We are all preaching to the choir. For more than 25 years I have
been writing articles about the expertise of librarians and what they
add to the world of knowledge. Unfortunately the message has been
lost on even the most educated readers. The public sees the public
face of the collection and circulation. They don't see the skill and
preparation it takes to create and maintain a collection. When I was
a synagogue librarian, the congregation never took advantage of my
skills. Once they had a meeting with a consultant right in the
library. The consultant knew less about the topic than I did. They
could have saved their money and just talked with me. NO! Outsiders
are the experts (Sarcasm!).
What would happen if we all wrote to the Emanuel rabbi and president
the same words of praise we have shared here? What would happen if
we shared with our administration, students, parents and other
stakeholders one great thing we accomplished this year? Better yet
what if we just shared the routine things we do every day to make our
institutions a better place?
DS
At 07:35 PM 05/26/2015, Philip Miller wrote:
Dear Liza,
You cannot imagine how pained I am by your message. You have served
Emanuel-El's library for many years in an exemplary way.
Daniel Stuhlman
Chicago, IL
ddstuhlman at earthlink.net
Blog: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/ Latest entry May 26
Podcast: http://ddstuhlman.podomatic.com
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