Author: Scott Jarzombek

Amend Open Meetings Law

I was very excited to see that the Albany County Legislature is asking New York State to consider a possible amendment to the Open Meetings Law (OML), which governs how and where local governments hold meetings, to allow for a...

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Leading in the new norm (and baseball)

I often compare leadership to pitching in baseball. Everyone is born with levels of natural talent. Most people can throw a ball. Some have the natural skill of throwing extremely hard, accurately, and/or being able to manipulate the ball’s path as it travels. Sometimes a pitcher has all three. Many times they need to learn one or more of those skills. Simultaneously they need to learn analytical skills, like knowing what to pitch and when–what baseball people call finesse pitching. The best pitchers in the league have long-lasting careers because they grow and evolve. They are great because they are willing to learn and adjust over time. They replace natural talent with the knowledge, not just resting on their laurels. Also, certain types of pitchers work in certain situations. Leaders are born with natural talent. However, it is what they do with that talent, striving to improve continuously but with humility, that matters in the long run. 

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Join APL!

Have you thought about running for an elected position in the city? Are you interested in developing high-level professional skills? Both are good reasons to run for a library’s board of trustees, just like the one we have at...

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Never be afraid of failure [REMIX]

On the anniversary of my father’s passing, I decided to repost this story from 2014 to my Civmix blog. It is interesting to read in retrospect. In all facets of life and work, I believe that you learn more from failure than from...

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The books are staying on the shelf.

So my first CivMix original post was about the great work libraries across the county, and the state, have accomplished during the pandemic, and I will certainly get back to that subject. However, I need to address a bit of a...

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