Library Ties

In the March/April 2011 issue of Knowledge Quest, the theme focused on Reversing Readicide. In the magazine, I had the priviledge to interview Malbert B. Smith III, President of MetaMetrics and co-founder of the Lexile Framework for Reading. The interview was an opportunity to understand a little more about the Framework and talk about the […]

Last week I traveled to Chicago to attend the CEO Symposium. Organized by ASAE - The Center for Association Leadership, this two day workshop focuses on associations along with the roles of the CEO (Chief Elected Officer) and CSO (Chief Staff Officer). This intense training was created by Tecker Consultants, LLC — Glenn Tecker along […]

April is always such a great month! There is spring break, of course, which is always good to have a little time to relax and rest up as we gear up for the end of the year! Then there is the weather which begins to turn from the cold (at least here in Indiana) towards […]

I first met Jeanette Larson about 6 or 7 years ago when we served on an advisory board for a publisher. At this point, she was still working in youth services in a public library and I was near the beginnings of my career in school libraries. Over the years, we kept in touch catching […]