[Publib] Re: Why Librarianship

[ANN PERRIGO]

Oh, yeah!  I had a library in the attic, complete with checkout cards!  I'm 
not sure how much it was used, but at a class reunion one of my childhood 
friends commented on it as she was introducing me to her husband, so I guess 
she remembered!

Actually, two different types of librarians influenced my decision--when I 
was little, Mr. Helms was at our library.  He was wonderful!  We all loved 
going, and were made to feel very welcome!

Then in high school, there was a not-quite-so-child-friendly director!  She 
was a former Marine, and let me tell you, teenagers were not her favorite 
people!  So I decided I wanted to be a librarian like Mr. Helms--someday I 
would have a "friendly" library!  Little did I know at the time, that I 
would end up in the very same library that had such an effect on me as a 
child!  :-)   Isn't life fun??

Ann Perrigo, Director
Allegan (MI) Public Library
(hometown girl come home!)