Conversation Starter

Workplace Dynamics and Mentoring for the Millennial Librarian

Don't text during meetings. Leave your office door open. Never call the boss at home. These are a few of the unwritten rules of office conduct, and they vary considerably from library to library. Some assume that Millennial librarians, those born after 1982, don't always understand the rules. But the results from a recent survey of 541 Millennial librarians tell a much different story about their workplace communications, as well as their preferences for who should mentor them, how they would like to be mentored, and what they hope to gain from mentoring. Come hear what they have to say.

Meeting Type: Conversation Starter

Interests: Leadership, Mentoring, Networking, Professional Development, Training, Trends and Forecasting

Type of Library: Academic, Community College, Corporate, Information-related Organization, Public, School/Media Center

Sponsors: ALA

Cost: Included with full conference registration.

Open/Close: Open

Speaker(s)

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  Stewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

  Director, Schusterman Library
  University of Oklahoma-Tulsa