In this episode of Leading from the Library, Shannon McClintock Miller (@shannonmmiller) is joined by three experienced library professionals — Val Edwards, Maegan Heindel (@MsSchoolLibrary), and Becky Calzada (@AASLpresident) — who discuss strategies for handling inquiries and challenges with professionalism and confidence. The conversation explores how librarians can proactively prepare for unexpected questions or challenges and the importance of having a supportive network to rely on during these moments.

The guests share high-level strategies that help librarians face the unknown with empowerment, focusing on personal and professional preparedness, coalition building, and practical tactics for navigating difficult conversations.

Read, Connect, Grow: Building a Strong Library Community

In this series, the topics will focus on the many ways Future Ready Librarians® lead as we hear stories and ideas from some of the nation’s top teacher librarians.  They will inspire us and make us look at our practice within the topics of collection development, diversity, virtual and school library spaces, collaboration, empowering students as creators, continuous and remote learning and so much more.