More orientation today. We covered intellectual freedom, harassment in the workplace, and customer service. I got a name tag too! Harassment in the workplace and customer service are pretty self-explanatory, but I’ll discuss intellectual freedom below, as it’s a topic I find interesting. Intellectual freedom essentially means that library patrons should have access to whatever […]
My first day at the Heights Library began with New Employee Orientation at 8:30 this morning. There were three other people in my orientation session – two new Associates in Adult Services (ASD) and a Shipping Associate. We met the Director and Deputy Director, who discussed the library’s history, funding and strategic planning. After that, […]
I spoke with the Heights Library’s Training and Staff Development Manager today to finalize the details of my internship. That means I have more information to share! I’ll be at the library about 10 hours a week. We’re still working out exactly how long the internship will be. As I said in my last post, my […]
The semester is wrapping up and I’ll be starting my internship at the Height Libraries in a week and a half! But who the hell is this ‘librarian-in-training’? And what is this internship thing? That’s me! My name is Ann. I’m a 21-year-old junior (almost rising senior) at Earlham College in Richmond, IN. I’m (finally […]