Library returners

Library returners

A site for those returning to librarianship after a career break

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Questions, comments, blog post ideas? Connect with me using

libraryreturners@gmail.com or

@libraryreturner on Twitter.

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The Hiring Librarians interview

Very pleased to have been featured on hiringlibrarians.com

It is such an excellent library career resource and it gets right to the heart of the hiring process.

You can read the library returners interview here.

Library returners blog recognition

The library returners blog is recognised on the CILIP Careers Hub for containing a ‘wealth of information and advice for anyone looking to return to a career in libraries after a break of any kind.’

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Your voices: LIS career break stories

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The library returners blog is building a collection of real-life career break stories from people who have taken time away from libraries for all sorts of reasons. People on a career break find real value in reading other people’s stories, whether they record a return to the same field of librarianship or a career adjustment or change. They can be particularly helpful to read during a long, tough job hunt, the type of difficult search process being experienced by many at the moment.

If you would like to submit your story, please get in touch via email: libraryreturners@gmail.com

Guest interview: The book up! blog

For one of our guest blogs, book up! shares advice to find the best way to reach an agreement with your employer about flexible working.

Access the guest interview Library Returners provided book up! How the blog came about, what it’s about and tips for those returning to the LIS workforce.

Categories

Applications and interviews
Background
Bibliography
Blogging about blogging
- Branding and growth
Book and article reviews
Chartership
CILIP
Conference
Flexible working
Guest interviews
Guest posts
How to restart your career after a break
Library events
Library returner research
Networking
Part-time professional roles
Podcasts
Rebuilding confidence
Reskilling for the library workplace
Rethinking careers and building resilience
Review post
Standard approaches to career renewal
- Preparing for the interview
Strengths and skills
Your voices: LIS career break stories
- Media library

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About library returners
The Library Returner Bibliography
Dear Ms Library Returner,
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The posts you love the most!

Interview: Emily Weak
Music in the stacks: Libraries Live Swansea
Job shadowing and the career break candidate
Balancing summer @ libraryreturners.com
Article: Getting back in: returning to libraries after a career break

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