How Do Library Staff Prioritize Loyalty?

I recently asked over 140 library workers how they prioritize loyalty on the job. It may help you to see how others have responded to this question.

Are you more loyal to the library, to your colleagues, or to yourself?

Take a moment to consider whether you are predominantly more loyal to the library as a whole, to your colleagues, or to yourself. There's no right or wrong answer.

Once you've done that, think about how your?loyalty alignment helps you, and a way that it?may put you at a disadvantage.

Learn more about this 4-hour online course: Values-Based Resiliency in the Workplace at https://plumlibrarian.com/

New Course Available:

The Modern Landscape of eAccessibility

DESCRIPTION

This highly interactive webinar includes information on processes and outcomes of the work of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Learn methods you can implement now to make your library a harder target for eAccessibility complaints.

You will also be able to compare your library to 620+ other mainly public libraries on key web accessibility success indicators. Learn about the supports a library needs to create and maintain an accessible digital footprint. Respondents include those who are already operating under a consent decree with the Department of Justice.

Reading about accessibility requirements can be dry work. eAccessibility implementation can feel burdensome or overwhelming, especially at first. Content authors who are not website administrators play a big role in compliance. This webinar shows both groups how screen reading software interprets digital material for users so you can understand how changes to your practices can make the biggest difference for them.?

You’ll also hear directly from four screen reader users, including one librarian. They talk about which aspects of eAccessibility impact them the most and what the current landscape is like. They also talk about how EDIA functions for visually impaired users on the web. Bring eAccessibility full circle for your library in this highly interactive webinar.

BIO

Sonya Schryer Norris has worked in eAccessibility since 1999. In 2016, she led the Library of Michigan web team through a two year remediation process after a Department of Justice civil rights complaint. Sonya then consulted with public libraries when they were investigated. In 2020-2022, she conducted a survey of over 600 public libraries on eAccessibility success indicators. Sonya has taught eAccessibility online and in person to thousands of library staff in all 50 states and internationally. She has presented on eAccessibility for ALA-CORE and PLA as well as the Library of Virginia. Sonya published on the public libraries eAccessibility survey with Jared Oates, COO of Niche Academy, in Computers in Libraries.

Cost: $500. Contact me to schedule a highly interactive webinar for your audience by emailing?me at?[email protected].

Sonya Schryer Norris

I engage regularly with audiences in person and online. Appearances include Public Library Association, CORE, Niche Academy, Computers in Libraries, PCI Webinars, and Florida Library Webinars.

Current topics include The Modern Landscape of eAccessibility.