Changing the paradigm on how we perceive the value of librarians' skills. Podcast hosted by @LoreneK025 Episodes drop at noon on Mondays. #hirelibrarians

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Reading is reading. It all counts.
Okay, so, listen, I'm not that into audiobooks. I'll occasionally partake, but I prefer looking at text, highlighting stuff, marking it up, etc., and I can't do that with an audiobook. But I'll be damned if I'm gonna tolerate someone claiming that listening to an audiobook means you didn't "actually read it." As though it doesn't count. People have all sorts of good reasons for preferring audiobooks, and I'm so damn glad that option exists for those who need it. Let folks engage with written works in a way that's accessible and meaningful for them, and don't diminish that. It's none of your business. Move along.
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Gah! @kingpangnapa is following me! Check out my interview with the Penguin King's creator. #hirelibrarians thelibrarianlinkover.com/202…
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Replying to @Fobettarh
This is ridiculous.
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HAHA She only wanted to be on desk?
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Replying to @beastlibrarian
So many people get into the profession who have no idea what they are getting into. I've had a lot of reference librarians who don't really want to work on the desk. I mean, that's the job, especially in small/medium libraries.
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Replying to @INALJNaomi
Well, that's a relief.
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Replying to @abigailleigh
Salaries are often ridiculously low in traditional library roles, especially in publics where so many jobs are PT. It doesn't help that many libraries are removing the MLIS requirement for service desk and branch manager roles, which lowers the salary more.
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Replying to @INALJNaomi
Oh no! I hope you're doing ok.
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Very high praise coming from you. Thank you so much! I love doing my podcast. It's really great that listeners get so much out of it, too. #hirelibrarians
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Replying to @NoetheMatt
I don't know enough about WV state politics to know if it will pass the Senate. I hope not.
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I'm not saying ALA is good with PR. I'm just telling you about my experience, which might be what is happening here. Very few people actually know what happened and only one of them can talk about it.
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People leaving can say whatever they want. Why hasn't she done an interview? When someone comes in to a big job with lots of fan fair. Then quietly leaves seemingly quickly, it means something. I'm not saying it's bad. I'm just saying that nobody knows. It's legit to ask why.
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Evidence? I'm not on trial, counselor. When I was a pub lib director, I fired a few people. The lib's lawyer advised we cannot speak on it because we had to protect their privacy. The people leaving can say whatever they want and the library cannot. 1/
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The only people who really know what happened is her and probably only a couple board members. Anyone implying anything probably doesn't have all the facts. I'm not usually an ALA defender. They have a lot of problems and I'm sure they didn't want this one.
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Replying to @INALJNaomi
Employers can't offer info about why a person no longer works for them. The employee is free to speak, but the employer cannot. They are legally bound to privacy unless the staffer releases them. Doesn't sound like she's done that. This one is not on ALA trying to hide anything.
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