[Publib] Roaming librarians

[Burns, Jimmy]

I work at a fairly large downtown public library, and we are just
beginning to study the use of "roaming" librarians, as opposed to
librarians chained to a desk. I am aware that Orlando and Seattle
provide roaming service (I know, it sounds like I'm talking about cell
phone service providers) as opposed to traditional desk-based service,
but I would be interested in hearing from others who use this public
service concept, especially how you have it set up (one person staffing
a desk as usual while another roams, just a roamer, etc.), how it
affects staffing and scheduling, what staff and public reaction has
been, and in general what you have seen as the good, the bad, and the
ugly of it. Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

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