Better Library Leaders-- Library Leadership Skills For School, Public, Academic, And Special Librarians

Here goes...after a lot of prepping and blog posting, the Better Library Leaders Podcast is live! If you're looking for a show that talks about the ins and outs of great library leadership, then this is the podcast for you! Each episode of the show will be divided into three sections, which I will describe in the show notes with a timestamp, comments, and some useful links.   Part 1--News Update The big (ok, medium-ish) news today is that I launched the podcast! I share a little bit about the format of this podcast, as well as my goals for the show. BLL Website: BetterLibraryLeaders.com BLL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/betterlibraryleaders/ BLL Twitter: @oklibrarian   Part 2--Interview with Alex Gates (4:55) Alex is a former journalist and current school librarian at an elementary school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We had a brief chat at the Oklahoma Library Association conference about libraries and leadership.   Part 3--The Secret to Fearless Leadership (8:50) In this Spotlight Segment, I share what i