Randall:
At 02:22 PM 4/2/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Any feedback - currently I am being made to feel like I am not providing
>quality library service.
Oh, you ARE providing good service from the sound of it. And lets face
it...if the teachers don't give you any prior notice, what can you be but
reactive. To my mind you need a mix....a blend of being proactive and
reactive. People who are proactive ALL the time are often perceived as
being pushy. Anticipate some needs, be ready to go to a few teachers who
you have worked well with in the past with some suggestions for a project,
a visit, or a display. Since you seem to be under the gun here, I would
document these efforts. I would also express (in the nicest possible way,
of course! <G>) to your principal that you are striving for a mix of pro-
and re-active responses. A librarian who cannot react to last minute
requests (we ALL get them, and we all are guilty of procrastination
SOMEtimes!) is a poor librarian, IMHO. I go out and hustle business, often
by attending department meetings with a bagful of new materials that I know
tie in with units the classes are starting or will be doing in the near
future. When socializing in the halls or by the copier, I will sometimes
sneak a look at what is being run off and make a suggestion or two of ways
the library could support that lesson/unit. I'll also ask for time in a
faculty meeting to mention new material and remind staff of ways the
library can help them. That is less personal, but you will be letting all
the staff know you are there and eager to help. But some people I just
don't push, knowing from experience that they do not react well to being
buttonholed. But when they DO come in, I do my very best for them.
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Colton High School
777 W. Valley Blvd.
Colton, CA 92324
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