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What a treat is was to Skype with Joyce Valenza today.

She helped put her [|Manifesto]into perspective. This manifesto is something that she has been working on for many years. She recommended that we do the things that really matter at our libraries and "eliminate the stuff that doesn't really matter." She compared it to" making the bed." Is it really necessary to do a full inventory every year???

She shared the following insights with us: Librarians need to be confident. They need to walk the walk. How you see yourself and your role is how you are preceived. Celebrate what you do well! The things that worry you usually don't matter. Focus on the big picture -- educating the students and the faculty.

She truly practices what she preaches -- she actually made the time to skype with us between classes. She was an inspiration to all those in attendance and validated the approach many of us take to librarianship.

My thanks to the ladies who set this up!