http://www.cocomment.com/comments/librarynation Copyright 2007 coComment.com 2009-11-26T02:30:36.364+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/images/logo4rss.gif http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=librarynation&conv=799789&comment_id=15558328 Kathleen I'm coming to this post <i>very</i> late, but I wanted to thank you for it. I'm in my third semester of library school (MSIS Spring 08) and I'm already chomping at the bit to get into management and ruffle some feathers. But I worry that I won't be able to. That my flame will go out and I'll be complacent and tired by the time I've "paid my dues." @GeekChick - thank you so much for putting into words the dark thing that gnawed at me about the dues paying - every librarian (and I'd venture to say library staff, too) should be given an opportunity to prove themselves, regardless of age. Give us an opportunity to show what we can do for the library and the community. If we succeed, then give us more responsibility because it's been earned. And if we fail, it's not a one-shot and your out deal - these are our careers. Each of us is (supposed to be) still learning and growing. If we fail, show us how to retrace our steps and figure out what went wrong. Then give us a pat on the back and send us out again. If someone has an idea for change in a library, by gum, let them have a go at it. If you don't trust them to do good things for the library, then why on earth did you hire them? 2007-06-13T23:00:15.673+02:00 2007-06-13T23:00:15.673+02:00