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JUNE PREVIEW

ASGCLA Federal Librarians Interest Group Launched
We are so excited to have finally established the ASGCLA Federal Librarians
Interest Group (FLIG) out of the transition
from the Federal And Armed Forces Libraries Round Table (FAFLRT). We have been
super busy, not just with the transition, but
also with planning all of the sessions we have
scheduled for the 2019 American Library
Association Conference here in Washington,
DC.
My name is Lee Lipscomb and as group
leader, I invite you to attend one or more of
our sessions. I extend this invitation, especially to our federal and military librarians.
We want you to be a part of moving our
group forward.
The Annual Federal Librarians Interest
Group Conference Meeting is our chance
to discuss the past, present, and future of our
organization, the transition from FAFLRT
to FLIG, and how to get involved in the
new interest group. We are so grateful to our

esteemed panelists.
Karl E. Debus-López, formerpPresident, FAFLRT, American Library
Association
Richard Huffine, former president,
FAFLRT, American Library Association
Adam Szczepaniak, president, ASGCLA, American Library Association
Jeannette Smithee, interim executive
director, ASGCLA, American Library
Association.
In our "How to Get A Federal Library
Job" session, we will discuss the many
different paths to employment as a federal
librarian. Our subjects will include using
the USA jobs website, navigating the federal
employment process, and the differences in
how the three branches and independent
organizations operate in hiring employees.
You will hear from our experienced panelists.
Kari Anderson, interim chief, Access &
Discovery Services, National Defense

Focus on Wellness While
You're at the ALA Annual Conference
Do you spend much of your time helping
others? Do you use what free time you do
have, running errands and taking care of the
needs of friends and family members? Do
you find that it's often difficult to do things
for yourself? If you answered yes to any of
these questions, then you'll want to attend the
wellness sessions that will be held in the ALA
JobLIST Placement & Career Development
Center. We know how important self-care is,
but we just don't seem to be able to manage
it. These sessions are designed to help us think
about and actively do something about our
own self-care. They are also critical for those
who supervise others. You will walk away
being energized and prepared manage stress,
deal with difficult people more effectively,
and better support those that you supervise.
Saturday, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Dealing with Difficult People
Learn practical ways to identify and
remedy different types of difficult people
using triage to accurately name drama patterns. Learn the signs of bullies, narcissists
and emotional vampires and how to limit
their harm. Deploy proven techniques to
lower our reactivity to the most challenging
people among us.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sidestepping Stress in a Distractible World
Original, evidence-based solutions are
offered that apply across one's entire life.
Emphasis will be placed on the science of
positive psychology and how to be sure
we design downtime and live our highest
priorities. Learn to break persistent patterns
around chronic stress using science and

wisdom to cultivate a more self-authored,
less reactive stance.
Saturday, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Wellness Works! The Importance of a
Healthy Workplace for Healthy and
Happy Library Staff
In partnership with ALA, the National
Network of Libraries of Medicine will be presenting a discussion on how implementing a
variety of health and wellness practices can
have a positive impact on the library workforce. Libraries typically focus on the wellness of their communities and are not always
considering how library staff are coping with
workplace change, work-life balance, stress,
and overall health and wellness. However,
library staff are the key component to the
library's success so their well-being should be
of utmost concern. This session will present
examples about how libraries as well as individual library employees can enhance health
and wellness through library space design
and configuration, wellness practices, health
education, and self-care strategies.
Sunday, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Wellness in the Library Workplace
You're a library worker. You already know
how to help those in your community find
health information. As a library worker,
what are you doing to manage your own
well-being? Individual and community wellbeing are inherently connected. Thus, it is
critical that workplaces be areas of wellness
for their employees. If you are a supervisor,
how are you helping to ensure your staff stays
healthy (physically, emotionally, etc.)? Join
us to discover practical ways to improve your
own personal well-being. We will also discuss
ways to increase overall wellness for all staff
in libraries so that we have happy, healthy,
and safe work environments.
For a complete list of programs that focus
on wellness during the ALA 2019 Annual
Conference, visit the APA Wellness at Conference page.

University Library
Barbara P. Ferry, head, Natural and
Physical Sciences Department, Smithsonian Libraries
Lee Lipscomb, ASGCLA Federal
Librarians Interest Group leader,
moderator
Jennifer Manning, senior research
librarian, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Kate McNamara, project manager
librarian Census Bureau
Adria P. Olmi, chief, research and
instruction, U.S. Army War College
Library
Deena Smith, librarian, Federal Judicial
Center
Amanda Wilson, head, National Network Coordinating Office, Library Operations, National Library of Medicine
Daria Wingreen-Mason, branch librarian, Smithsonian Libraries

FDLP & Title 44 Update will discuss
H.R. 5305, potential future legislation, and
concepts around the modernization of the
Federal Depository Library Program. We are
grateful for the participation of our knowledgeable speakers on the panel.
I Didn't Sign Up For This! Leading and
Managing In Difficult Times will help nonmanagers assigned to management positions
to effectively navigate the issues and organizational hurdles of the office. Many thanks
to Janice Young for organizing this session,
after the overwhelming number of requests
from ASGCLA members. We look forward
to hearing our expert panelists.
We hope that you find these sessions
helpful and that they might inspire you to
come and join the Federal Librarians Interest
Group or ASGCLA. Enjoy the conference,
develop yourself, and inspire your colleagues.

Free DVDs of PBS Documentary
"American Creed" at Saturday
Now Showing@ALA
What does it mean to be American?
What holds us together in turbulent
times?
In the PBS documentary American
Creed, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Pulitzer Prize-winning
historian David M. Kennedy come
together from different points of view to
explore the idea of a unifying American
creed. Their spirited inquiry frames the
stories of citizen-activists striving to realize their own visions of America's promise
across deep divides.
On Saturday, June 22 from 1:00 -
2:15 p.m., watch segments of the film
and learn about programming ideas to
bring home to your library. The "Now
Showing" session will take place in
Washington Convention Center room
209A-B
You will leave this event with ev-

erything you need to bring American
Creed - and its diverse perspectives on
America's ideals and identity - to your
community. Attendees will view powerful community stories from the film and
hear from filmmaker Sam Ball as well as
librarians who have hosted screenings,
community conversations and other
related activities at their libraries.
All attendees will receive a free DVD
of American Creed for their circulating
collections.
Public performance rights will also be
granted to your institution if you attend
this session or a half-hour consultation
with the filmmakers (Saturday June 22
at 4:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 6
June 23 at 12:30 p.m. in the Networking
Uncommons on the second floor of the
convention center in the WCC-L Street
Bridge).

Meet the
Authors
An exciting and extensive
schedule of 100s of authors
and illustrators appearing in
exhibitor booths.

Meet the
Authors
Autographing
Area
WCC, End of 2000 Aisle
In addition to the "Meet
the Authors" signings held
at exhibitor booths, ALA is
launching a Meet the Authors Autographing Area.
See the participating authors here.

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