Library Workplace Morale Renewals Colloquium
Date
July 17, 2025 11:00 - 12:30
Location
Online
Details
Description: The Renewals Colloquium focuses on a comprehensive review of the ground-breaking research on library workplace morale that Kaetrena Davis Kendrick has conducted. During this 90-minute webinar, attendees will learn about low-morale experience development, factors and systems that show up in various library workplaces, and influences that challenge recovery from low morale. A brief review of emerging and established countermeasures will also be shared and there will an opportunity for Q&A.
A Renewals Colloquium Prep Kit will be provided two weeks in advance of the session (first week of July), so do consider registering early. The session will not be recorded, but slides will be available to those who register.
*Please note that Kaetrena will be repeating the workshop in September with an IBPOC focus, if this is of interest and relevant to you.
Presenter: Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, MSLS is a Researcher, Leader, Consultant and Coach – and founder of Kendrick Consulting and Communications, LLC (Renewals). She earned her M.S.L.S. from the historic Clark Atlanta University School of Library and Information Studies. While known for her work on ethics, equity, diversity and inclusion, and communities of practice in libraries, Kendrick’s research on low-morale experiences in library workplaces is recognized as groundbreaking and validating for library employees at all levels. In her daily and long-term work, Kendrick has transformed library programs, services, and culture via creativity, leadership, and advocacy. She is committed to centering well-being, creativity, and empathy in the workplace and promoting career clarity and rejuvenation to workers. In 2019, Kendrick was named the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Academic/Research Librarian of the Year, and she is the 2024-2025 Follett Chair with the Dominican University School of Information Studies
When: Thursday, July 17th at 11:00am – 12:30pm PDT on Zoom.
Who should attend: All library workers.
Registration Fees:
- BCLA Member: $25
- Non-Member: $35
Host: British Columbia Library Association
