Welcome to the Communicator!

Hello and welcome to the all new Librarian's Guild Communicator. If you've read this introduction before, feel free to scroll down and read our newer posts.

We're going to try out something a little different with this new incarnation.  This website will be run like a blog.  If you would like to submit a story all you have to do is write it up and send it to libguildcommunicator at gmail dot com.  The terms of submission are listed to the right side on this page. 

If you have questions or ideas please feel free to email me at libguildcommunicator at gmail dot com.

Your entries can be short.  We don't expect research papers.  Although, we wouldn't reject them either.  But if you want to make your point in just a paragraph or two that is perfect! 

Unsure of what to submit?  Here's a few ideas you can start with...

Librarians After Dark - What do you get up to when you leave the library?  Are you a rock star?  An artist?  Are you raising llamas in your backyard?  Let us know about your life afterhours.  Or maybe you know a coworker with an interesting hobby.  Ask them to sit down for an interview with you!

Funny Reference Questions – Did you get a reference question that made you giggle?  Tell your coworkers and give them a laugh too!

Potpourri - Did you recently have an epiphany about work?  Discover that you really enjoy a certain kind of patron, question or project?  Want to relay a funny anecdote (let’s change the names to protect the not-so-innocent)? 

There are no official "deadlines" for this blog.  If you send me an article I'll go through it for spelling and grammar and then I'll post it to the blog ASAP! 

If you're shy and you want to write something but you don't want your name attached, that's fine too.  I will need to know who you are (since I can only accept submissions from current and retired LAPL librarians) but I won't put your name on the blog with your article.