Here's Two Special Employees You Should Meet

Since September 2007, our library has acknowledged one particular employee every month. We call this our "Employee of the Month" program and it means a lot to us. It is that special time when a special employee is acknowledged in a special way for an entire month.
Here are two special employees you should meet!
Edna Gibson was our April Employee of the Month. She began part-time in November 1984 (24 years ago!) in the children's library and at the circulation desk. She had been in that position for only six months, when she was moved to her present full-time position as Circulation Clerk. Edna is the wearer of many hats: checking out books, helping patrons in the reference section, with copying and the PINES catalog, making announcements for television, recording receipts, laminating, and a myriad of other duties. Our director, Melody Jenkins, said when she announced the Employee of the Month, that Edna is the only one who can truly control noisy patrons, and thank goodness that is true. When she was asked what she likes best about working at the library, Edna said, "The people, especially the ones from out of state, because it's always interesting to find out where they're from and talk to them about the library." She said she likes her fellow employees also, because she considers them part of her family. So, now you see why we all consider Edna special!
This month, Monique Green was chosen as the May Employee of the Month. Another long-term employee of 22 years, our director said Monique is very organized and meticulous at her job, and another wearer of many hats. She not only processes the mail and carries out her main duty of cataloging, but she also helps at the circulation counter, reference section and in the Odom Genealogy Library. She first worked at the library as a children's library assistant, then left to become a parapro in a local elementary school. When she returned to the library two years later, she worked as a reference clerk and also cataloged in the genealogy library. She's been in her present job as Cataloging Clerk for the main library since 2002. Monique said the hardest part of her job is concentrating on cataloging, because of the meticulous work, but said she loves all of her job because of the multitasking she gets to do. When asked what she likes most about the library, Monique said her coworkers and all the information available here in what she calls "a learning resource center."
When you get to know these two special employees, you can see why they were chosen as Employee of the Month. And when you look at how long they've been working here, you can see what makes the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library a special place in this community.
We hope you'll take a little time next time you're in the library to meet the staff and thank them. It's people like Monique and Edna that make you feel special, too.