[Publib] 50 things...

[Vicki Marsh]

Never interrupt a transaction with the patron at the desk to answer the
phone and help the phone patron! 

Vicki S. Marsh
Branch Manager
South Oldham Library
6720 W. Highway 146
P. O. Box 365
Crestwood, KY 40014
Office: (502)241-9017
Fax: (502)241-1108
Email: vmarsh at oldhampl.org



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Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:42:38 -0600
From: "Tom Cooper" <tcooper at wgpl.org>
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I saw this on Yahoo! this morning, a list of 50 things restaurant
workers should never do. It is a great primer in customer service, and
many of the tips could easily apply to libraries - such as 'never
acknowledge one customer more than another,' or 'do not let anyone enter
the restaurant (library) without a warm greeting.' I thought it would be
fun if we compiled our own list. If you're interested, let us know your
top two or three favorite peeves and things to avoid. I'll keep a tally
and put them all together. 

 

Here's the restaurant list from Yahoo!:

 

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108071/100-things-restauran
t-staffers-should-never-do?mod=career-work

 

I'll get the ball rolling with a few of mine:

 

1.       Never wait until the copier or printer runs out of paper to
refill it. Check it at the beginning of your shift.

2.       Never say the word policy when telling a patron about a library
policy.

3.       (Yes, stolen from above) Never let anyone enter the library
without a warm greeting.

Tom Cooper, Director

Webster Groves Public Library

301 E. Lockwood Avenue

Webster Groves, MO 63119-3102

 

 (314) 961-3784 
tcooper at wgpl.org 

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                                             Nassim Nicholas Taleb