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SUMMARY:Motherhood and Business Librarianship: A Panel (ALA Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce that we 
 have contracted with ALA to provide our members with access to their live 
 webinars.  These webinars are free to MLS members who register through our 
 calendar.  Please do not register directly with ALA. Members who register 
 directly with ALA are responsible for paying their registration fee. 
 \n\nPlease help us keep MLS sponsored training free for all members. If you 
 are unable to attend the live webinar\, please cancel your registration. A 
 cancellation link can be found in your confirmation email\, or you may 
 contact Sarah Donnelly at sdonnelly@masslibsystem.org to cancel. 
 \n\n\nDescription\n\nBusiness librarianship often comes with high 
 expectations- fast-paced environments\, faculty partnerships\, high-profile 
 student consulting\, data-intensive reference work\, and a demand for 
 responsiveness. At the same time\, many business librarians are navigating 
 another complex role: motherhood.\n\nThis panel brings together business 
 librarians who are also mothers to explore the intersections between 
 caregiving and professional identity. Panelists will discuss how motherhood 
 shapes their approaches to instruction\, leadership\, research\, and 
 service. Topics will include navigating parental leave\, managing 
 unpredictable schedules\, handling bias or assumptions in the workplace\, 
 and building support systems- both personal and professional.\n\nWe'll also 
 reflect on how the skills honed through parenting (time management\, 
 negotiation\, empathy\, long-range planning) contribute to professional 
 success\, and how the business librarianship community can become more 
 inclusive of parent professionals.\n\nWhether you're a current or future 
 parent\, a manager\, or someone interested in issues of gender equity and 
 work-life integration\, this session offers space for candid conversation\, 
 community-building\, and advocacy.\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\n\nBy the end 
 of this webinar\, the participant will be able to:\n\n\n	Explore how 
 caregiving responsibilities shape professional identity and practice in 
 business librarianship\n	Understand the unique challenges and opportunities 
 faced by librarian-parents in high-demand academic environments\n	Identify 
 practical strategies and institutional supports that can help balance work 
 and family\n	Foster community and conversations among library professionals 
 navigating similar life and career stages. \n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\nRashida 
 Scott Barnes\, Sr. Assistant Library\, San Diego State 
 University\n\nLumarie Guth\, Business Librarian\, Western Michigan 
 University\n\nSummer Krstevka\, Associate Librarian\, Wake Forest 
 University\n\nModerator: \n\nIlana Stonebraker Head\, Business/SPEA 
 Library\, Indiana University\n\n\n\nAccessibility Information\n\nIf you 
 have questions or requests regarding accessibility\, contact ce@ala.org or 
 at 312-280-5100.
LOCATION:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Learning Services":MAILTO:learn@masslibsystem.org
CATEGORIES:Vendor Webinar - ALA
CONTACT;CN="Learning Services":MAILTO:learn@masslibsystem.org
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URL:https://calendar.masslibsystem.org/event/16282100
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