Both new librarians and those changing directions in the field can benefit greatly from a relationship with a positive and supportive mentor. In this book, public, school, academic, and special librarians, as well as LIS faculty and consultants, offer expertise and wisdom for those wishing to become a mentor or a protégé or to implement a mentoring program. Topics include reasons for choosing mentoring relationships, practical tips on setting up a program, internships, practicums, job shadowing, virtual reference, opportunities for those new to the profession and those in mid-career, and mentoring across disciplines. By sharing their personal successes as well as their failures in mentoring, the 35 contributors offer sound advice backed by years of experience, advice that will aid all librarians who seek guidance or want to guide the future of the library profession.

Librarian as Mentor explores the many ways mentoring can be an effective tool in recruiting, retaining, supporting, and developing a diverse workforce in any library. Johnson has assembled 14 librarians to share their experiences on the positive outcomes, from not only being a mentor but a mentee as well.

As the profession's newest members take their places in our libraries, it's vital to learn what helps them grow as managers and leaders. In this compelling and personal new work each chapter showcases new librarians sharing the strategies that ignite their professional development. It's inspiring for the new members of your library team and highly informative for management teams committed to building effective professional development programs. The editors have strategically highlighted those practices and programs that work best in supporting emerging library leaders. And to further support your library's staff growth, each chapter features a recap of best practices and lessons learned. From building personal networks and creating innovative job descriptions, to mentoring programs, organizing first-year experiences, and providing intensive training, this book will help you support your entry-level librarians, as they build effective leadership skills, assume greater responsibilities, and provide a valuable source of new energy and insight for your library community. If you're committed to engaging a new generation of library leaders and attracting the best and brightest to your institution, put this book at the top of your "must have" list.

Ask the best leaders in any organization how they learned to be successful, and you often hear the same answer: they had a good mentor. That's why in this essential and easy-to-read reference book, international leadership expert John C. Maxwell gives readers the bottom line on mentoring--what it is, why they should do it, and how they can do it most effectively. In Mentoring 101, he guides readers in the art of mentoring by explaining how to choose the right person to mentor, how to create the right environment for leaders to thrive and grow, how to help people become better, and how to overcome the most intimidating hurdle of all: getting started.What if you spent your entire life achieving but never shared your wisdom with anyone else? Mentoring is the key to creating a lasting legacy, and Mentoring 101 is your personalized key to seeing that journey through.

As a mentor you must be many things: role model, expert, advocate, cheerleader, enforcer and friend. Plus you must make a positive, lasting difference to the knowledge, skills and prospects of your mentee. So, being a mentor is a big responsibility. But with The Mentoring Manual, getting it right is easy. Based on methods developed - and proven - in business, this highly practical book will show you how mentoring works, take you step-by-step through everything you need to know and do, and show you how both parties can get the best from the relationship. Understand what mentoring really is and how to do it well Feel fully confident in your ability to be a great mentor Develop key skills like listening, collaboration and coaching Help your mentee feel more knowledgeable, confident and valued Pass on your skills, experience and expertise to colleagues and contacts

Volume 1, Fundamentals and Controversies, details effective mentoring skills and behaviors, mentoring models, dysfunctional mentoring relationships, conflicts of interest in mentoring, and, through a feminist lens, power differentials in mentoring. Chapters on diversity, equity, and inclusion call for library personnel to understand the exclusion some experience in the profession and to implement more inclusive mentoring practices.

Mentoring of Library Faculty and Librarians, Volume 2, explores mentorship skills, models, purposes and issues, and program development. Mentoring purposes include support for the pursuit of tenure and promotion, other career goals, and psychosocial concerns. Issues incorporate understanding and addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in mentoring. Chapter methodologies include surveys, program assessments, analysis of practices against standards, case studies of mentor and mentee lived experiences, and case studies of libraries and affiliated entities.

In Volume 3, Mentoring of Students and Staff, we hear the voices of library science students and library student employees as they describe their library school and library employment mentoring experiences. Also presented are mentoring programs for recruiting individuals to the profession, practices supporting all library employees regardless of formal employee classification, and methods for enhancing the skills of consortial members.