[Publib] Re: Good/great librarian

[rafasmom at optonline.net]

Wendy-
 
If you want to be a good public librarian, you need tolerance and a
sense of humor.  You need to listen to the question asked for the
question that isn't asked.  You need to care as much about the
information needs of a snotty (literally and figuratively) kid as you do
about the college student or the adult with a medical question.  You
need to respect people's differences, from you as well as from each
other.  If you want to be a great public librarian, you need time on the
front lines to practice your craft.  I can't tell you the skills you
need for academic librarianship, or archival work, or the many special
librarian types of work.  You'll have to poll those lists.  
 
...and that's MY opinion
 
Lisa Richland, Director
Floyd Memorial Library(the last library before Portugal)
Greenport, NY
 

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