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We should be doing this! Librarians benefit from designing and grading library assignments

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2026/04/05/we-should-be-doing-this/

Published: April 5, 2026 20:26

By Glenn Ellen Starr Stilling Appalachian State University Libraries (retired) gess@hey.com Abstract Throughout my career, my job focused heavily on library instruction. After the first few years, I started to wonder how much impact my work was actually…

Libraries as Places Where Stories Begin: Building A Writer-in-Residence Program at UBC Library

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2026/03/21/places-where-stories-begin/

Published: March 21, 2026 16:07

By Allan Cho Community Engagement & Partnerships Librarian University of British Columbia Library Introduction The mission of academic libraries has been to steward literary archives, preserving the manuscripts, correspondence, and records that underpin…

Maneuvering Roadblocks: A Framework for Navigating Access Barriers Across Varied User Bases

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2026/01/29/maneuvering-roadblocks/

Published: January 29, 2026 23:31

Katherine Carlson Duke University Medical Center Library Katherine.a.carlson@duke.edu https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0735-6942 Abstract: Library users frequently encounter a variety of barriers when trying to access services and resources. It is critical that…

The Library World, Mental Illness, and the Everyday

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/12/09/the-library-world/

Published: December 9, 2025 21:34

By Andrew Field Royal Oak Public Library 1. Yesterday I heard a noise I immediately identified as a library noise – the sound of a cart rolling. And though it sounds insignificant, the particular sound felt almost Proustian in its associational richness,…

Learning at Work: Translating Classroom-Based Inclusive Pedagogies to Academic Library Student Employment

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/11/18/learning-at-work/

Published: November 18, 2025 19:45

By Nancy Shore, STEM & Health Sciences Librarian, Columbus State University, Erin Tan, Head of Access Services, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA and Kristina Clement, Assistant Director of Academic Engagement and Instruction and Instruction…

Makeshift Mentoring for Atypical Academic Librarians

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/10/16/makeshift-mentoring-for-atypical-academic-librarians/

Published: October 16, 2025 16:09

by Daniel E. Feinberg and Tamara Druash University of North Florida Abstract Mentoring has been a part of every career in the modern era. It has been practiced so that a seasoned veteran in a career will give guidance to a protégé or a person new at a job.…

Building Sustainably: A Collaborative Partnership for New Student Orientation

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/10/12/building-sustainably-a-collaborative-partnership-for-new-student-orientation/

Published: October 12, 2025 20:15

LaTiffany Davis Student Success Librarian for First Year Engagement University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Sarah McCarter Student Success Librarian for Professional Literacies University of Tennessee, Knoxville Introduction To continue our support in the…

The Writing Blitz: Engaging Students Through a High-Impact Hybrid Event

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/09/17/the-writing-blitz/

Published: September 17, 2025 19:32

Alexandra Boris Social Sciences Librarian – University of Tennessee Kat Brooks Collections Strategist – University of Tennessee Sarah McCarter Student Success Librarian for Professional Literacies – University of Tennessee Erin Elizabeth Whitaker Student…

Bitesize training integrated with staff interface: Training made easy to access and digest

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/09/10/bitesize-training-integrated-with-staff-interface/

Published: September 10, 2025 19:41

Kee-Young Moon (she/her/hers) Digital Services Librarian University of Maryland Libraries Abstract In the education field, a strategy known as bitesize learning was introduced to deliver concise instruction on specific topics. By offering short and focused…

Critique, Postcritique and Libraries

https://creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/08/25/critique-postcritique-and-libraries/

Published: August 25, 2025 14:54

by Mark Eaton Reader Services Librarian / Professor Kingsborough Community College Library Brooklyn, New York Abstract This paper, adopting a perspective from the recent literature of “postcritique”, finds that criticism in librarianship can be…