Category: Featured

Chronic Illness in Libraries: A Conversation about Ableism and Librarianship

Free Event Chronic Illness and Librarianship December 3, 2025 12pm Eastern Register here           Join panelists Kelleen Maluski and Gina Kromhout for a moderated discussion on the overlap of chronic illness and librarianship. About the Panelists Kelleen Maluski has over 20 years of experience working in academic libraries, with most of … Read more Chronic Illness in Libraries: A Conversation about Ableism and Librarianship

Library Juice to offer space for sunsetting ALA Discussion Groups

The American Library Association is currently facing a severe financial crisis, which is forcing it to cut back on many activities. The reorganizing initiative is called “ALA Forward.” One of the things that is happening is that ALA is reviewing all of the different member groups to see which ones to keep and which ones … Read more Library Juice to offer space for sunsetting ALA Discussion Groups

Webinar – Coffee with Consultants

Recording Available Here.  Do you have questions about consulting in libraries? Join three consultants as they discuss the process of starting a business, finding customers, managing challenges, and remaining ethically oriented in a constantly changing field. Our Guests: Robin Fay is an instructor at LibraryJuice Academy and a metadata/systems analyst who consults with a variety … Read more Webinar – Coffee with Consultants

Our Certificate in Digital Curation and new DEI rules in red states

We’re started running into an issue that affects some customers in red states, and we are taking steps to accommodate them. Our Certificate in Digital Curation has a required course on “ethics and sustainability,” words that result in the class being banned for government employees. To give a path to completion for people who find … Read more Our Certificate in Digital Curation and new DEI rules in red states

Panelists sought

Library Juice Connections has a list of event ideas we want to move forward on. We are looking for people who’d like to serve as panelists on any of the following topics: Federal Librarians and Allies Strategy Session Library Prospects – an advice session for those interested in pursuing an MLIS Coffee with Consultants – … Read more Panelists sought

Webinar – Evaluating Collections for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Free Webinar Karen Kohn “Evaluating Collections for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” June 4, 11am Eastern Register here About the Webinar Libraries have long had a mission to serve all our users, going back to Ranganathan’s law that states “Every reader his book.” More recently libraries have understood this mission to include ensuring their collections reflect … Read more Webinar – Evaluating Collections for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Webinar: Developing a Coaching Approach to Leadership

Thursday, Dec 7th at 2pm EST / 11am PST [sign up] Using a coaching approach to leadership has a wide range of benefits, from improving morale and empowering your team members to improving productivity.  Definitions for managerial coaching are all over the place. Research in the coaching literature shows that many of the practices discussed … Read more Webinar: Developing a Coaching Approach to Leadership