Jez Layman, MLIS

Public librarian, public speaker. Bring me to your library for hands-on crafts, job hunting classes, or staff training.

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

Check out my list of upcoming events at https://t.co/fIGglk3Keb

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

@runlevel_6 @htgtfu Hey, sorry I don’t check this account. HTGTFU didn’t lapse, tumblr deleted it. I have an explanation pinned on my primary @typesetjez

[Niles-Maine District Library @NMDLibrary]

Watch as @jezlayman presents about the different types of interviews and how to prepare for them. Get tips on presenting yourself when you’re not actually in the room. https://t.co/OqZIZcMwAq

[Panorama Project @PanoramaProjOrg]

After borrowing from the public library, >75% of Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z purchased other books by the same author.

~50% purchased the same book they borrowed. #ReadAdv #Discovery

via @LibraryJournal Generational Reading Survey 2019

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

Updated the site this weekend, added 7 more dates to upcoming events. Will I be in your area soon?
https://t.co/N4OnTuskvF

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

When you teach knitting classes and Michael’s has a sale on yarn.

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

Headed back to Reaching Forward in the spring with
T W E N T Y
new program ideas for 20-30somethings.

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

I just scheduled my last #LibSocial eNewsletter, with the announcement that I will no longer be running their programs. 😢

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

Listen to me on the newest @threebookspod episode, in which I discuss the #Wayfarers series by #BeckyChambers, everyone’s a aliebn when ur a aliebn too by @jonnysun, and The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by #GabrielleZevin. https://t.co/GYxj5qaHdL

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

I went to a retirement party today and naturally the first thing I did was take pictures of the centerpiece as a potential program idea.

[Susan Maguire @Booklist_Susan]

Jez Layman encourages RA-ers to not reinvent the wheel every time and you would not believe how often I need that reminder! #arrtreads

[Jez, Star Wars Librarian @typesetjez]

If you’re unable to attend #ARRTCon2019 or just can’t make it to #NewWayRA, you’re in luck: I put our slides on my website. Presenting it again at 2:15p! https://t.co/2ktEtxVV9C

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

I’m officially all booked up for winter! I’ll be adding the dates to my website soon. My spring schedule (March and beyond) is now open. https://t.co/N4OnTuskvF

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

Tomorrow! Excited to talk #astrology with my friends at Brookfield! ♌️ ☀️ ♎️ 🌙 ♐️ ⬆️

[Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library @BrookfieldPL]

Star charts? Moon charts? Planets and houses? Join us Monday, October 14 at 7 p.m. to learn the essentials of astrology so you can avoid problems, find your strengths and embrace your best self.
https://t.co/wI5qRNrt3M

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

I’ve never taught a class in a train station before 🤔
Thanks @tinleylibrary & #parmeseanstation for the new experience! https://t.co/1EmgJKj4jv

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

I talked up a 4-for-1 deal to @childrensmuseum through #ExploreMoreIL at tonight’s class. A woman in the audience was planning on going tomorrow and is now saving $57 by coming to a #libraryprogram! I love hearing stories like this!

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

@lincolnparkzoo Absolutely! I try to stop by the zoo whenever I’m in the area to see the red pandas. 😊

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

Making some final notes for tonight’s 21 (Almost) Free Things to Do in Chicago class with @tinleylibrary.
Some fun facts I picked up:
🔵 #MillenniumPark is considered the world’s largest rooftop garden because it sits atop Millennium Station.

[Lincoln Park Zoo @lincolnparkzoo]

@jezlayman Thanks for including Lincoln Park Zoo in your list! A bonus tree fact: Lincoln Park Zoo received arboretum accreditation this summer, just one day before Arbor Day 2019.

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

🔵 @shondarhimes wrote for and voices one of the statues in Chicago’s @statuestories

[Jez Layman, MLIS @jezlayman]

🔵 @lincolnparkzoo has a burr oak tree that’s 3 years older than the city of #Chicago, making it 189 years old! 🌳