Happy New Year! “Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.” — Proverbs 16:3 “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” — John 15:7 #HappyNewYear #2025

A few thoughts to start the new year … SELA Mississippi Library Commission Mississippi Library Association Tupelo, Mississippi Arkansas Library Association #libraries #community #opportunity #placemaking philipcshackelford.com/posts/modern-l…

2024 was a great year for the Modern Scholar Podcast! The show gained 41% new followers this past year, and was streamed in 18 different countries! Thank you all for listening!

Looking forward to the season ahead! Mississippi Library Commission SELA Arkansas Library Association Mississippi Library Association

Just a little light reading to tackle this year! Leadership and organizational culture are two particular areas where I am always interested in learning. Looking forward to diving into these—some for the second time around! Maybe I’ll have some reviews to share along the way.

It’s great to see new folks discovering the show! Thank you all for listening! #podcast #show #highered #libraries #community #history

Enjoyed sharing the Lee-Itawamba Library System’s new five-year strategic plan with the Rotary Club of Tupelo last week! Thank you all for your great questions and your interest in YOUR library! Here’s to THE NEXT CHAPTER! #librarylife #community #opportunity #growth

The #SMH2025 Annual Conference will be held in Mobile, AL, on March 27-30th. We are looking to recruit graduate students to assist at registration. A stipend of $18/hr and complimentary conference registration is provided. Please email [email protected] for more info

A pleasure to visit with Simone Kirk on the show today—about books, libraries, moving from Germany to the U.S., and more! Arkansas Library Association Mississippi Library Commission #librarylife #community podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

The third book finished in 2025 … Paleontology, the shady world of fossil collecting, and international intrigue all come to life in this book, with vibrant, Indiana Jones-style history thrown in for good measure. Don’t miss this book! #history #paleontology #IndianaJones

Take a listen to this encore presentation of my conversation with Sarah Myers: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Sarah is the author of EARNING THEIR WINGS from the UNC Press, and is an Associate Professor of History at Messiah University. SMH Historians Women Also Know History

#EagleDays is kindly among these Waterstones titles with a 25% discount if you preorder it by the end of today! Add in 'PREORDER25' at the online checkout to unlock the discount & let yourself feel smug come May 😉♥️ waterstones.com/book/eagle-day…

Exactly one week until the kick-off of #SMH2025! Looking forward to seeing everyone in Mobile!

New peer reviewed journal for intelligence research now out. The Journal of Applied Operational Intelligence. All articles are free to access - no fees for authors. ubplj.org/index.php/jaoi

Always enjoy finding #RiseoftheMavericks out there in the wild! Never gets old! Naval Institute Press Padraic Carlin SMH Historians Society for Intelligence History Intl Jrnl of Intelligence & CounterIntelligence U.S. Air Force Academy National Air and Space Museum USAF Air War College

Exciting! Thanks so much Dr. Grant T. Harward and CMH! Naval Institute Press SMH Historians

It doesn’t seem possible that #RiseoftheMavericks has been out for TWO YEARS! For anyone who would like to learn more or pick up a copy, check it out here! philipcshackelford.com/rise-of-the-ma… SMH Historians Society for Intelligence History Naval Institute Press Intelligence Studies Intl Jrnl of Intelligence & CounterIntelligence

I’ve been waiting a long time for this one. Andrew Preston’s new book on how the New Deal invented the idea of “national security.” An important book to understand our foreign policy moment. It will be a must read.

Honored to join IgniteCast to talk #leadership, #libraries, and #community! Thanks to Taylor and Judd for the opportunity! Mississippi Library Commission Tupelo, Mississippi podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ign…

The Fourth Intelligence Revolution. The Future of Espionage and the Battle to Save America by Anthony Vinci - new book out now #China #WWII #coldwar #AI #intellbooks Henry Holt & Company