I saw the following in the latest CLA e-newsletter…
“Retirement: The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library Board announces that Wilhelm Eisenbichler, Director of Public Libraries since 1993, will retire at the end of 2008. An effective administrator, Eisenbichler brought sound business principles and strong fiscal management into library operations. He is also credited for developing new revenue streams for the library, such as the Friends of the Library Bookstore and the library’s Bestsellers Café. Wilhelm Eisenbichler started his library career in 1978 with the Southeast Regional Library System in Weyburn Saskatchewan. In 1980 he accepted the position of Assistant Adult Services Librarian with the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming Director of Public Libraries in 1993. For more information contact: Christopher Rous, Chairperson, Sault Ste. Marie Public Library Board (705) 942-3000.”
…and it inspired me to put together the following list:
A MOSTLY INCOMPLETE LIST OF LIBRARIANS WHO WORKED WITH SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LIBRARY IN WEYBURN, SK.
Brett Balon
Jeff Barber
Alison Black
Barbara Blythe
Innes Campbell
Shelley Carlson
Mary Cavanagh
Julie Currie
Peter Curti
Kate-Lee Donohoe
Wilhelm Eisenbichler
Michelle Fedyk
Janet Geddes
Janie Gentry
Jason Hammond
Allan Johnson
Michael Keaschuk
Werner Mueller
Murray Munn
Christine Murphy
Marilyn Nikiforuk
James Richards
Marian Ridge
Greg Rubin
Greg Salmers
Monindar Sohol
Georgina Souter
Laura Taylor
Kam Teo
Jannay Thiessen
Ken Vaughn
Anne Warriner
I'll try to add to this list as other names come back to me or as I come across them. [Edit – many thanks to Greg Salmers and Ken Vaughn for filling in many of the names I didn't have.]
Why do I care? I don't know – it's just interesting to think of the people who've come before you and where they've ended up (two people on that list are now my co-workers at Regina Public Library for instance) as well as it being a way to think about how your own career path may develop.
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