Librarians Retirement Handbook: By Colleagues In the Know

Seeking Submissions from Soon-to-be Retired, Retired Librarians Librarians Retirement Handbook: Book publisher: Library Juice Press Editor: Carol Smallwood, MLS. Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook, ALA Editions, 2010; Librarians as Community Partners: An Outreach Handbook, American Library Association, 2010; Thinking Outside the Book, McFarland 2008. Some others: Peter Lang, Libraries Unlimited, Linworth, Scarecrow Foreword: Robert P. Holley, Professor of Library & Information Science, Wayne State University, obtained his doctorate from Yale University, his MLIS from Columbia University. Dr. Holley contributed to, Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook, ALA Editions, 2010 Afterword: Sarah Passonneau, Assistant Professor, Assistant-to-the Dean, Iowa State University Library. Previously a community college, school librarian in Minnesota; county librarian in California. Contributor: Greening Libraries, Library Juice Press, 2011 Chapters sought for an anthology by soon to be retired or now retired academic, public, school, special librarians sharing their experiences on retirement to help colleagues. Concise, how-to chapters, using bullets, headings No previously published, simultaneously submitted material; 2100-2300 words total. One chapter or two. If two, please divide words--one chapter may be 1000 for examplee, the other 1200 words. If you must use citations, employ MLA style faithfully. Chapters may be written by one librarian, or co-written by two Possible topics: Financial Planning Before Retiring; Early Retirement--or Not; Part Time/Full Time Jobs After Retirement; Using Library Skills to Enhance Retirement Life; Writing for Ourselves, and Family History; Writing for Publication, Local and National; Keeping Healthy in Mind and Body; The Aging Process, Wills, Assisted Living; Going Back to School, Auditing/for Credit; Political Office and Leadership Positions; Notable Retirement Activities; Retirement Daily Economics; Legacies, Memorials The deadline for completed chapters (Call #1) is December 20, 2009. Contributors will receive an agreement to sign before publication. Compensation: a complimentary book, discount on additional copies To avoid duplication, please e-mail by attached Word File, 1-3 titled proposals each in a separate paragraph by November 21, along with a 85-90 word bio beginning with: your name, current or previous library/libraries of employment, city/state location, employment title(s), awards, publication titles, memberships, and career highlights. If co-written by two authors, please send a separate bio of 85-90 words for each author. You will be contacted as soon as possible telling you which one (if any) of your topics will work, inviting you to e-mail your completed chapter(s); an invitation doesn’t guarantee acceptance. Kindly place RETIRED/your name on the subject line to: smallwood@tm.net