Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
confidence she has instilled in me. Mary demonstrates great care for the community and
is open to fresh and new ideas for the public library she serves.
My last favorite librarian is Jennifer Costley, Youth Librarian at Pendleton Public
Library, Pendleton Oregon. Jennifer is also a SLIM OR 11 graduate and was hired at PPL
in 2012. Jennifer quickly added her style to the space for children and teens at PPL. She
has surveys to inquire opinions and really listens to the patrons towards building a
relevant collection. She created a teen web page which has huge amounts of resources
that are attractively displayed for the YA. The YA space is a work in progress as funding
is always an issue, but Jennifer is up to the challenge with helping to write grants,
obtaining help from the Friends of the Library, and thinking up creative ideas for donors.
Consequently, the YA space is continually being added to and updated. I really admire
Jennifers fun spirit, and it is very apparent in the participation of the YA and children
that she is already beloved. One of the ideas she came up with to raise money is the
Library Ball. She finds donors from around the area to donate prizes, and sells raffle
tickets in addition to the ball tickets. Jennifer demonstrates an innovative spirit that serves
the community well.
References:
Ranganathan, S. R. (1963). The five laws of library science. Bombay, New York: Asia
Pub. House.
Rubin, R. (2010). Foundations of library and information science. (3rd ed.). New York,
NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.