Recommended Reading

The authors of Crash Course in Dealing with Difficult Library Customers provide strategies for managing stressful situations with problem-causing individuals.

Does your library have a plan for dealing with angry patrons both in-person and in the online environment? Think: angry comments on websites, blogs, social networks, or even chat?

This book, applicable to all types of librarians, includes chapters on a range of topics, including dealing with difficult patrons, burnout, and physical and mental health.

The author discusses the differences between fixed and growth mindsets and offers strategies for being more open to change.

Pantry provides information about conflict resolution skills and defining a healthy working environment.

Newport reexamines the claim that following your passion is good advice and writes about strategies that have helped others turn hard work into rewarding and compelling careers.

This book suggests pragmatic methods towards safeguarding your library’s future through sustainable thinking.

Gisolfi presents 10 case studies of the design process of public, academic, and school libraries to provide practical guidance applicable for libraries of all sizes.

This best seller provides strategies for decluttering your environment and your life.

Published by the International Federation of Library Associations, this book takes a look at global efforts to create more sustainable and green libraries using case studies from around the world.

Includes chapters on a range of retirement topics, including information on spending plans, working part-time, and relocating.

Topics in this book relate to all different types of libraries and range from information on developing grant proposals to supporting professional development opportunities.

In this revised edition, Allen revisits his original 2001 book and writes about skills needed to master workflows, project planning, and stress-free work.

McKeown asks the reader to rethink priorities and productivity by applying selective criteria to better identify what contributions we really want to make in our lives and profession.

The author provides strategies for focusing on demanding tasks without distraction.

In this second edition of this book, Mark Willis shares strategies for managing problems posed by patrons and staff.

Based on formal and informal observations, the authors of Conflict Management for Libraries discuss 17 possible workplace conflict scenarios for librarians and offer strategies for realistically coping with each scenario.

Ratey examines how our physical wellness affects our emotional and intellectual wellness by looking at the mind-body connection and how exercise changes our brains.

While it takes a patron-centered stance, this book step-by-step look at how to access accurate and useful information about physical health.

The authors of Crash Course in Dealing with Difficult Library Customers provide strategies for managing stressful situations with problem-causing individuals.

By examining negative relationship-based issues, the authors provide practical advice on how to deal with negative behaviors and incivility.

This book uses a handful of principles to help guide libraries towards opportunities to thrive in their communities.

Penman’s book provides a four week program to help you develop and put into practice mindfulness techniques to enhance creativity, problem solving, and decision making.

This thoughtful book uses Buddhist teaching to discuss how to discover inner peace and balance despite the overwhelming demands of everyday life.

By combining instructions on yoga poses for all body types and real stories of yoga practitioners, this book demonstrates that yoga is for every body.