Party Hard and Make it Happen for Library Workers

This fun and inspirational session will help motivate library staff to balance the stressful work of librarianship with celebrating our success in our communities. We’ll highlight the need for enthusiasm from staff at all levels to promote the work that we do and discuss how that enthusiasm can build positive professional networks and relationships with our communities for real tangible outcomes. Finally, we’ll explore the way that emotional attractors affect our work and the level of success of the work we do within our communities.


For more information about my presentations and workshops, visit pcsweeney.com/speaking

1. PARTY HARD
MAKE IT HAPPEN

Patrick “PC” Sweeney

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4. ABOUT THIS
PRESENTATION

6. ITS ABOUT BUILDING COMMUNITY

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9. PEOPLE ALREADY LOVE
LIBRARIES

» 94% of Parents say libraries are important for
their children. 79% say “very important”. 2

» 58% of Americans have a library card. ?

» 62% of card holders have visited the library in
the last year at least once.*

2. Pew, May 2013
3 and 4. Harris Interactive | ALA, January 2011

10. People see libraries as a safe place, a source of
educational opportunity and trusted Information, as
well as a place to ignite creativity in young people

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11. ian CIVIC ATTITUDES

People think closing their local public libraries would
hurt communities

% of U.S.
have the foll

ages 16 and older who say closing their local libraries would
impacts on

Major impact Minor impact No impact

communities
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PEW RESEARCH CENTER

12. YOU JUST HAVE
TO GO FIND
THEM.

13. EMOTIONAL CONTAGION

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14. POSITIVE
EMOTIONAL
ATTRACTORS

15. Negative Emotional Attractors

+ Activate your sympathetic nervous system
+ Activate the task positive network of your brain

* Result in stress and decreased cognitive, emotional,
perceptual, and creative capacity.

Negative Emotional Attractors include:
« Getting feedback + Fear

+ Analyzing « Pessimism
* Problem Solving + “Should do”s
» Conflict « Dissonant relationships

© Expectations « Focus on weakness :

Peter Bromberc

16. Positive Emotional Attractors

* Activate your parasympathetic nervous system
+ Activate the default mode network of your brain

+ Result in relaxation and increased cognitive, emotional,
perceptual, and creative capacity.

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Positive Emotional Attractors include:

* Learning » Mindfulness

* Practicing * Resonant relationships

+ Hope/optimism» Experimenting

» Play « Focus on strengths
Es Gratitude « Visioning

Peter Bromberc

17. The

Ken Haycock
Rule

18. GREAT

19. MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER

21. SOCIAL GATHERING, AS OF INVITED

GUESTS, FOR REFRESHMENTS, ,
CONVERSATION, ENTERTAINMENT, Y)
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22. A GROUP GATHERED FOR A SPECIAL
PURPOSE OR TASK. : A FISHING
PARTY, POLITICAL PARTY, SEARCH
PARTY, ETC... OR...

23. A GROUP OF PERSONS WITH A

COMMON PURPOSE OR OPINION ,
WHO SUPPORT ONE SIDE OF A a
DEBATE OR QUESTION.

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27. PRACTICE SUPPORTING
EACH OTHER

31. TALK To EVERYONE

35. PARTY WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES

36. REWARD SUCCESS

37. RANDOM
POSITIVITY

38. STRUCTURED
POSITIVITY

39. ASK FOR
HELP

40. OFFER
TO HELP

41. GIVE UP
CONTROL

42. SAY YES

(BUT SOMETIMES SAY NO)

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43. WHERE TO FIND A PARTY

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e social media
e Organizations
¢ fundraisers

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46. RALLIES (a
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47. PICK UP
THE PHONE
AND DIAL ¿ME

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49. CREATE NETWORKS
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50. PLACE ON THE FIELD

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55-75 yards

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52. COMMUNITY
DRIVEN
PROGRAMMING

56. COMMUNITY
DRIVEN
COLLECTIONS

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60. COMMUNITY
DRIVEN
MATERIALS

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PC Sweeney

62. Love
Your
Library
Cookbook

From the Kitchens of
New Castle County
Staff & Patrons

64. COMMUNITY
DRIVEN
PARTNERSHIPS

65. PC Sweeney

68. PARTY HARD
MAKE IT HAPPEN

Patrick “PC” Sweeney