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>With that said, are there any languages that you think would be particularly good for me to know?

SQL, and then Python if you're interested in working with databases. HTML and CSS might also be good if you're interested in working in an academic or public library in the future.

>Which language(s) would be most helpful to learn first?

Whichever really, HTML was easier for me to understand at first since I wanted to see how websites worked before trying to do my own thing.

>Lastly, are there any specific coding resources you would recommend?

Two great websites are General Assembly or codeacademy which have individual lessons and show you the code right alongside the instructions.

W3schools has a bunch of tutorials on the basics.

For SQL, you can't go wrong with Ben Forta's Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes

Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions!

The "classic starts" series that is technically for middle grade readers can be a fun way to read a story they might be familiar with but and easier to read version. English translations of popular books in Spanish speaking countries such as The Alchemist. Also books that American teens often read in high school are good. YA books! Bilingual books that often used for teaching Spanish can be great the other way around like this short stories in Spanish parallel text form penguin. https://www.amazon.com/Short-Stories-Spanish-Penguin-Parallel/dp/0140265414/ref=pd_sbs_14_2/134-7317556-2911664?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0140265414&pd_rd_r=5af88e04-c569-49df-ae7e-f512ee95643d&pd_rd_w=4ss40&pd_rd_wg=7oMK7&pf_rd_p=43281256-7633-49c8-b909-7ffd7d8cb21e&pf_rd_r=SSZB20APM9XTRJS5DYJZ&psc=1&refRID=SSZB20APM9XTRJS5DYJZ

I'm going to suggest the book: Don't Shoot the Dog. It's a dog training book, but it's really about effective communication and managing behaviors you don't like. There are many suggestions in this book. One of them would be to create situations where an undesired behavior becomes more difficult to do.

For example, you might use a community room as a "gaming room", "teen room", or whatever, and move a portion of computers there. Even if it is just a few computers, you are creating a space for noise that is unobtrusive. People get too loud, then direct them to the room. In this way, you'll be either isolating or splitting the group, which would make it less likely they will be disruptive in the main space.

The nature of games is to forget your surroundings. And, the reason these kids come to the library, probably, is they either don't have computers at home or they come because they want to game socially. If you are bumping into this problem, it means there's a need that's not being met, and you have to think harder about meeting it.

It's hard. I wish you the best of luck.

Well, the best sellers on amazon are a place to start. These will give you a good intro.

But I would recommend also checking out Code Academy and Treehouse. My local public library has a deal with Treehouse where if you have a library card you can get a free account.

I just turned in a pretty beastly graphic novel order at work--over a thousand dollars! Among those I'm looking forward to reading are The Hunting Accident, The Last Days of American Crime, Voices in the Dark (which is supposed to be fantastic) and Verax.

Non-graphic novelwise, I'm currently waiting on the new Gregory Maguire book, Hiddensee--I'm not much for deconstructed fairy tales but I love The Nutcracker, so we'll see. Also itching to read both Three Piece Meal, the new one by Zane though god knows when it'll be out, and Fresh Complaint, the new short story collection by Jeffrey Eugenides.

(All links are to Amazon.)

I second OCLC's bibliographic formats. Also, looking at good records is a really great place to start. This was my textbook, and it's been a very helpful reference book when I can't remember something.

You might want to try some different fonts.

While you’re at it, consider obtaining this book:

https://www.amazon.com/LISTEN-WHITEY-Sounds-Black-1965-1975/dp/1606995073

Handsome, shirtless Huey improves virtually any book display. Plus it’s an excellent book! (We bundle it with the CD set.)

I wear black pants, black sneakers, and a button up top every day. It's kinda a personal uniform. I've got 5 pairs of the the same black pants and 10 different colors of these so I can go two weeks before repeating colors. It's professional, easy, and comfortable.

The Accidental Library Manager helped me out quite a bit; that and thinking back to the qualities my best bosses had. Looking back on my experiences as a relatively new manager, one piece of advice I can give is that you should take the time to sit down with your employee to see what kind of projects she's working on and how you can support her as her supervisor. Meet with her on a regular basis (or as your schedule permits) since this will help with keeping the lines of communication open.

My circulation staff have determined this one is the best. https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Sticker-Marker-Remover-Pen/dp/B00009L1WF

I am currently learning RDA in school (I'm just finishing my penultimate semester), and we have been using Maxwell's RDA Handbook, which I think was a great investment to make. I'm just surprised that the libraries you are applying to are not open to derived cataloguing, the academic library I work at part time practices this exclusively.

Yep! A couple of notable ones:

https://www.amazon.com/Its-So-Amazing-Families-Library/dp/0763668745/ref=sr_1_1

https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Funny-Word-Bodies-Feelings/dp/1609806069/ref=pd_sim_14_4

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