LIS 650 – Project 1Davey Beauchamp
Is also a Graduate of
NC Public Director of the Year in 2008
And this is who she works for…
(Davidson County Government)
The people of
Davidson County
Ruth Ann agreed with the 1/3rd Rule and how it breaks down, but…
Over the past
She has put a lot of time and energy into…
(old Denton Public Library)
(the All New Denton Public Library)
Also very
To serving
Is partnering with others
And Develop Job Skills
Like E-mail, Resume Writing, Computer Use, Networking, etc.
And she has started a new Program
Dining with the Director
To better know her employees
…right now is very tech driven and bring new technology into the library.
She has done this through many ways by building on to a variety of
services
It began with NCLIVE
And went on to adding Other Online Databases
Tumble Book (for children)
Library Elf to help patrons return books on time
& The NC Digital Library
Which started with onlyWMAsWMVs
Which grew toMP3s &
And continued to expand into
epubs
And Ruth Ann got the…
Overdrive Digital Book Mobile to come to NC
Employees got to visit
Does Ruth Ann foster an environment for the 12 Questions?
This last year, have I had opportunities at work to learn and
grow?
Ruth Ann encourages Growth
With Classes,
Ruth Ann was also one of the people who…
Helped Convince
This guy to go back to---
School and get his MLIS
Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care about me as a person?
Dining with the Director
The way Ruth Ann deals with staff problems is Uniquely her own…
It is very similar to that of the
They lose arts and crafts time and…
Face the wrath of their coworkers.
Employee problems are rarely an issue
Has created
of her staff
Which she does naturally, since neither book existed when she was at