I’ve written a number of articles and pieces for local and national publications, as well as on my personal blog CuriousKind.  You can also find many of my older posts on the Library Garden blog and on the ALA Learning blog (now archived here and on the  Internet Archive.)

Selected Writings

• Legislative overreach in Utah bans books that help protect kids from abuse. (Opinion) Salt Lake Tribune. Co-authored with Christina Allen and Paisley Rekdal. September 19, 2024.
• November 2023 Election Hot Take: It was a good night for libraries, a bad night for censorship. Politics in Practice Blog, School Library Journal. November 8, 2023.
• When Accusations Against Books Meet the Actual Law, Politics in Practice Blog, School Library Journal. November 1, 2023.
• Building Grassroots Support to Protect You and Your Library. Politics in Practice Blog, School Library Journal. October 25, 2023.
• This is How You Can Protect Your Local Library. Ask a Manager Blog. October 25, 2023.
• Out of Balance: The Overwhelming Cost of Book Banning (Opinion) Concord Monitor. Co-authored with Sy Montgomery and Katherine Towler. September 24, 2023.
• The Overwhelming Cost of Book Banning (Opinion) New Hampshire Union Leader. Co-authored with Sy Montgomery and Katherine Towler. September 21, 2023.
• We need common sense solutions to book challenges. (Opinion). Salt Lake Tribune, June 20, 2023.
• Policy Brief: Weathering the Attacks on State Library Database Contracts: A Review of Anti-Access Legislation Targeting School Library Databases During the 2021-2022 Legislative Session. Co-Author. EveryLibrary Institute. October, 2022.
• Examples to Emulate: Fighting a Challenge to the Collection With a Coalition of Advocates. Marketing Library Services Newsletter (MLS). Vol. 34 No. 2. March/April 2020.
• Restoring EBSCO: The Power of Coalition and Rapid Response. Chapter in Intellectual Freedom Stories from a Shifting Landscape. ALA Editions. 2020.
• Banned Book Week is a reminder that freedom to read is democracy’s fundamental right. (Commentary). Salt Lake Tribune, September 23, 2018.
• Why excluding LGBTQ exhibits doesn’t reflect Utah library values (Guest opinion, co-authored with Rebecca Cummings), Deseret News, August 19, 2018.
• “Building Support for your Library Budget: A Recipe for Success”. The Political Librarian, Volume. 3, Issue. 1, Article 5. December, 2017.
• “Influence is a Choice: Aligning Actions Toward Your Preferred Future”, chapter in Crucible Moments: Inspiring Library Leadership

Selected ALALearning Blog Posts

1. Ten Steps to Promote Learning in Your Conference Presentation
2. Learning and User Experience.  Good UX=Good LX
3. Five Tips for Successful Webinars
4. Finding Your Voice(s)
5. Nine Reflections on Co-Presenting

Selected Library Garden posts

1. How To Ignite Your Passion
2. Talking Good:  Giving Effective Presentations
3. Ten Questions to Ask Every New Employee
4. Five Questions that Will Improve Your Effectiveness
5. Convenience (a companion piece to The Human Touch)
6. The Ten Principles of Improv and Why You Should Care
7. What Story Are You Telling? (a guest post on Tame the Web)
8. Get Your Head Out of Your OPAC
9. Library as Place

Selected Posts on Customer Service

1. Creating a positive customer experience
2. Do Daily Walk-throughs
3. Be a Great Place For Teens
4. Be an Agent For the Customer
5. Keep a “No” log
6. Use Your Good Judgment in all Situations