Johnnie Reynolds Is Our July Employee Of The Month

The announcement for the July Employee of the Month was made from North Carolina, when all of us heard our director Melody Jenkins say over the speaker phone in the library workroom, "May I speak to the Employee of the Month?" That's when Johnnie Reynolds heard her name announced.
When asked what she thought about Melody calling from North Carolina to make the announcement, she said, "It was different, and exciting to know that she would take the time to do that while she's on her vacation."
She also said, "I think the Employee of the Month program not only makes a person feel good, but it lets the public know more about the people who work here."
Johnnie, who has worked at the library for 14 years, was selected for her continued excellent service to the library and its patrons. She received a certificate of appreciation, a bouquet of flowers, a gold Georgia Library pin and bookmark, and the right to claim the EOM special parking place for the month.
Her previous jobs were as a pharmacy tech when Rite Aide in Moultrie was a Super X and at The Apothecary in Doerun. Then she was encouraged to apply for a job at the library by Alice Jordan, a previous bookmobile worker, as well as Lonnie and Edna Gibson, who were pastor and his wife at her church.
Johnnie began as an Overdues Clerk in 1994. "That wasn't always a very pleasant job," she said, since she had to call people to remind them that their books were overdue. But in 2000, she took the position of Interlibrary Loan Clerk. She said what she likes most about her job are the people; not only the patrons who want to borrow books from other libraries, but her fellow workers.
As a booklover, Johnnie said, "Working at the library has saved me lots of money." Her family knows to give her books as gifts.
She lives in Doerun with husband Mike, two dogs and a cat. Her two sons also live in the Doerun area. She hopes to travel when she retires, but feels that is a long way off. We hope so, too!
Congratulations, Johnnie!