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Little Free Libraries are known for being small spaces that create big communities; furthermore, the Little Free Library life cycle from inception to installation illustrates the benefits of applying project management principles to a library project. In all library sectors, information professionals are regularly tasked with using their organizational, management, and leadership skills to guide projects to successful outcomes. While project management is often used within the corporate sector, there are multiple ways in which library projects can benefit from practices recommended by the Project Management Institute. This poster will adopt the perspective of a beginning project manager in reviewing a highly collaborative, year-long library project committed to establishing three uniquely designed and constructed Little Free Libraries on a large university campus. The objective of this poster is to use a real-life library project modeled to introduce information professionals to often-used project management terms, resources, tools, methodologies, and best practices. Poster visitors will have the opportunity to analyze the life cycle of this Little Free Library project, including draft and finished architectural drawings, descriptions of cross-campus partnerships with student organizations and university departments, lessons learned, and the project’s final deliverables.
As American society increases its understanding of the potential effects of traumatic experiences among all populations, we see the value in developing safe spaces to anticipate the needs of these individuals across human service domains. Join Andrea Winkler, clinical social worker from the Duke Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic and Duke Area Health Education Center. Attendees will learn how to better serve their clients through using a “trauma informed service approach.” Attendees will learn what principles to employ when working with people that may be at risk for traumatic exposures.
In May of 2019, Joyner Library hosted over 150 participants for the 15th Annual Joyner Library Paraprofessional Conference. The conference focuses on networking and promoting growth as paraprofessionals throughout the state of North Carolina. The presenter will share the process of planning and coordinating the largest paraprofessional conference in the state of North Carolina. This poster session will focus on some of the troubles and triumphs of the conference and various hurdles that had to be overcome before hosting the event.
