Joe Eshleman
Jo Henry
Richard Moniz
Exploring Ideas for Improving the Workplace
ABOUT US
Joe Eshleman received his Master of Library and Information Studies degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2007 and is currently Adult Services Librarian at Hartford Public Library, Connecticut. Beginning in 2017, Eshleman was a librarian with Central Piedmont Community College and held the title of Senior Librarian 2019-2021. Previously he was Head of Reference at Johnson & Wales University Providence and was the Instruction Librarian at Johnson & Wales University Library-Charlotte 2008-2017. During this time, he has taught numerous library instruction sessions. Prior to becoming a librarian, he was a systems administrator at Nucor Steel and an IT Director at the science museum Discovery Place, both of which are located in Charlotte. Mr. Eshleman completed the Association of College & Research Libraries' Immersion program in 2009. This program is an intensive program of training and education for instruction librarians. He has presented on numerous occasions including the American Library Association Conference, the Lilly Education Conference, North Carolina Library Association Conference, and the Teaching Professor Technology Conference. Mr. Eshleman is co-author of Cultivating Civility: Practical Ways to Improve a Dysfunctional Library (2020), The Dysfunctional Library: Challenges and Solutions to Workplace Relationships (2018), The Mindful Librarian: Connecting the Practice of Mindfulness to Librarianship (2016), Working and Networking: Librarian and Instructional Technologist Collaborations (2016), Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison (2014) and The Personal Librarian: Enhancing the Student Experience (2014).
Jo Henry is a Reference and Instruction Librarian at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in South Carolina. Previously, she was a public librarian with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and an Information Services Librarian at South Piedmont Community College. Additionally, she has over twenty years' experience in sports club management and instruction. Ms. Henry obtained a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and a Master of Public Administration from Georgia Southern University. She has published in Journal of Library Administration, College & Research Libraries News, Community & Junior College Libraries, Public Services Quarterly, and Library Review, and has presented at the ALA Annual Conference, North Carolina Library Association Conference, Southeast Collaborative Online Conference, South Carolina Library Association-Southeastern Library Association Conference, and Metrolina Library Conference. She served on the Metrolina Library Association board 2011-2018 and was treasurer 2013-2016. Ms. Henry is co-author of Cultivating Civility: Practical Ways to Improve a Dysfunctional Library (2020), The Dysfunctional Library: Challenges and Solutions to Workplace Relationships (2018), The Mindful Librarian: Connecting the Practice of Mindfulness to Librarianship (2016), Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison (2014), and The Personal Librarian: Enhancing the Student Experience (2014).
Richard Moniz, EdD, serves as Director of Library Services for Horry-Georgetown Technical College. Previously, he served as Director of Library Services for Johnson & Wales University's North Miami campus from 1997 - 2004 and Director of Library Services at Johnson & Wales University's Charlotte campus 2004-2018. He has taught undergraduate classes such as Introduction to Computer Science, Microcomputer Applications, World History from 1500 to Present, U.S. History to 1877 and American Government. Additionally, since 2006, he has served as an adjunct instructor for the MLIS program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Courses taught have included Information Sources and Services, Special Libraries, Library Management and Administration, Information Sources in the Professions, and Online Bibliographic Information Retrieval. He is actively engaged in the profession and has held a number of committee and board responsibilities with ALA, LLAMA, ACRL, CLS, SCLA, SCTEA, Metrolina Library Association (MLA), and PASCAL in addition to non-profit organizations such as Carolina Raptor Center, Charlotte Museum of History, and Charlotte's Arts & Science Council. Dr. Moniz has published in numerous periodicals such as College & Undergraduate Libraries, Journal of Library Management, North Carolina Libraries, Library Journal, and Library Leadership & Management. He is sole author of the textbook Practical and Effective Management of Libraries (2010), co-author of Cultivating Civility: Practical Ways to Improve a Dysfunctional Library (2020), The Dysfunctional Library: Challenges and Solutions to Workplace Relationships (2018), Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison (2014), co-author and co-editor of The Personal Librarian: Enhancing the Student Experience (2014) and co-author of The Mindful Librarian: Connecting the Practice of Mindfulness to Librarianship (2016). He also has a contributed chapter in Mid-Career Library & Information Professionals: A Leadership Primer (2015 edition).