Comments on: Library Day in the Life Round 6 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/ Navigating through life away from the library Sat, 19 May 2012 15:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Daenel http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7892 Daenel Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:33:31 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7892 MEgan, I always tell people that I'm one of the blessed few who gets paid to do something they truly enjoy. I love being a librarian. I can't wait for you to join us in the Library Day in the Life Project! MEgan, I always tell people that I’m one of the blessed few who gets paid to do something they truly enjoy. I love being a librarian. I can’t wait for you to join us in the Library Day in the Life Project!

]]> By: Megan @ Faith Like Mustard http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7879 Megan @ Faith Like Mustard Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:35:15 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7879 I've gotta tell you, all of your day-in-the-life library tweets lately have been making me homesick for the library. :( Someday soon, I will return...someday soon! :) I’ve gotta tell you, all of your day-in-the-life library tweets lately have been making me homesick for the library. :( Someday soon, I will return…someday soon! :)

]]> By: Living Outside the Stacks » Loose Threads and Other Random Thoughts http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7835 Living Outside the Stacks » Loose Threads and Other Random Thoughts Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:44:35 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7835 [...] by all things library.  If you’d like to find out what librarians do, you can read my post or view pictures on Flickr or read through my Tweets.  Anyway, here are some random thoughts that [...] [...] by all things library.  If you’d like to find out what librarians do, you can read my post or view pictures on Flickr or read through my Tweets.  Anyway, here are some random thoughts that [...]

]]> By: Daenel http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7833 Daenel Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:54:25 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7833 Jen, thank you for the suggestion. I've followed your tips and hope this helps. It'd be nice to be able to show the powers that be that Twitter and Facebook are great (free) outreach tools for our library. Jen, thank you for the suggestion. I’ve followed your tips and hope this helps. It’d be nice to be able to show the powers that be that Twitter and Facebook are great (free) outreach tools for our library.

]]> By: Jen http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7806 Jen Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:22:03 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7806 Hi! It's nice this library day in the life project connects librarians too! I just had a comment re Twitter. Maybe you're already doing it, but if not, what I did at my last library was set up a feed for a Twitter search on my institution. Every couple of days I'd scroll through it and if there was something library related or a question we'd normally answer in the library, I'd @ the poster with a reply then. I found I gathered a few followers that way and then of course their RTs of the library tweets would spread even more. I also found followers seemed to be interested not just in simple library tweets pushing announcements of hours or new resources, but they liked links to general news on libraries, books, academia and reading. Hi! It’s nice this library day in the life project connects librarians too!

I just had a comment re Twitter. Maybe you’re already doing it, but if not, what I did at my last library was set up a feed for a Twitter search on my institution. Every couple of days I’d scroll through it and if there was something library related or a question we’d normally answer in the library, I’d @ the poster with a reply then. I found I gathered a few followers that way and then of course their RTs of the library tweets would spread even more. I also found followers seemed to be interested not just in simple library tweets pushing announcements of hours or new resources, but they liked links to general news on libraries, books, academia and reading.

]]> By: Daenel http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7770 Daenel Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:35:56 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7770 Dawn, that's the thing about small library staffs, they can be a challenge or a curse, I prefer to think of ours as a challenge and go with the flow. Taking the student on the tour was great because it gave me the chance to see the library through someone else's eyes and gave me a look into our strengths and weaknesses. Dawn, that’s the thing about small library staffs, they can be a challenge or a curse, I prefer to think of ours as a challenge and go with the flow. Taking the student on the tour was great because it gave me the chance to see the library through someone else’s eyes and gave me a look into our strengths and weaknesses.

]]> By: Daenel http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7769 Daenel Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:33:52 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7769 Greta, I totally understand and love that I've been blessed to be able to do something that I truly enjoy. Greta, I totally understand and love that I’ve been blessed to be able to do something that I truly enjoy.

]]> By: Daenel http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7768 Daenel Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:33:15 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7768 I always try to make library patrons feel at ease when I'm helping them, especially when they say "I have a dumb question" most of the time, it's just embarrassment. If they know I've been there, it relaxes them and makes the learning process so much easier. I always try to make library patrons feel at ease when I’m helping them, especially when they say “I have a dumb question” most of the time, it’s just embarrassment. If they know I’ve been there, it relaxes them and makes the learning process so much easier.

]]> By: Daenel http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7767 Daenel Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:31:52 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7767 Louiseza, I love that ~ "library groupie" ~ that is fabulous! I love hearing that people appreciate the services offered by their libraries, I just wish that the powers that be would listen, support and encourage library use. This economy is a double~edged sword, on the one hand "free" services are needed but on the other hand the money needed to keep these services free are not available. *sigh* Louiseza, I love that ~ “library groupie” ~ that is fabulous! I love hearing that people appreciate the services offered by their libraries, I just wish that the powers that be would listen, support and encourage library use. This economy is a double~edged sword, on the one hand “free” services are needed but on the other hand the money needed to keep these services free are not available. *sigh*

]]> By: Dawn http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/2011/01/library-day-in-the-life-round-6/comment-page-1/#comment-7763 Dawn Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:44:58 +0000 http://livingoutsidethestacks.com/?p=3725#comment-7763 Our library staff is also quite small, which means we always have opportunities to be creative and to learn new stuff. We also get to know our users well. I totally love that you took the time to give a one-on-one tour to your patron! Our library staff is also quite small, which means we always have opportunities to be creative and to learn new stuff. We also get to know our users well. I totally love that you took the time to give a one-on-one tour to your patron!

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