The Librarian Linkover

Hosted by Lorene Kennard

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Apr 2026

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Guests on The Librarian Linkover highlight the array of skills that librarians use in leadership roles in libraries, as well as how they use their library degrees to work in other industries. This podcast will change how people view librarians. Award winning librarian Lorene Kennard, host of The Librarian Linkover, has a Master's degree in Library and Information Science. She has held leadership roles in corporate, public and academic libraries. She also owned a free lance research business.

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September 6, 2026Episode 14339 min

Monica Harris - Executive Director of RAILS

Monica Harris, Executive Director of RAILS , discusses the value of library systems.

September 1, 2026Episode 14230 min

Chelsea Dodd Coleman and Anna Winkel Szczepanski - Owners of Library Logic Consulting

Chelsea Dodd Coleman and Anna Winkel Szczepanski, owners of Library Logic Consulting, discuss aspects of library administration.

April 12, 2026Episode 14130 min

Dr. Samantha Gordano - Founder of Dead Canary HR Consulting

Dr. Samantha Gordano, founder of Dead Canary HR Consulting , discusses why librarians are a great fit to work in human resources roles. during our conversation, Dr. Gordano mentioned The Wounded Workforce , People Geeks and Transform .

April 5, 2026Episode 14033 min

Rae Cheney - Director, Sales Technology Enablement at Morningstar!

Rae Cheney, Director, Sales Technology Enablement at ⁠Morningstar⁠ ! discusses how librarians can reframe their skills to move into a role in industry. During our conversation, Rae discussed ⁠ATD⁠ , ⁠Devlearn⁠ and ⁠TechLearn⁠ .

March 15, 2026Episode 13950 min

Courtney McAllister - Senior Solutions Architect for Atypon

Courtney McAllister, Senior Solutions Architect for Atypon, a Wiley brand, discusses how librarians are a perfect fit to work for library vendors. During our conversation, she mentioned the NASIG conference in Madison, Wisconsin this summer. You can buy Courtney's books here .

March 1, 2026Episode 13830 min

Brenda Hough - Staff Development Coordinator

Brenda Hough, Staff Development Coordinator at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, discusses all things related to learning. During our conversation, she mentioned Association for Talent Development . Brenda recommends the books Telling Ain't Training by Stolovitch and Keeps and Design for How People Learn by Dirkson.

February 15, 2026Episode 13740 min

Rachel Wilken - Associate Faculty at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indianapolis

Rachel Wilken, Associate Faculty at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indianapolis, discusses informatics, UX and AI. During our conversation, Rachel mentioned that she started Columbus Design Collective .

February 8, 2026Episode 13756 min

ALA 2026-2027 Presidential Candidates Barnes and Calzada

We are breaking ground on this podcast. Both of the ALA presidential candidates appeared together on my podcast this week. As far as I know, over the years, both ALA presidential candidates have never appeared together on a podcast. Tamika Barnes, Associate Dean, Perimeter College Library Services, Georgia State University; and Becky Calzada, District Library Coordinator, Leander Independent School District (ISD) in Leander, Texas, are candidates for the 2027-2028 presidency of the American Library Association. Both have had impressive careers in libraries in work and volunteer roles. You can read the ALA candidacy page here .

December 21, 2025Episode 13535 min

Kevin King - Library Solutions Strategist at Midwest Tape

Kevin King, Library Solutions Strategist at Midwest Tape, discusses how librarians are such a great fit to work for library vendors.

December 14, 2025Episode 1341 hr 6 min

Tiffany A. Duck - Library Consultant at LitDext

Tiffany A. Duck, Library Consultant for her business LitDext , discusses the wide range of information services she provides for organizations, libraries, publishers and other companies. During our conversation, she mentioned Joint Council of Librarians of Color , Black Caucus American Library Association and ALA Core .