Comments on: Library Day in the Life 5: Be Yourself No Matter What They Say http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/ the neverending reference interview of life Fri, 17 May 2013 00:38:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Library Day in the Life Round 7 « Agnostic, Maybe http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-5039 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:43:44 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-5039 [...] Be Yourself No Matter What They Say (Round 5) [...]

]]> By: Emeigh http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-3681 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:44:57 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-3681 I think everyone should be themselves no matter what that is what I have always thought and I am only 14 and I am different from other kids but I don’t give a shit and I like myself just the way I am and I do NOT and NEVER have cared about what people think about me and I have my own personality and I am myself no matter what.

]]> By: kgschneider http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1088 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:36:06 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1088 Clearer, but I’d say that’s different. You are saying you won’t let yourself be diverted from giving excellent service in your own way.

]]> By: Andy http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1083 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:56:26 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1083 Point taken. Doing something for a paycheck doesn’t always mean that it’s not going to collide with personality and peculiarities. The situation that sprang forth to my mind while I was writing that was more of the needless flack for one’s approach to librarianship. Less “I’m not going to be on a desk because that’s who I am”, more “the patron and I were having a good time till you scolded me about singing the answers to them”.

Does that make it more/less clear?

]]> By: Andy http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1082 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:11:44 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1082 You are welcome as always, Heather!

]]> By: Andy http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1081 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:11:23 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1081 I’m sure I can find an extreme example of such behavior where the ‘be yourself’ aspect run afoul of some of the core principles of librarianship. I will concede that one. That paragraph that you are referring to go out to some librarian pals who are good people getting a bad rap. It’s more for their benefit than the profession as a whole, although I’m happy to extend it to anyone who needs a kind word about the push-back they are receiving for being themselves on the job.

]]> By: Heather Braum http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1080 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:07:24 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1080 “I believe that at the end of the day what matters is being true to yourself and the approach you take to librarianship.”

I needed to read that statement tonight. Thank you for this gentle reminder.

Looking forward to your next, thought-provoking post.

]]> By: richard http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1069 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:27:30 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1069 In any case- being “yourself” is part of why libraries are in such a parlous state currently. Librarian “yourself-ness” is often an enemy to be overcome, not an ally to be embraced. I have a local library that doesn’t let unaccompanied teens enter the building- and that’s based on how their staff and patrons- themselves- like it. no thanks. i call you sting and raise you one public enemy: “to revolutionize make a change”

]]> By: richard http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1068 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:22:25 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1068 i take it back. Russians is the worst Sting song ever.

]]> By: Karen G. Schneider http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1066 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:55:05 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/library-day-in-the-life-5-be-yourself-no-matter-what-they-say/#comment-1066 “Too often (where once is too often), people are put under the pressure to suppress their natural tendencies in service to the overall organization.”

Hmmm… you know… this is going to sound all pointy-headed, but a lot of what is required at work is to do just exactly that. To quote Lou Grant, “That’s why they call it work.” You ARE in service to the organization.

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