{"product_id":"9798216195672","title":"Meetings that Matter A Facilitation Guide for Library Professionals","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMeetings that Matter\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Facilitation Guide for Library Professionals\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAmanda Standerfer | Cindy Fesemyer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Library \u0026amp; Information Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeetings are something every librarian deals with throughout their career. This book shows you how to make sure they are all successful and engaging.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Some meetings drag on seemingly without end, while others are engaging and productive. The difference – meeting preparation and skilled facilitation! Via this fun and interactive workbook readers will learn about meeting structures and facilitation skills that, with practice, will improve meetings of all kinds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthors Cindy Fesemyer and Amanda Standerfer discuss group dynamics, facilitation core competencies, and tools to use for in-person and virtual meetings. Contributors Mia Henry and Martin Alvarado add content on diversity, equity and inclusion, and working with multilingual and multicultural groups. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis interactive book includes many worksheets to help you envision and structure successful meetings, build meeting agendas, practice facilitation skills, prepare for potentially difficult facilitation situations, and close your meeting in a way that prepares you for the next one. Readers will find themselves ready to structure and facilitate more productive meetings, as well as lively library and community conversations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs facilitation is not currently taught in many, if any, library school programs, this book fills in the gaps and allows library professionals to learn very practical skills at their own pace. In addition to worksheets throughout the text, readers are given exercises to help them practice the various skills required for effective facilitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Standerfer\u003c\/b\u003e is the Founder and Lead Consultant with Fast Forward Libraries, a small consulting practice based in Chicago and Champaign, Illinois. Her passion is helping libraries and nonprofit organizations advance so they can create meaningful impact in their communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCindy Fesemyer \u003c\/b\u003eis the Principal of Fesemyer consulting, where she helps information organization see the big picture as they strive for equity and social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Libraries Unlimited\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216195672\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333864554636,"sku":"9798216195672","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e75ffed9-d70b-4a86-8502-0a486821c516.jpg?v=1783617251","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216195672","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}