Surviving the Stacks Podcast
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Are you finding library work more difficult than you anticipated?
Are you struggling with patron or community challenges?
Are you working in a toxic workplace or having difficulty with your board, colleagues, or supervisor?
If so, you are not alone.
Let us help you find a way to survive the stacks!
Featuring stories and examples from across the globe, this podcast seeks to increase support to library workers and administrators experiencing challenges, bring awareness of the public to common library concerns, improve understanding about the reasons why libraries are seeing these challenges, and share innovative solutions for libraries to consider using in their own community.
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Podcast Hosts:
Dr. Beth Wahler
As a library consultant, researcher, trainer, and advocate based in the U.S., Beth works with libraries of all sizes from around the world to understand their needs, help them adopt and improve trauma-informed approaches for addressing these needs (benefiting both staff and patrons), and increase support for staff. Having collaborated with libraries for nearly nine years, she brings a wealth of knowledge about the challenges of library work and innovative solutions for addressing these challenges. Find out more about Beth and her work.
Dr. Jane Garner
An Australian researcher and educator, Jane has spent her career helping libraries support marginalized and underserved populations and learning the needs of library staff for serving these individuals and communities. She brings years of experience working in and with libraries to this podcast, and is excited to share what she’s learned to help others find solutions to their challenges. Find out more about Jane and her work.
Episode Topics and Related Resources
Episode Zero- “Welcome to Surviving the Stacks!”
Episode One- “All Things to All People”
Additional Resources:
Cultivating a Relationship-Driven Library: A Toolkit (by Noah Lenstra)
Urban Library Trauma Study (Urban Librarians Unite)
Get in touch.
Beth and Jane want to hear from YOU! Please reach out with questions or comments about challenges you’re experiencing in your library work, or to share innovative ideas your library has tried to address patron or community challenges or to address organizational or workplace conditions. Your story, question, or comment could be featured on an upcoming podcast episode*!
*Please note that you have the option of requesting that your information remain anonymous if you’d like to ask a question confidentially.