LIS 650 – Project 1Davey Beauchamp

I Interviewed

Ruth Ann Copley

Director of the

and

(Ruth Ann)

Is also a Graduate of

And was---

NC Public Director of the Year in 2008

And this is who she works for…

(Davidson County Government)

And

The people of

Davidson County

The 1/3rd Rule

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

The Public

Is partnering with others

Like

Who help people

Find Jobs

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

The vision…

…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

Which Both

Patrons and

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,

Webinars,

And Field Trips!

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

If her

staff is…

bad

They lose arts and crafts time and…

Face the wrath of their coworkers.

But Seriously

Employee problems are rarely an issue

Because

Ruth Ann

Has created

of her staff

By

Which she does naturally, since neither book existed when she was at

Questions ?