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Wisdom Wednesday – “Everyone thinks we’re in the book business but we’re not. We’re in the *helping* business.”

This piece of advice ties directly to last week’s about how the absolute most vital piece of advice I’ve received in my 15+ years as a librarian is to do what you can to solve the problem of the person standing in front of you. In library school, I think I saw a stat that […]

Posted 28 June 2023 § Library § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – “What Are You Doing To Solve The Problem of the Person Standing in Front of You”

I’ve been trying to write a post summarizing some of the various tips, pieces of advice, koans of wisdom that I’ve collected over the years – mostly from my time in libraries but from other workplaces, reading of books articles and just talking to knowledgeable people I respect. As that post grew and grew, I […]

Posted 21 June 2023 § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,