[Publib] Weekend Shifts

[Barbara Buehler]

A certain amount of cross training helps for sure. But, I doubt anyone
there is cross trained to fulfill the director's duties when he is
unavailable. Also, I couldn't catalog anymore if my life depended upon
it, and the circ staff wouldn't trust me to register a new patron or
handle a lost/paid book transaction; I can manage a simple check-out or
check-in. Point being, if one doesn't perform these tasks on a regular
basis, you could conceivably wind up causing more problems than being of
help. 

My two cents' worth.

Barbara Buehler, M.L.S.
Library Director
Allen Public Library
Allen TX 75013
 

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:39:55 -0600
From: "Jesse Ephraim" <JEphraim at ci.southlake.tx.us>
Subject: RE:  [Publib] Weekend Shifts
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> at your libraries, are the professional 
>level staff, librarians, directors, managers, 
>etc., regularly scheduled to staff the 
>library on evenings and weekends?

The two degreed librarians, the library director, and the cataloger take
turns covering Saturdays.  That way each of us only does one weekend a
month.  We generally have one or two circulation clerks working with us.

We're a small library, so we all fill in at the circulation desk when
needed, too.  A couple of the clerks do the same with the reference desk
when I am not able to cover it.  We try to cross-train everyone to be
able to jump in at any station when needed.

Jesse Ephraim

Adult Services Librarian
Southlake Public Library
1400 Main Street, Suite 130
Southlake, TX  76092
(817) 748-8247
jephraim at ci.southlake.tx.us