Episode 4: Strategically planning the library district

Aug 31, 2018

As Deputy Director of Sno-Isle Libraries, does she get to wear a badge shaped like a star?

Kendra Trachta shares the answer to that question and what it’s like to oversee the people and operations at 23 community libraries spread across two counties. The Texas transplant also talks about the library district’s...

Episode 3: Achieving breakthrough growth with Andrew Ballard

Aug 20, 2018

Andrew Ballard knows a thing or two about business success.

He does it. He teaches it. He wrote a book about it. He gives talks on it, including one at TEDxSnoIsleLibraries.

But it took near-death health issue for Ballard to realize – and then incorporate – the most important component of success and achieving...

Episode 2: Can Amazon really replace public libraries?

Aug 8, 2018

Top: The Twitter post from July 21 by Panos Mourdoukoutas announcing his Forbes article.
Below: An Amazon kiosk store at Westfield Southcenter Mall, south of Seattle.

Early Saturday morning, July 21, Panos Mourdoukoutas posted on Twitter a link to his latest opinion item just published online by Forbes magazine.

And...