Library Land Loves

Library Land Loves hosts our first-ever French-language episode! Le 25 septembre est la journée des franco-ontariens – une journée où les francophones et francophiles de l’Ontario peuvent fièrement célébrer leur identité, leur culture, leur histoire et leurs batailles. Ariane Bercier, membre du conseil de l’ABO-Franco et bibliothécaire à la bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa, partage ses recommandatio...

Not that there's anything wrong with interviewing dogs, but this week we are back with a real, live, person!  Joining Emily today is Tara Wong, Chief Executive Officer of Oakville Public Library.  Emily and Tara discuss the importance of using your network, asking for help, and how to adjust to the added pressures and responsibilities that come with leadership.  And how even when you've made it to...

One of the first ever Library Land Podcasts sees the light of day. Join two former members of the OLA team as they discuss their favourite dog's moments at the office.  Originally recorded in, by Michael Rogowski (https://twitter.com/mrogows) and Mary Rose O'Connor (https://ca.linkedin.com/in/maryroselib).  Big thank you to them!

We sit down with Paula Cardozo and Emma Scott, two University of Lethbridge librarians who are interested in salary negotiations in academic libraries. Emily, Paula, and Emma discuss the importance of slowing down, being prepared, watching your self-talk, and knowing your worth when heading into a negotiation.  UofL Librarian Job Offer Negotiation Resources: https://libguides.uleth.ca/c.php?g=7072...

It's Michelle's farewell episode, and while we are sorry to see her go (at least for now), we happily welcome Emily Burns to the OLA team. Join us for a passing of the torch... and also a chat about onboarding and the best ways to go about it.  How do you bring someone new into an organization? What's it like to be the new person?  We have both perspectives represented here, and we hope you'll joi...

Library Land Loves Kelsey Merkley and the fantastic work that she's done with UnCommon Women, a group she founded to celebrate the work done by women for the open movement. Not only is Kelsey my favourite open expert, she's also my go-to resource for all things bourbon. Come join us for a tasting, won't you?

Join our discussion with Maria Martella from Tinlids as she takes us through her favourite reads of the season.  This episode was published on November 27, 2018.  Hosted by Michelle Arbuckle, Director of Education & Member Engagement at OLA.  Produced by Esteban Dorado-Troughton, Member Relations Coordinator at OLA.

Michelle sits down with Sarah Meilleur, Director, Service Delivery at the Calgary Public Library to discuss the amazing features in their new Central Library. The library is situated in downtown Calgary and opened it's doors today, November 1, 2018!  Sarah worked with her colleagues to develop an amazing building that features public art, spaces for quiet and spaces for play, spaces for prayer and...

Join us as we sit down with Rebecca Raven, CEO of Brampton Library to talk about all things change. We discuss how to make change more palatable in your organization, ways to make change more effective and how to get more buy-in for change.

Wendy Newman (aka The Meryl Streep of Libraryland) is the lady you want to talk to when it comes to political action and making your library count during election season. Spoiler alert: it's ALWAYS election season. Learn the top five ways that Wendy recommends for getting engaged in the political process, making your library important to key decision makers and the best ways to make library suppor...

Welcome to Season Two of Library Land Loves! September is here, which means it's back to school season. Diana Maliszewski, teacher librarian extraordinaire gives us five tips on energizing your school library and keeping that energy through the whole school year.  You can find Diana online at @MsMollyTL!

We sit down with Gillian Byrne, Manager of Toronto Reference Library at Toronto Public Library and Twitter resident for 11 years.  Gillian and Michelle chat about The Top 5 Ways to Use Twitter - what's good, what's bad, and what's a garbage fire. They do not talk about female wrestlers or cats (much).

Libraries traditionally are known as a silent space, but should they be? Anyone working in a public library or close to a group study area know that libraries can be quite noisy. Should we encourage the sounds with our own music, or should we revert to our 'Shhh' techniques? Michelle chats with Steven Kraus from OLS-North on the role of music in a library setting.

With summer comes summer reading! And with summer reading comes conversations about those books. We've all had conversations like this before: Someone boasts about how great a book is and after we read it, we just can't see it. Or we can't understand the hype of a book. Well, in this episode, the staff at the Ontario Library Association talk about those books, and then recommend a book that they w...

We're so used to being disappointed with a movie adaptation of a book. It never lives up to the world we create in our head. But there are those rare moments when we're surprised and the movie is better! We sat down with Kristen Caschera of the OPLA RA Committee to discuss her top 5 movies that show us that the movie can be better than the book.

It's summer! Which means hot weather, cold drinks, and patios. But it also means those quirky and odd summer jobs. We surveyed the office here at The Ontario Library Association and asked staff what their most memorable summer job was. Names and locations have been omitted when needed ;)

Michelle sits down with Maureen Barry during her last week as CEO of the Burlington Public Library. Maureen reflects on the Top 5 most memorable moments of her career and also touches on advice for future CEOs.

From Harry Potter to Doctor Who, you can use your job as an excuse to show your inner geek. Liz from the Barrie Public Library shows us five different programs she implements that allows her to geek out hard.

Take a walk through the Toronto International Film Festival Library and resources with Michelle Lovegrove Thompson, Senior Manager at the TIFF Library and Archives. She talks about her top five resources and materials within the collection.

Ever dream of escaping your life and trying your hand at a literary one? We exercise that thought by discussing the top 5 men found in literature we'd leave our current relationship for.

Join award winning author Vikki VanSickle as she discusses the top 5 Young Adult books that adults should read.

Have you been following #jackslibrarytour? We sit down with Jack and Lanrick Bennett Jr. (@myonlinelifenow) to discuss Jack's top five favourite libraries! Jack his Father have been actively visiting libraries in the GTA and beyond, and they've been documenting all of their trips on social media. We had a great conversation about what makes a good library, and how they set out on this fantastic ad...

Librarians discuss their most memorable moments with readers. This podcast was recorded on location at the 2018 RA in a Day conference in Mississauga.

Marnie Seal, Librarian at Cambrian College, reflects on her top five items they didn't teach you in Library School.

Desmond Wong talks about his top five Indigenous Resources that will help library workers with Indigenous populations.