic
Independent Transparent
Collaborative People First
Emotional Intelligence Listener
Dedication Flexibility
Knowledge Direct
Influence Positivity
Experience Discipline
Enthusiasm
Inclusivity
Authenticity
Trustworthiness
Commitment

13. Exercise 3: Metaphors
Lead: Elia

14. Metaphor Examples

15. Exercise 4: Reconstruction
Lead: Holly

16. Reconstruction Examples

17. Sources
Birsel, A. (2015). Design the life you love: a step-by-step guide to building a meaningful future. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press.
Faulkner, A. A. (2016). Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks: Supervising Veteran Staff as an Early Career Librarian. Library Leadership & Management, 31(1), 1-15.
Bugg, K. (2016). The Perceptions of People of Color in Academic Libraries Concerning the Relationship Between Retention and Advancement as Middle Managers. Journal Of Library Administration, 56(4),
What We Talk About When We Talk About Leadership: A Review of Research on Library Leadership in the 21st Century Christopher Stewart
Olin, J., & Millet, M. (2015). Gendered expectations for leadership in libraries. In the Library with the Lead Pipe (2015)
Harris-Keith, C. (2016). What Academic Library Leadership Lacks: Leadership Skills Directors Are Least Likely To Develop, And Which Positions Offer Development Opportunity. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(4), doi: /j.acalib
Silva, E., & Galbraith, Q. (2017). Salary Negotiation Patterns between Women and Men in Academic Libraries. College & Research Libraries.
Phillips, A. a. (2014). What Do We Mean By Library Leadership? Leadership in LIS Education. Journal Of Education For Library & Information Science, 55(4),
Ly, P. (2015). Young and in Charge: Early-Career Community College Library Leadership. Journal Of Library Administration, 55(1),