Beth Gallaway Schreiber

A Day In the Life: Thursday February 3, 2022

What does a library director DO all day, you ask??? 7:30am alarm – snooze 7:39am alarm – snooze 7:40am scroll Facebook instead of making breakfast or tea or packing lunch 7:50am drag self out of bed, throw on comfortable shoes, don a dress too long for the rainy weather, and a zip up fair isleContinue reading “A Day In the Life: Thursday February 3, 2022”

Blossom: A Free Virtual Symposium for Library Staff focused on their health and wellness

I’m speaking on the Keynote panel at this library symposium in March. Register at https://blossom.heysummit.com/

Pain in the Brain!

Or, the Fair Garden and Swarm of Beasts! Thanks to the MA Regional Library System for hosting several visits around the state in 2011. Materials from the session follow!

WoW Appearance

I talked about gaming in libraries in WoW with librarians in the Ironforge Library on the Oceanic server Saurfang for the State Library of New South Wales; thanks to Ellen Forsyth for the invitation! The talk covered downloadable games to use in libraries, game design with Scratch, and Outcome Based Evaluations (OBEs); the results from theContinue reading “WoW Appearance”

NEFLIN Presentation

Thanks to the NELFIN for inviting me to present on gaming at Florida Gateway College on March 18. In this unique session, I tried to run the presentation like a game! We showed two prerequisites, then allowed the audience to vote on what modules to try next, and integrated hands-on gaming time. Slides and handoutsContinue reading “NEFLIN Presentation”

Library Behavior 101

Or, the Fair Garden and Swarm of Beasts! Thanks to the Southern Adirondack Library System for hosting my visit today. Materials from the session follow after the break.

Children’s Collection Development

Thanks to NEFLIN for hosting my webinar on Children’s Collection Development in January. Slides and links follow after the break.

NELFIN Webinar: YA Collection Development

Thanks to NEFLIN for hosting my webinar on YA collection development in December. Slides and links follow after the break.

Teen Library Behavior 101

Thanks to the New Hampshire Library Association for inviting me to speak at their business meeting in November 2010 on the topic of Teen Behavior! Slides, links and handouts follow after the break.

Youth Services Confab!

Thanks to the Mississippi State Library Commission for hosting me for two workshops in November 2010 at the Youth Services Confab! Slides and handouts for each session follow after the break.