THE POWER OF
And yet it takes a dynamic duo
ONE
to present this program
Judy Calhoun, Director
Southeast Arkansas Regional Library
&
Anna Bates, Assistant Director
Stuttgart Public Library
1 In 3 Librarians in the world works in a
One Person Library
– Siess, 2006
SUPERPOWERS
Time
Manipulation
Duplication
Summoning
Merging
Omniscience
Mind
Control
10 TRAITS LIBRARIANS SHARE WITH SUPER HEROES
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Superheroes never give up.
Superheroes always get the job done.
Superheroes are the best at what they do.
Superheroes have a purpose that is crystal clear.
Superheroes are NOT flawless.
Superheroes do not seek glory.
Superheroes help others.
Superheroes can do it by themselves, but are more
powerful in teams.
9. Superheroes’ true strength comes from their character.
10. Superheroes accomplish huge feats.
SUPER LIBRARIAN UTILITY BELT
 Books
 Smallwood, Carol & Clapp, Melissa. (2011). How to Thrive as a
Solo Librarian. Scarecrow Press.
 Lewis, Linda. (2013). Effective Time Management
(Management Skills). Vizenio S.R.L. (Free to read on Amazon
Prime).
 Siess, Judith. (2006). The New OPL Sourcebook: A Guide for
Solo and Small Libraries. Information Today, Inc.
 St. Clair, Guy & Williamson, Joan. (1995). Managing the New
One-Person Library (Information Services Management).
Bowker-Saur.
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 Blogs
 The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian http://lonewolflibrarian.wordpress.com/
 Flying Solo (SLA Solo Librarians Division) - http://solo.sla.org/
 OPL Plus (not just for OPL’s anymore) http://opls.blogspot.com/
 Wikis
 http://wiki.sla.org
 http://wiki.sla.org/display/Toronto/Solot+Librarians
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 Listservs:
 SOLOLIB-L: http://listserv.silverplatter.com/archives/sololibl.html
 ARSL: ARSL_MEMBERSHIP@listserv.amrms.com
 ALA: http://www.ala.org
 Association for Library Service to Children:
http://www.ala.org/alsc/
 Young Adult Library Services Association:
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/

Your State’s Library Association listserv
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 Websites
 Fantastic Fiction - http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
 Order in the Library http://web.archive.org/web/20070127034103/http://www.cs.
utexas.edu/users/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.swf
 Organizations:
 SOLO Librarian Division, Special Libraries Association
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 Suggested Continual Reading:
 Library Journal
 Your State’s Library Association publication
CONTACT US!
Judy Calhoun
dirsearl01@gmail.com
Anna Bates
stuttgart006@centurytel.net
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