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		<title>Find the Cracks: That&#8217;s How the Light Gets In. on reclaiming joy in library work without losing yourself to it</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I get asked a lot to do something that feels contradictory to me, and I’ve been struggling with it for a while. How to reground librarians in their work or help librarians find joy in their work. I think this topic is both incredibly important and it makes me anxious because it feels like it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>From Overwhelm to Action at Virginia Tech Libraries In-Service Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbi L. Newman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, I joined the library in-service day at Virginia Tech to talk to librarians about regrounding and reconnecting with our purpose. The presentation “From Overwhelm to Action: Prioritizing Purpose in a Demanding Library Landscape” explored how librarians and library workers can move from reactive, burnout-driven work cultures toward more intentional, values-aligned decision-making. Drawing on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Creating a Culture and Practice of Using Correct Pronouns and Chosen Names Is Part of Workplace Well-Being</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbi L. Newman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[June is Pride Month. A lot of organizations will post a rainbow logo and call it done. I want to talk about something more specific and more practical than that. I’ve been carrying around a screenshot in my phone for over a month now of a comment from someone who said it would greatly improve [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Finding Focus and Joy in a Demanding Library Landscape</title>
		<link>https://librarianbyday.net/2026/04/30/finding-focus-and-joy-in-a-demanding-library-landscape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday had the opportunity to present the closing keynote at the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries Conference. As I prepared, I spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to do this work in a way that doesn&#8217;t grind you down. The Keynote was called &#8220;Finding Focus and Joy in a Demanding Library [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Autism Acceptance, Belonging, and Inclusion at Work Is Just Good Workplace Design</title>
		<link>https://librarianbyday.net/2026/04/03/autism-acceptance-belonging-and-inclusion-at-work-is-just-good-workplace-design/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbi L. Newman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[April is Autism Acceptance Month. Creating workspaces that are inclusive and welcoming for everyone, including neurodiverse staff, is an important part of workplace well-being. &#160; We tend to treat autism acceptance, and neurodiversity more broadly, as something separate from the rest of our work. It becomes a program, a training, or a hiring initiative. Something [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Thinking About Blogging</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbi L. Newman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking a lot about blogging lately. I’m coming up on the 20th anniversary of writing here. The heyday of library blogs and the online library community is well over. As I was thinking about the milestone, I started wondering if I should even be writing anymore. Does anyone even still read the blog? [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Designing for Resilience: The 7 Types of Rest in Library Work</title>
		<link>https://librarianbyday.net/2026/03/28/designing-for-resilience-the-7-types-of-rest-in-library-work/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbi L. Newman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We sent the book off to the publisher last week, and I am just delighted with the result. It is always so much fun to work on projects like the book because what you envision and propose changes over time as you start to build it. The good news is now that that is done, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>ThriveLib 2026 Call for Proposals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbi L. Newman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This was shared on the ThriveLib blog and social media earlier this week and I cross posting here. I&#8217;m caught up in the new day job, finishing the new book, and working with some great clients in my consulting work and working with a great team on ThriveLib 2026. I hope to get back to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Join me for Managing Stress, Building Strength, and Reclaiming Balance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbi L. Newman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I hope you’ll join us for a virtual event from ALA &#8211; Recharging in Challenging Times. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, 10:00am–4:00pm CST. ALA Student Members attend FREE. I’ll be hosting a panel titled Managing Stress, Building Strength: Supporting Staff Wellbeing in Challenging Times, featuring an incredible group of people who bring deep experience, research, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Technical Services Quarterly Review of Well-Being In The Library Workplace: A Handbook For Managers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbi L. Newman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new review of Well-Being In The Library Workplace: A Handbook For Managers is available in Technical Services Quarterly Volume 43, 2026 &#8211; Issue 1 by Michael Hanson, Associate Director of Collection Management and Discovery, Auraria Library, Denver, CO, USA. Well-being is as essential to workers as wellness. Bobbi L. Newman’s&#160;Well-Being in the Library Workplace: A Handbook [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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