Events happen. We respond. We get outcomes.
But what if we don’t wait for events, but anticipate them and work backward from the outcomes we need? What if we applied innovation and intention to our responses to get better outcomes?
Public library staff have served in significantly challenging conditions, against the backdrop of advancing technologies, and through diverse and changing community needs for over a century. Yet, we often respond to very difficult political challenges today in the same way we would have done decades ago.
There’s no silver bullet or single response that will give us the outcomes we need. But we can gain skills that will enable us to craft better, more intentional responses. At the very least, we can gain better mastery of ourselves in difficult situations.
Event Information
Date: Friday, October 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Audience: Public library directors and administrators
Location: Garland County Library, 1427 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
Cost: $20 per participant; Box lunch provided
Registration deadline: October 1, 2025
Presented by: Bob Pasicznyuk, Director, Douglass County Libraries (Colo.)
Registration is limited to 35 participants. Registrations will be accepted through the end of the day on October 1, or until the workshop is full, whichever is first.
Bob Pasicznyuk — Biography
Bob grew up in a career military family with service stops in Washington D.C., the Philippines, and California. While in Graduate School in Chicago, Bob landed a library job leading to a career in the profession for over three decades.
Bob has been the Executive Director of Douglas County Libraries in Colorado for 11 years leading the organization to engage politics, strategy, resources, and facilities. Bob was the Director of the Cedar Rapids Public Library from 2009 – 2014, rebuilding its libraries following large-scale damage to the region and library in what has been described as the Midwest’s Katrina. Before Cedar Rapids, Bob was the Chief Technology Officer at both Douglas County Libraries and the Pikes Peak Library District.
His wife Vickie is a High School librarian, and their daughter Katie is a Speech Language Pathologist working with clients in the South-side of Chicago.
Please contact Janine Miller, [email protected], for more information.
The views expressed by contract presenters do not necessarily reflect the views or official policies of the State of Arkansas, the Arkansas Department of Education, or the Arkansas State Library.