Brendan Dowling Author Archive

Email: bdowling@ala.org

Ling Ma Author Photo

Ling Ma on Mob Mentalities, Boring Typography, and the Apocalypse

Candace Chen is a dedicated office drone in the publicity department of a big-time publishing house, deftly negotiating contracts for […]

Neal Bascomb Author Photo

Neal Bascomb on the Incredible Escape from Holzminden Prison

Andrea Kleine Author Photo

Andrea Kleine on Epic Quests, Coping Strategies, and Dismantling the Traditional Narrative of the Artist

Keith O'Brien Author Photo

Keith O’Brien on the Radical Lives of Five Incredible Pilots

Melissa Stephenson

Melissa Stephenson on the Daunting Task of Getting the Story Down

John Lingan

John Lingan on Patsy Cline, Her Hometown, and the Groundbreaking Generation of Country Music Entrepreneurs

Jessica Long Author Photo

Jessica Long on Turning Obstacles into Opportunities

Megan Flaherty Author Photo

Meghan Flaherty on Dancing Back and Writing Herself Back into Tango

Hannah Pittard Author Photo

Hannah Pittard on the Complexity and Messiness of Life

Kenneth Bonert Author Photo

Kenneth Bonert on Finding the Right Tone to Make the Story Come Alive

The Wired Library

Teaching Technology

Feature Article

Observation, Orientation, Decision, Action Applying the OODA Loop Concept to Libraries

Feature Article

Ready, Set, Negotiate! Preparing for Successful Contract Talks

Feature Article

Librarians, Meet Your Motherboard

From the President

Courage to Evolve

Jeff Bercovici Author Photo

Jeff Bercovici on Fitness, Freshness, and Redefining “Peak Age”

Caleb Roehrig Author Photo

Caleb Roehrig on Representation, Stealing Books From His Mom, and Writing Unlikeable Characters

Barbara Lipska Author Photo

Barbara Lipska on Deciphering and Destigmatizing Mental Illness

Cris Beam Author Photo

Cris Beam on Empathy’s Ability to be Both Personal and Exemplary

Mario Giordano Author Photo

Mario Giordano on Sicily, the Two Fs, and his Glamorous New Detective

Diane Barth

Diane Barth on How Noticing the Small Details Enrich Friendships

From the President

Creating Opportunities

January/February The Wired Library

Towards a Framework for Digital Justice in Public Libraries

January/February Feature Article

Reflections on Gender Oppression and Libraries

January/February Feature Article

Civic Engagement through Community-Led Programming

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