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TRANSFORM and THRIVE : IDEAS to Invigorate Your Library and Your Community / DOROTHY STOLTZ, with Gail Griffith, James Kelly, Muffie Smith, and Lynn Wheeler

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2018Description: xvi, 151 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780838916223
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 023.9
Contents:
Part 1. Risk-taking. Startle yourself -- Learning the right things -- Taking intelligent risks -- Part 2. Treasure those you serve...so they will serve your. The golden rule -- Respect and goodwill -- Think things through -- Part 3. Become an outstanding library leader. Carnegie's light -- Getting everyone on the right page -- Finding treasures in your stacks -- Part 4. Activate creativity! The entrepreneurial spirit -- Tap into creative potential.
Summary: "Successful libraries are those that continuously learn to listen and respond, prioritizing an organizational approach that encourages library staff to work with each other as well as the community to create opportunities to thrive. In this book the authors demonstrate how it boils down to applying a handful of straightforward principles. This book walks readers through how to: identify the community's motivating factors; create a culture of learning at the library; apply courage, curiosity, and creativity to cope with challenges; ask the right questions to get the right answers; draw out creative ideas from both staff and the community; and use creativity exercises for both individual and group problem solving."
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Book Perpustakaan Alor Setar RFID Rujukan Dewasa R 023.9 STO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan A01645323

Includes index

Part 1. Risk-taking.
Startle yourself --
Learning the right things --
Taking intelligent risks -- Part 2. Treasure those you serve...so they will serve your.
The golden rule --
Respect and goodwill --
Think things through -- Part 3. Become an outstanding library leader.
Carnegie's light --
Getting everyone on the right page --
Finding treasures in your stacks -- Part 4. Activate creativity!
The entrepreneurial spirit --
Tap into creative potential.

"Successful libraries are those that continuously learn to listen and respond, prioritizing an organizational approach that encourages library staff to work with each other as well as the community to create opportunities to thrive. In this book the authors demonstrate how it boils down to applying a handful of straightforward principles. This book walks readers through how to: identify the community's motivating factors; create a culture of learning at the library; apply courage, curiosity, and creativity to cope with challenges; ask the right questions to get the right answers; draw out creative ideas from both staff and the community; and use creativity exercises for both individual and group problem solving."

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