Break Room Chats

Welcome to Break Room Chats, the podcast of the New Professionals Section of the Library Leadership and Management Association of ALA. To continue the conversation, please visit the New Professionals Section Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/LLAMA.NPS/ . We're also on twitter @LLAMA_NPS.

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Episode 43: State of Community 2019 with Stephanie Van Ness, Heather James, and Aisha Conner-Gaten

Stephanie Van Ness, Heather James, and Aisha Conner-Gaten discuss the state of the Library Leadership and Management Association, the New Professionals Community of Practice, and Core. Contact Chair Stephanie Van Ness at stephanie.vanness@nau.edu and find more information about Core at core.ala.org

Nov 25, 2019•36 min

Ep 42 Kyra Hahn PSLF program

Librarian/activist Kyra Hahn (Douglas County Libraries) talks with Break Room Chats about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) that almost all librarians can be taking advantage of!...

Jul 19, 2019•1 hr 16 min

Ep 41 Dana Gee

Dana Gee talks with Elspeth about her experiences and her thoughts about term labor in archives.

Jun 07, 2019•32 min

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