SCRLC Webinar: “It’s an Art, Not a Science:” How to Build a Practice of Slow Librarianship

Description: Integrating principles of “slowness” can play a key role in your growth, personally and professionally. Whether you’re familiar with slow librarianship, looking to develop the skills to implement it, or aiming to enhance your library services along with the quality and fulfillment of your work as a librarian, Lorin Jackson, an experienced slow librarianship practitioner, is here to guide you through building a practice of slow librarianship.

Slow librarianship is a holistic framework that prioritizes forming connections by first centering the needs of a community (e.g. department, university, users, hospital, public collaborators, city/town) to ensure impactful, equitable services. Slow librarianship grounds us in a value set that, when enacted, enhances the well-being of employees and their relationships with their broader community.