New Year New Year, New Big Ideas Book Discussions
February 16th
Basically Incredible by Matt Booth

It’s a new year of Big Ideas Book Discussions! The first title we’ll take up this year—on Friday February 16—is Basically Incredible by Matt Booth.  The subtitle lends a good description “doing the basics consistently leads to an incredible life.”  And I think this is the first time that Big Ideas Book Discussions features an Iowa author.  Matt Booth is from Dubuque and last fall was a keynote speaker at the Iowa League of Cities Conference.

Libraries have extended their community reach in impressive ways over the years, from maker spaces to STEM programming to lending WiFi hotspots.  Given all the recent advancements in library service, what would a return to basics look like? We'll consider that as we talk about the author's ideas for "focusing on the basics and building high performing teams."

From Amazon, here’s more about the book:  "Matt Booth argues that despite the complexity of life, it’s the simple and fundamental practices that truly make a difference …. whether it’s at work or home, with colleagues, friends or family, he illustrates the keys to building strong habits and even stronger relationships.”

In Big Ideas Book Discussions, State Library staff and partners facilitate discussions using books outside of library management, but with plenty of application to library management. Choosing books on leadership, customer service, presentation skills, etc. we connect those ideas with public library service.

Participants are encouraged to purchase books used throughout the Big Ideas series for local collections.  Join us for the next good read: Basically Incredible.

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