HIT: What I didn't learn in library school, Part 3

[Nancy Westendorf <NSpringWes@AOL.COM>]

Budget!  I had no idea what a budget for the library even was!

One thing I was not taught was how to fix photocopy
machines.  It seems that quite often the library is
near the faculty room which has a photocopy machine.
In 2 jobs, I have been assigned the key operator position
to care for the machine.  On the bright side, twice I have
been able to go shopping and choose a new machine.
Fixing the machine does make you very valued to teachers
and gives you a chance to chat while you're pulling out
the stuck paper!

I'm in my first year - and I wish I had been given the job of creating a
sample order for a specific population (YA, elderly, Hispanic).  I'm
finding that I'm making up my own methods of ordering, and I'm not sure
if it's the easiest, most efficient way.  I also wish I had experience
in facing parents who are challenging books or refuse to admit that
their child borrowed and/or lost a book.  Sounds like a great idea -

Nancy Westendorf, Librarian
Community School 14
Rochester, NY
NSpringWes@aol.com

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