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Whether you're a library professional with decades of experience or a recent graduate in your first position, career enrichment can mean so much more than simply watching a webinar, taking a class, or even attending a conference. There's a different kind of professional development out there, one that involves travel, experiencing different cultures and new languages, and learning the kinds of interpersonal skills you can't get sitting behind a desk. Volunteering in international libraries is not only feasible, it's also the perfect prescription for recharging, renewing, and recommitting oneself to librarianship. In this book the authors draw from their experiences working with groups such as Librarians without Borders to offer a passport to these exciting opportunities, regardless of your career path or what kind of institution you serve. Easy to follow and packed with everything you need to get underway, this guide includes an in-depth discussion of what international librarianship (IL) entails, and why its emphasis on collaboration and advocacy makes it such a nourishing form of professional development; stories from librarians around the world about their own IL approaches, activities, and experiences; straightforward guidance for getting started, from researching IL opportunities to making it work in the context of your job; trip planning, fundraising, and cost saving tips for maximizing limited time and budgets; advice on staying connected and maintaining momentum after the trip is over; ways to bypass the need to travel by volunteering digitally and remotely; and detailed information about IL organizations and additional resources. This resource is your passport to finding personal enrichment and professional development through volunteering internationally.

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Cate Carlyle is the Curriculum Resource Centre Coordinator at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Currently a special academic librarian and children's book reviewer, she is also a former elementary school teacher, school librarian, and public library assistant. She has volunteered in libraries in Canada, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua and written articles and conference presentations on international volunteerism. Dee Winn is the Head of Information Services at Concordia University Library in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She has also worked as an academic librarian in Vancouver, British Columbia and Windsor, Ontario. She has visited libraries on five continents and volunteered in a school library in Guatemala. Before becoming an academic librarian, she was an elementary school teacher in Atlanta, Georgia.

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