Professional Development Resources: Library Resources
About the Library Resources pages
The Central Penn College Library has dozens of books and ebooks on topics that could be useful for professional development. The items listed on this page represent both more general books (such as about organizing and time management) as well as a sampling of books from the more specific sections.
Please see the sub-pages (accessible by hovering over the 'Library Resources' tab, which will then show a drop-down list) for more comprehensive collections in several major categories.
Ebooks are accessible by clicking on the hyperlinked book titles (if you're off-campus, you might need to enter your single sign-on credentials). If you are interested in checking out a print book(s): stop by the library, email us (library@centralpenn.edu), or use our Book Loan Request Form. If you are based at the Lancaster Center, books will be sent down there. If you are an adjunct who does not live close to either Summerdale or Lancaster, we are happy to mail books to you.
Overview of Professional Development Topics
One Year to an Organized Work Life: From Your Desk to Your Deadlines, the Week-by-Week Guide to Eliminating Office Stress for Good by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780738212791Publication Date: 2008Also available in print: 650.11 Lee
Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life: Train Your Brain to Get More Done in Less Time by Call Number: 153.423 HAMISBN: 9780373892440Publication Date: 2011
Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive by Call Number: 158.7 HALLISBN: 9781422186411Publication Date: 2015
Smart Work: Centralise, Organise, Realise by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780730324362Publication Date: 2016
The Sharp Solution: A Brain-Based Approach for Optimal Performance by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781118457399Publication Date: 2013
HBR's 10 Must Reads: On Mental Toughness by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781633694361Publication Date: 2018
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Call Number: LDR 158 COVISBN: 0671708635Publication Date: 1990
HBR's 10 Must Reads: On Managing Yourself by Call Number: 650.1 HBRISBN: 9781422157992Publication Date: 2011
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Call Number: 650.11 TRAISBN: 9781626569416Publication Date: 2017
The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life by Call Number: 650.1 BabISBN: 9781401309701Publication Date: 2009
Finding Time: The Economics of Work-Life Conflict by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780674660168Publication Date: 2016
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Call Number: 158.722 ACHISBN: 9780307591548Publication Date: 2010
Get Out of Your Own Way at Work... and Help Others Do the Same: Conquering Self-Defeating Behavior on the Job by Call Number: 158.122 GoulISBN: 9780399152665Publication Date: 2005
The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career by Call Number: 650.123 HOFISBN: 9780307888907Publication Date: 2012
Yoga for Computer Users: Healthy Necks, Shoulders, Wrists, and Hands in the Postmodern Age by Call Number: 613.704 BLAISBN: 9781930485198Publication Date: 2012
