Editorial: Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
By Editorial Board, Ellie Collier and Brett Bonfield We at Lead Pipe have had so much going on with us individually and as a collective... Read More
Resilience vs. Sustainability: The Future of Libraries
by Karen Munro The New Status Quo Inside and outside of libraries, everybody is nervous about change. We use terms like “disruptive change” and “tipping... Read More
Leading with Heart
by Eric Frierson Introduction There are sections of the bookstore many people don’t want to be seen in. For me, it’s the business section. Every... Read More
Are You Reading YA Lit? You Should Be.
by Gretchen Kolderup I’m a young adult librarian, but I didn’t read young adult lit when I was a teen myself. I was a precocious... Read More
Collaborating with Faculty Part 2: What Our Partnerships Look Like
This is the second in a two-part series on librarian collaboration with faculty. Part 1, published on April 7, 2011, presents a five-step program for... Read More
TAKE ACTION NOW! Becoming a Legislative Advocate for Libraries
by Emily Ford Introduction If you work in a library, chances are you’ve seen or heard calls for you to become a library legislative advocate.... Read More
Understanding library impacts on student learning
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome guest author Derek Rodriguez. Derek serves as a Program Officer with the Triangle Research... Read More
Tangoing All the Way: Is Everything Negotiable?
By Brett Bonfield “Negotiation seems like dancing the Tango, two steps forward, two steps back and suddenly three surprising steps forward.” — Margot Wallström Smart,... Read More
A Short Distance Correctly: 13 Ways of (Not) Writing (Contrarian) Librarianship
by Leigh Anne Vrabel “It’s one of those things a person has to do; sometimes a person has to go a very long distance out... Read More
Revisiting the ALA Membership Pyramid
by Eric Frierson Introduction Almost three years ago, Emily Ford wrote a post on ALA’s membership pyramid. In this post, she commented on the need... Read More