Everything You Ever Wanted to Know Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Finding Your First Librarian Jobabout Finding Your First Librarian Job

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PresentersPresenters::Ashley Parker-Graves, Director, Mid-Arkansas Ashley Parker-Graves, Director, Mid-Arkansas

Regional Library and the Malvern-Hot Spring Regional Library and the Malvern-Hot Spring County LibraryCounty Library

Suzy Szasz Palmer, Dean of the Library, Suzy Szasz Palmer, Dean of the Library, Longwood University Longwood University

ModeratorModerator::Megan Hodge, Assistant Branch Manager, Megan Hodge, Assistant Branch Manager,

Chesterfield County Public LibraryChesterfield County Public Library

Goals & OutcomesGoals & Outcomes

At the end of this program, you will:At the end of this program, you will:

know what information is necessary to learn about an know what information is necessary to learn about an institution before going to an interviewinstitution before going to an interview

know how to find the crossover skills in non-library work know how to find the crossover skills in non-library work experience and successfully argue that it is relevant experience and successfully argue that it is relevant work experiencework experience

know at least one question to ask a hiring committee that know at least one question to ask a hiring committee that will demonstrate deep and sincere interest in the positionwill demonstrate deep and sincere interest in the position

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Poll 1: Demographic CheckPoll 1: Demographic Check

What sort of library are you interested in What sort of library are you interested in working in? (can choose more than one)working in? (can choose more than one)

AcademicAcademic PublicPublic SchoolSchool SpecialSpecial

Poll 2: Job Search CheckPoll 2: Job Search Check

At what point are you in the job search At what point are you in the job search process?process?

Haven’t started looking yetHaven’t started looking yet Have been looking for < 6 monthsHave been looking for < 6 months Have been looking for 6-12 monthsHave been looking for 6-12 months Have been looking for > 1 yearHave been looking for > 1 year

Q & AQ & A

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Thank you!

Suzy Szasz PalmerDean of the Greenwood LibraryLongwood Universitypalmerss@longwood.edu

Ashley Parker-GravesDirectorMid-Arkansas Regional Library and Malvern-Hot

Spring County Libraryashley.parker@arkansas.gov

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