Today I said goodbye to Union, the headquarters of the Kemper-Newton Regional Library system. I waited until all of the ladies were in, and reminded them that for the next decade they are free to blame me for any and all issues at the library. "I'm sorry ma'am, but there was this lady here from California and she just messed everything up!" They joked about finding another system in the area that's in need of a new director so they could keep me here, but I could never do what Meredith does. I'm nowhere near polite enough, and I'm way too much of an outsider - I would guess that they're suspicious of Meredith here (or were when she started), and she's only from Georgia. Also I've been doing a very good job of maintaining silence on political subjects (the mantra worked, mom!) but I would not be able to sustain that for any length of time. I'm glad I'm going to be gone long before election season gets really intense.
In 11 days of work I've cataloged 822 titles, and I have a pretty good idea that this project could be replicated elsewhere. Not necessarily by me, mind you, though it would be an interesting undertaking. After all, I am Kate C. Peck, Librarian* at Large.
(*degree pending - until Saturday!)
Bravo, Kate C. Peck, Librarian* at Large! A great project, a great effort, and a wonderful, entertaining blog. I'm sorry this effort is ending, but hope you keep up the blog. And, I hope you and Meredith write this up for Library Journal, to inspire other catalogers to help other small systems. Again, BRAVO!
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