<p>We are breaking ground on this podcast. Both of the ALA presidential candidates appeared together on my podcast this week. As far as I know, over the years, both ALA presidential candidates have never appeared together on a podcast. Tamika Barnes, Associate Dean, Perimeter College Library Services, Georgia State University; and Becky Calzada, District Library Coordinator, Leander Independent School District (ISD) in Leander, Texas, are candidates for the 2027-2028 presidency of the American Library Association. Both have had impressive careers in libraries in work and volunteer roles. You can read the ALA candidacy page <a href="https://www.ala.org/news/2025/11/barnes-calzada-seek-ala-presidency-2027-2028">here</a>. </p>

Rachel Wilken - Associate Faculty at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indianapolis

Guests on The Librarian Linkover highlight the array of skills that librarians use in leadership roles in libraries, as well as how they use their library degrees to work in other industries. This podcast will change how people view librarians. Award winning librarian Lorene Kennard, host of The Librarian Linkover, has a Master's degree in Library and Information Science. She has held leadership roles in corporate, public and academic libraries. She also owned a free lance research business.