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Glendora library staff report CLA conference takeaways; trial of ‘Nook’ privacy pods gets positive feedback
Summary
Library Director Janet Stone told the Glendora Public Library Board that staff attendance at the California Library Association (CLA) conference inspired several service and outreach experiments now underway, including book recycling, mobile office/meeting pods (branded as “Nooks”), staff self‑care initiatives and new outreach programming.
Library Director Janet Stone told the Glendora Public Library Board that staff attendance at last year’s California Library Association (CLA) conference inspired several service and outreach experiments now underway, including book recycling, mobile office/meeting pods (branded as “Nooks”), staff self‑care initiatives and new outreach programming.
Why it matters: the projects aim to make library services more flexible and visible across the community and to preserve staff capacity as the library faces budget and facility planning decisions.
Stone said about 25 staff attended CLA, totaling roughly 200 staff hours and attending a large number of sessions across 36 unique…
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