One of my job responsibilities as a reference assistant is to attend meetings and webinars on different library issues from around the country. Unfortunately, more times than not these seminars have topics like library security, dealing with disruptive or disorderly customers, and working with people experiencing homelessness. I was amazed to learn that the Library of Congress […]
When my wife and I moved to Eau Claire in 1987, we could have lived anywhere in Western Wisconsin, as my job was a salesman on the road. But meeting people here, talking to them at lunch, and just driving around the area convinced us that this is where we wished to live. And we […]
Although I have been coming to the library for 30 years, I never took the time to check out all the other offerings that the library has available. Reference Books? How to guides? Music Downloads? On-line learning? Genealogy information? Home delivery? Interlibrary Loans? I had no idea. An entire room full of old magazines, papers, […]
