A Wandering Star that Lights my Way

My Organisation will finally be implementing a pilot roving librarian shift. It will rove twice a day during designated busy periods. One of the primary aims is to bring the desk to the patrons.  As one of my colleagues quite wittingly stated, the roving slogan should be “bringing the desk to you”.

In a previous entry I alluded to the need for a roving librarian. For a variety of reasons, the fact is that many patrons will not approach a service desk. It may be because staff are too busy issuing and returning items, joining new borrowers, etc. They may be too shy to approach or think their question is rather trivial.

With many libraries having already implemented this policy, it is a positive move in the right direction. The next step is to publicise the roving shift on twitter and other mediums to let the public know the hours when a rover is available.

Thanks to b3rn for the head ups regarding a possible roving theme song.

The tune is very short and catchy. Workers are often found singing along or humming this short ditty and can’t get it out of their minds. Maybe we shouldn’t be singing the trolololo song whilst roving, as patrons may become alarmed, however to mirror this chap’s happiness and care free nature would surely embody the elements of a first class rover.