NERTCL presents “Signing For Babies”

This past spring, I was fortunate to meet a patron who was teaching her 8-month-old sign language. Through this family I saw first hand how powerful this form of communication could be for both the parent and the child. Her daughter has mastered a range of the signs including “more,” “help,” “eat” and even “thank [...]

Telling it like it was: blog response for “Telling It Like it Is – Communicating Effectively in Difficult Conversations Conference”

We all know the field of librarianship is evolving. New technology, perspectives, information needs, media formats etc. greet us around every corner. I personally believe that this is what makes our field exciting – it is not stagnant and because we constantly try to keep up with the world around us – it can’t be. [...]