[Publib] as a profession......loyalty?

[Jennie J. Stoltz]

Of the four directors I've worked for, two of them proactively included themselves in the regular schedule (one shift per week or two shifts per month) and were always willing to fill-in when needed.  One of them was always willing to fill in when needed.  But one of them never worked any of the public service desks even when asked or if the only alternative was to close down the desk.

When I became a Director not only was I asked to work the public service desks periodically by my Board of Trustees (they feel it is necessary for me to be able to do my job, which it is) but I try to fill in as much as possible, am in the regular Saturday rotation and work one evening per month.  

Jennie J. Stoltz
Director
Pewaukee Public Library
(262) 691-5670, ext. 20
(262) 691-5673 fax

----- Original Message -----
From: Lynne Ingersoll <lingersoll at blueislandlibrary.org>
Date: Thursday, October 4, 2007 3:58 pm
Subject: RE: [Publib] as a profession......loyalty?
To: 'Sue Kamm' <suekamm at mindspring.com>, 'James Casey' <jcasey at oaklawnlibrary.org>, mklibrarian at gmail.com, publib at webjunction.org


> In my years as a Librarian I have worked for three directors -- every 
> one of
>  whom believed the director had a duty to "come down the stairs" and 
> work the
>  Reference Desk.  Yay for them!
>  
>  Lynne S. Ingersoll
>  Reference Services Manager
>  Technical Services Manager
>  Blue Island Public Library
>  2433 York Street
>  Blue Island, IL 60406
>  (708) 388-1078 x20
>  (708) 388-9301 Fax
>  
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
>  On Behalf Of Sue Kamm
>  Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 1:57 PM
>  To: James Casey; mklibrarian at gmail.com; publib at webjunction.org
>  Subject: RE: [Publib] as a profession......loyalty?
>  
>  
>  
>  >The vast majority of public library directors tend to be line workers
>  >right along with staff -- right in the trenches --- or directors of
>  >mid-sized libraries where a director is a flight of stairs away from 
> the
>  >public service areas.  
>  
>  Ah, but Jim, how many directors who are a flight of stairs away from 
> public
>  service areas actually go down those stairs and work with the front-line
>  staff?  <g>
>  
>  
>  
>  Your friendly CyberGoddess and Councilor-at-large,
>  Sue Kamm
>  Inglewood/Los Angeles, CA
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