Full Description
Practicing academic, public, school and special librarians and LIS faculty in the United States offer practical how-to essays on managing stress as working librarians. Creative methods of diffusing stress are emphasized, adaptive to various types of libraries and job descriptions.
The book is divided into several parts: Defusing and Reducing Conflict at Work; Stress Management; Library Programs for Patrons and Staff; Balancing the Professional and the Personal; Juggling Responsibilities; Easing Stress on a Budget; Overcoming Challenges; and Navigating Career Transitions.
Facing budget and staff cuts, increasingly diverse patrons, and rapidly changing technology, librarians have stressful jobs and this collection helps meet a concrete need.
Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword: Julia L. Eisenstein
Introduction: Carol Smallwood and Linda Burkey Wade
Part I : Defusing and Reducing Conflict at Work
Dealing with Impossible Co-Workers
Kathleen Clauson
Let's Work it Out: Managing Conflict in Libraries
Lisa A. Forrest
Part II: Stress Management
Gender Specific Stress Management Strategies
Leigh A. Woznick
Laughter in the Library
Su Epstein
Shelving Stress Through Self-Care and Nutrition
Amy Bodine and Kim Rush Lynch
The Active Librarian: The Importance of Physical Activity for Mental and Physical Well-Being
John Boyd and Elizabeth Cramer
Leave Me Alone! The Value of Solitude
Jonathan Frater
Part III: Library Programs for Patrons and Staff
Planning Library Programs for Patrons
Beth Nieman
The Benefit and Implementation of an Employee Yoga Program
Kymberly Anne Goodson
Librarians Helping Each Other: A Staff StressBusters Program
Aislinn Catherine Sotelo and Shirley A. Higgins
Part IV: Balancing the Professional and the Personal
De-Stressing: Conscious Choices at Work and Home
Maryann Mori
Journaling Your Professional Life: Appreciate the Journey
Cristina Hernandez Trotter
Avoiding and Recovering from Burnout
Samantha Schmehl Hines
Part V: Juggling Responsibilities
The Real Cost of Doing More with Less
Pamela O'Sullivan
Meeting the Demands of Teaching
Marcia E. Rapchak
Employee Empowerment as a Strategy for Supervisors
James B. Casey
Part VI: Easing Stress on a Budget
Affordable Library Makeovers
Sharon M. Britton
Funding Your Media Program in Lean Times
Barbara Fiehn
Downsizing Stress: Dealing with Budgetary and Staff Cuts
Stacey R. Ewing and Janelle West
Done in a Day: Effective Use of Volunteer Labor
Jeffrey DiScala and Sheri Anita Massey
Part VII: Overcoming Challenges
Being an "Only One": The Sole Minority on Staff
Charlcie K. Pettway Vann
The Trailing Spouse: A Portable Career
Kimberly Swanson
So You've Been Laid Off, Now What?
Lara Frater
Part VIII: Navigating Career Transitions
The Over-Underemployed Librarian: The Full-Time Stress of Multiple Part-Time Jobs
Zara T. Wilkinson
Stuck in Security: The Mid-Career Frustrations of the Tenured Academic Librarian
Beth Evans
No Time Like the Present: Proactive Retirement Planning
Aline D. Wilson
About the Contributors
Index
