Program presentations and handouts have begun to be posted from last week’s 2014 ULA Annual Conference. It was a great conference. If you saw an idea you liked or want to catch up on presentations that you missed, please follow the link.
Pamela Martin, Reference Librarian for Merrill-Cazier library at Utah State University and incoming President of the Utah Library Association calls in to talk about the fast-approaching ULA conference, especially what she is excited for and some ideas for her upcoming year as president.
We will be releasing a new podcast every Thursday.
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Kristen Stehel of the Utah State Library, and a managing editor here at Creative Libraries Utah, joins the podcast to discuss her experience at the Public Library Association Conference, the upcoming ILEAD USA opportunities in the state of Utah, and the many other exciting things going on at the State Library and in her life.
We will be releasing a new podcast every Thursday.
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We are all about collaboration here at Creative Libraries Utah so we are very excited about ULA’s new mentoring program. Mentoring connects individuals and the institutions that they serve. Mentoring is key to professional development and truly helps with professional satisfaction. Here is a link to the program and the announcement from the Utah Library Association.
Utah Library Association Mentoring Exchange
“Utah Library Association Mentoring Exchange
The Utah Library Association is founding a mentoring exchange. We are calling for willing mentors and interested mentees. Mentoring relationships can be essential to professional development and personal fulfillment. The mentoring relationship is personal and should be enriching to mentor and mentee alike. ULA is invested in the development and sustainability of librarians in Utah and believes a mentoring program an invaluable resource.
A small group of interested librarians will be helping connect mentors and mentees. If you are willing to be a mentor please send a short (one page) biography to [email protected] . If you are interested in being a mentee please submit a biography (including professional aspirations) to [email protected] . Once connected, no one is obligated to remain in a mentoring relationship. Each relationship will be unique and will be exclusively molded by the mentor and mentee.
This will be an ongoing program, so please feel free to inquire at any time.”