If you have visited our third floor lately, you've probably noticed that things are looking a little different. During the first week of May, we merged our Reader Services and MultiMedia departments into the new Fiction & Media department. Here are the top five things you should know about us:
1. Our department name was chosen by you.
You voted on our new department name, and we think you picked a great one!
2. We love sharing our passions with you.
Most of our staff have been with the library for a long time, and we are proud of the specialized knowledge and experience we can offer to you. For example, Bill (center) plays guitar in a band, and puts his experience in the music scene to use by managing our rock music and vinyl collection and booking our Jazz/Blues salon concerts. Margo (second from right) and Don (not pictured) have backgrounds in film, and do excellent work selecting and running the films we show at the library. Ellie (not pictured) is a professional musician who teaches piano, and she uses her deep knowledge of classical music to manage our collection of scores.
We also enjoy capitalizing on our staff's passions; for example, Mike (not pictured) loves graphic novels and board games, so we enlisted him to help us develop both of those collections.
3.We created the department with you in mind.
Our goal is to streamline our services to make them more convenient for you. We created the new desk so that you know exactly where to get help with all of our collections on the third floor, and we regularly rove the floor to make sure you can find what you need.
4. We want to know what you think.
We know we've made some big changes to the third floor, so we encourage you to tell us what you think!
5. We'd love to connect with you.
Stop by our Fiction & Media Grand Opening on July 8 and 9, or come visit us any time. You are always welcome to ask for recommendations!
