[Publib] Employment Laments

[Peggy Havener]

I have to put in my 2 cents!  I am 61 years old and have been a librarian
for 4 years, that's right 4 years.  Due to life changing events I returned
to school at 52, recieved my BA in 2002 and my MLS in 2004.  I entered the
professional workforce as a director first of a small library and now at a
large, rural library.  The library functions as a city department, I am 1 of
11 department heads.  By the way I am the one everyone comes to for
technology questions.  I maintain the library's website, I teach seniors
computer skills, I tutor city employees in office software and the best part
I am still learning.  It is not about age it is about staying current and
continous learning.  I am a living example of "your never too old to
learn".  I am also not afraid to utter the words "I don't know" and "Show me
how you did that".  Take it from me if you are a life long learner you will
have a richer and exciting life, until you forget it all.

Peggy (old, white, and still a student)

On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 11:56 PM, Kelly Green <greenkelly59 at gmail.com> wrote:

> It seems odd to me that no one is jumping down Terri's throat for saying
> young librarians are taking her jobs away like they were yelling at Hillary
> (I think??) for saying there were no jobs because older people wouldn't
> retire. Seems like it's tough all around. I completely agree with Angela
> about the e-mail's writing- before you put yourself out there, you might
> want to proofread first. I for one would never hire Terri in my library
> after that rant. She came across as a poor writer/communicator, racist,
> ageist and afraid of technology.
>
> Kelly (a 50-something white librarian)
> -In a library somewhere in Maine
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Peggy Havener
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