Re: Gen: Off-topic, Warning re:Cats

[Grace Oliff <grace_1335@YAHOO.COM>]

Over the course of my career, I have frequently heard
comments  that so and so was a good librarian, but
that they never went near the library because he/she
was so unpleasant.  I always found the comment
oxymoronic- how can you be a "good" librarian if you
have created a situation where people avoid the
library specifically because of you? Relating this to
Dawn's posting- she wasn't writing to tell us she'd
found the best flea-dip ever, but out of genuine
concern that what she'd almost learned the hard way
could spare someone else a similar near tragedy.  Lay
you even money that people come to Dawn's library
because that same kind of concern carries over into
her manner with patrons.  I'm all for professionalism,
but I think an integral part of that professionalism
is (or should be) the human qualitites that drew us
into a service profession in the first place. We
didn't become rare books librarians, after all. Dawn's
subject line was very specific-just delete. My 2
cents, Grace
--- Becky Dawson-Marble <becky@PSONE.ORG> wrote:
> If this forum is being used for cat discussion, why
> not use it to ask questions
> about my love life, for example?  It's just as close
> to the topic as is the cat
> discussion. Come on, let's stick to the topic.
>
> Becky Dawson-Marble
> becky@psone.org
> PS#1 School Librarian
> Santa Monica, CA
>
> Dawn Sardes wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > >From the hundreds of wonderful responses I
> received after posting news about
> > my cats, Mr. Sparky & Ms. Vixen, I know that there
> are many many cat lovers
> > among you. A near tragedy happened at my house
> today, and I want to warn any
> > of you who may own a kitten or other small pet.
> >
> > Two weeks ago, a tiny kitten was abandoned at my
> public library, and I
> > decided to have her join our family.  She is a
> sweet little orange thing we
> > named Lady Marmalade.  Today, while attempting to
> jump onto the kitchen
> > table, she fell short and somehow got her head
> caught between the spokes of a
> > kitchen chair.  The weight of her body sent her
> down to a point where the
> > spokes were too tightly placed together to
> accommodate her neck, and she
> > almost died.  I became aware of the situation when
> the other two cats started
> > screaming, and was able to extricate her in the
> nick of time.  My hands are
> > badly scratched up at this moment, but Lady
> Marmalade is doing well.
> >
> > I am going to shut the kitchen chairs up in a
> bedroom until I get a chance to
> > sew some towels together, pillow-case style, to
> put over the backs of the
> > chairs.  If you own a kitten, please watch out for
> this deadly problem with
> > spokes on kitchen chair backs.  I am still shaking
> and thanking God that I
> > was home when this happened.  I would have never
> forgiven myself if I had
> > taken this kitten into my home only to be the
> cause of her death.
> >
> > Thank you for allowing me this forum, and I
> apologize in advance to anyone
> > who objects to the posting.
> >
> > Dawn Sardes
> > YA Librarian
> > Euclid Public Library
> > Euclid, OH
> > dmsardes@aol.com
> >
> >
>
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Grace Oliff, Librarian
Ann Blanche Smith E.S
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Hillsdale, N.J. 07642
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