Library professionals
Just like in any other profession, public library leadership plays a major role in society. There are various goals that should be my priority. Many people tend to undermine us as public library managers but the roles we play are very essential to society. Those people who carry out research may agree with me on the importance of the library profession. Among my goals is increased advocacy of various programs and decisions to all the staff members within the library. It is common as a library leader to be assessed by the members of the staff especially on the basis of logic, strength credibility of our plans and projects. Therefore, it is my goal to enhance the advocacy of various plans and programs within the community through various communication strategies. This will enable the public to acquire knowledge concerning the use of the library and the plans available that would improve the services provided to them.
It is very important to make sure that the library provides the highest quality of library services. This is the utmost goal that I will press to attain to offer the best services to the people in California in the most innovative and effective way which will meet the current needs as well as the forthcoming challenges. To ensure that this ensues, it will be my role to ensure that I develop different leaders who will serve in the various library departments. I will also make sure that I reenergize as well as motivate all the workers who are working in the library to ensure effective service delivery.
Another goal is to ensure that the operations within the library as well as the responsibilities given to me are maintained above the horizons of interest. One of the paramount responsibilities is making sure that the effectiveness of operations ensues in the library. This would ensure that all the members of the public access information and other services from the library at ease. It is worth noting that I will see to it that all the staffs carry out their responsibilities in a professional manner so that the overall performance will have improved.
Any institution must be concerned with effectiveness in financial management. It’s therefore my goal to attain financial credibility. I will ensure that the budget for the library is well-drafted and all the key areas included. I will also put tight budgetary monitoring strategy to ensure that all the programs run within the set budget. Through consultations, I will ensure that appropriate measures have been put into effect so that all the resources allocated to the various departments are utilized effectively. This will have an overall impact of enhancing managerial credibility in the institution as well as contributing to the institution’s goal.
It is my goal to promote and protect the assets value as well as the values of the public library as an institution. Bearing in mind that the public interest is our priority, I will put an effective framework to see to it that the values of all the assets that are available in the library are maintained.
Effective collaboration between staff and community members is one of my priorities goals. I plan to put up structures that will enhance the effectiveness of collaborative networks within the community that accesses the library’s services. All these goals will enhance effective service delivery as well as quality service provision. However, this is not without challenges. For instance, In participation in building community through the services librarians do provide, calls for one to become a part of the initiatives indicator of the community one is in as well as being hardworking workers serving the community. For sure it isn’t an easy task at all and it calls for hard work. Librarians usually enable people to climb the ladder of creativity and knowledge acquisition. With no doubt, this is one way of developing human being capabilities. Through research, people become more knowledgeable and they are able to carry out their roles more effectively. In addition, they are able to gain knowledge and develop various solutions to the existing problems, and the whole community benefit as a result.
Public library professional’s role in building community
One way of building the community is through ensuring stewardship ensues. This is an active responsibility that often requires the investment of various institutional assets that would bring effective outcomes to the whole community. This entails assets such as the staff, time, credibility, facilities as well as money. The physical assets include information technology such as the use of the computer which has been installed various programs that would make it easier for the users to access information easily. All these investments are made to exploit the capabilities. For instance, currently, the community has been using information technology to access scholarships as well as carry out online learning. This enables the exploitation of various capabilities in society. In addition, people are able to conduct effective research which is very important in tapping talents. Staffs are the best people to carry out library stewardship.
Public librarians are the primary caregivers as well as assistants to the members of the community using the library. They assist them to access information, books as well as other materials that they need. Usually, librarians go through thorough training in order to learn how to facilitate library services. Public Librarians give expert advice to the members of the public on how to access the information that is helpful in the fields they are interested in. This helps in building as well as exploiting the capability of the users. They also coordinates various programs that are aimed at raising public awareness concerning the use of the public library as well as the educating the public about the importance of effective use of library services.
In the current world where information technology has become paramount, public librarians usually utilize on-line community networks so that they could facilitate information seeking by the members of the public. In this way, the librarians are able to strengthen the community through elevating information flow concerning the available local services as well as events and also through facilitating interactions between the members of the communities in California. It is worth noting that the professional librarians spend much time ensuring that the networked information system of the community and the internet is easily accessed to the members of the community who are dependant on those services. In a nutshell, Proffesianal librarians usually meet the needs of the community concerning information search. It is however important to note that more often than not, librarians also suffers burnout due extreme physical as well as emotional fatigue.