Group Project

Working on our group project for PLMI yesterday and today proved to be a very rewarding experience in that we didn't know that our section would be "Administration" or that our three sub-categories would be employee evaluations, dress code policy, and event planning, until we "drew them" from a mix, giving us the opportunity to quickly choose our tasks based on our individual areas of expertise.  Our group was able to divide each section evenly, create a plan for each of our choices, and then put all the pieces together in an orderly and professional presentation.  The best part of all - we all learned valuable information from one another and it was fun!

Winning Friends

In Tuesday's session, when Mary talked about winning friends and using it as a leadership philosophy, I was very impressed by this method.  It makes complete and total sense in the library line of work because everything that we do falls under such a broad umbrella, and always involves people.  If we can't build positive relationships in the services we provide, then we wouldn't be able to provide the quality of service that our job as librarians requires.

Librarians must develop relationships with a wide range of groups as well as individuals including our customers, library stakeholders, governing bodies on local and state levels, schools, and community partners.

PLMI 2015 Team Aspect and Projects

At this, PLMI 2015, our final year before graduation, we have been afforded a new methodology to our training.  That methodology is working together as I team.  Personally, I have observed as well as experienced more enthusiasm among my classmates and for myself as well.  When working together as a team, you tend to learn and create at the same time, with each member of the team having something special to offer to the project.

I believe that all of the projects involved as part of this year's curriculum will prove beneficial to each of us, as we will gain a wealth of new knowledge, skills, methods, and best practices, that we can each bring home with us to our libraries.  I am looking forward to taking the culmination of everything I have learned in the program these last three years, especially from this year's team projects, and putting them into action at my library.  I am also looking forward to graduation!!