Week 8

I believe with Week 8 we are halfway through the 16-week semester. It seems like it is going so very fast. It feels like just yesterday I was showing up for my summer orientation at IPPL, and now we're firmly in sweater weather and soup season. 

Soup, with its melange of hearty ingredients, brings to mind this week's Practicum assignment. I was tasked withthe Guest Services desk and Boy Howdy do we offer a lot of services. Printing, Passports, Reciprocal borrowing, Museum passes, Proctoring, Tax prep for the elderly, License plate renewal, and that isjusta sample of that on top of "normal" library things like makers studio, library of things, homebound delivery, and programming. I mean, if this doesn't just EXEMPLIFY both speres 3and 4 of the PLA leadership model then I don't know what does! Force 3 is Community and Force 4 is Cross-cutting Abilities and with this rich and savory guest services stew, IPPL is proving that they are a library leader. These services add so much to their community and deliver so deeply to their borrowers. Imagine not having to run all over the county for multiple government services. This library does it all. 

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  1. GabrielOctober 22, 2024 at 9:14 AM

    I agree the Guest Services desk covers a great deal in your site. And it certainly sounds like the community can come for so many services that it does support them. Just as importantly for you, it gave you an idea of how improving skills remains a permanent part of librarianship.

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