Self Care Is Not Selfish: Preventing Burnout

The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) presented the session titled “Self Care is Not Selfish: Preventing Burnout” at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference on Saturday, June 22. Emily Clasper, Janie Hermann, Djaz Zulida, Carson Block, Kyle Courtney, and Sarah Houghton presented their experiences with self-care and burnout — a prevalent issue in libraries.

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Diversity, Equity, & Justice Talks: In & Beyond the Library

The program “Diversity, Equity, and Justice Talks: In and Beyond the Library” took place at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference on Saturday, June 22. Sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Diversity and Inclusion Committee, the session featured three panelists: Christine Smith (collections services librarian at Concordia University), Monica Figueroa (music cataloging librarian at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), and JJ Pionke (applied health sciences librarian at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

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