Library Leaders Vids

Look ma, I'm on tv. As I wrote to Michael Spelman, who interviewed and taped me for the ALA Emerging Leaders video Leadership Lessons, "well, i didn't hate it, which says a lot.
"that is no reflection of you or your filmmaking or interviewing skills, of course, just my being appalled by how i look, sound, and talk."

Frankly, I'm not much of an online video watcher, but I hope those who are don't think I come off like too much of a doofus. If I were an online video watcher, I'd be sure to view

• Kathleen de la Peña McCook
  She is one of librarianship's most prolific writers and is especially known for her work on serving people of color. She's got strong feminist and left wing politics, and one of my favorite images of her is at the first ALA conference after 9/11 wearing an "I Still Hate George Bush" t-shirt.
• Thomas Mann
  Defender of reference service, cataloging, and most of all the library users.
• Tracie Hall
  Formerly ALA Diversity Office Director and author of this article I really liked: "Race & Place." American Libraries, February 1, 2007, 30-33,3. I don't actually know much more about her, which is why I might bother to watch her interview.

I didn't realize this was up until I saw it on Nate Hill's Facebook update. You should watch his interview, too.

I like that there is a diversity of age, race, and perhaps job description. (I don't know for sure on job description, but I'm hoping they made sure to include some catalogers and whoever all else doesn't usually get their fair share of attention.) Major kudos for having a gender balance that reflects the profession! Can I also say that I love that the list is alphabetized old school feminist style by first name?