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Library residency programs can be a great opportunity for early-career librarians to learn on-the-job-skills, determine their interests in librarianship, and develop a valuable career network. Likewise, such programs benefit the profession, the hosting organizations, and other organizational stakeholders. Developing a Residency Program: A Practical Guide for Librarians draws together scholarly literature, best practices, and the experiences of the authors and their contributors to provide practical advice about how to develop and manage a library residency program. The first two chapters of this book offer a brief overview of library residency programs and illustrate the benefits that such programs can provide. Chapters 3 describes strategies for building support for such a program, while Chapters 4 and 5 provide insight on best practices for structuring a residency program. Chapter 6 focuses on the recruitment and hiring process, emphasizing the need for a reasoned and objective approach to selecting a candidate. Chapters 7 and 8 offer best practices for preparing for new resident's arrival and onboarding the resident successfully. Chapter 9 offers ideas for how to assess and evaluate multiple aspects of the residency program, while Chapter 10 focuses on supporting the resident after the residency is over. In each chapter, the authors include practical tips and tools to make each part of the planning and management process easier. Review Diversity residency programs receive both praise and criticism, and institutions that wish to start a new program face many questions and dilemmas. This easy-to-read book offers practical answers, supported by extensive research, and is a comprehensive and very welcome resource, which enables informed decision-making.--Francesca Marini, PhD, Associate Professor and Diversity Residency Program Coordinator, Texas A&M University Libraries This well-researched book provides excellent advice and recommendations for the successful design and implementation of a residency program. It is an essential read for any library with an established program or a library considering the creation of a new residency program. I highly recommend it.--Catherine Soehner, BSN, MLS, Associate Dean for Research and User Services, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah Whether your library residency (or fellowship) has been around for decades or is just an idea, this book provides key resources, research, anecdotes, and examples of what residents/fellows, coordinators, supervisors, mentors, administrators and anyone else may need to know to have a successful program. It prompts critical reflection and provides a blueprint of what is necessary for a successful residency (or fellowship) with an emphasis on the development of the resident/fellow.--Twanna Hodge, Academic/Research Librarian, SUNY Upstate Medical University and Incoming Convener, ACRL Residency Interest Group (RIG) About the Author Lorelei Rutledge is a Faculty Services Librarian at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. Her research interests include recruitment, retention, and leadership in librarianship. She is also interested in best practices for outreach to underserved groups and program assessment in libraries. Her interest in professional development for early-career librarians combined with her experiences serving as the Marriott Library’s Residency Coordinator inform her writing in this book. She received her MSI from the University of Michigan, and her MA in Communication and BA degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She lives in Salt Lake City with her partner and her cranky cat. Jay L. Colbert is the 2017-2019 Resident Librarian at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. Their research interests include the ethics of descriptive metadata, patron-centered technical services, and the dissonance between information need and information seeking behaviors. Their status