CMRLS Veteran's Day Closing:
Tuesday, November 9
Monday, November 8
International Games Week
The date for this year's International Games Week is November 7-13, 2021. During this week, libraries from around the world participate in local and international activities. The events vary by location. Past events would include a Rock Band concert, Mario Kart Tournaments, and simple board games. Things have changed a little bit with COVID-19. This year they have included some downloadable games for you to print out and play.
Below is the link to the PDF of all the Print and Play games:
International Games Week sponsors include:
American Library Association https://www.ala.org/
Australian Library And Information Association https://www.alia.org.au/
L'Associazione Italiana Biblioteche https://internationalgamesdayitalia.wordpress.com/
Nordic Game Week https://nordicgameday.wordpress.com/
Finnish Games Week https://nordicgameday.wordpress.com/category/finland/
For more information about International Games Week and the sponsors visit the following website:
Did you know that your library system has games for the following systems; Wii Gaming Console, Playstation Gaming Console, Xbox Gaming Consoles, and the Nintendo Gaming Systems? If you are 18 and older, all you need is a current library card. You are allowed to check out 2 games at a time and you are allowed to keep them for one (1) week. As the systems change, we strive to keep up with the current games.
On a personal note, games have evolved since I was a child. My first gaming system was the old Atari system. We loved that game system. My children have grown up with the Super Nintendo to the Nintendo Switch and much more. Now both of my youngest boys play RPG online with their friends and people all across the county. There is something to be said about the classic board games. When the weather gets bad and we think the lights are going to go out, we break out the battery-powered lanterns and some of our favorite board games.
Did you have a favorite board game or a favorite video game as a child? Do you play games on your phone/tablet, if so, what are some of your favorite games?
Photo Credit: https://games.ala.org/igw_promos/
Wednesday, November 3
New Branch Manager at Sebastopol
Sebastopol Public Library has a new branch manager! Ms. Carolyn Price is very happy to meet her new patrons and to serve the community in Sebastopol. Sebastopol Public library is located at: 17403 Highway 21 North Sebastopol, MS 39359. Please stop by and take advantage of all the great services our Sebastopol branch has to offer!
Sebastopol Hours:
Monday
CLOSED
Tuesday
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday
CLOSED
Thursday
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday – Sunday
CLOSED
Friday, October 29
Happy Retirement to Ms. Joyce Bradshaw!
A retirement reception was held in honor of Joyce Bradshaw, Branch Manager of the Polkville Public Library on October 28, 2021. Ms. Bradshaw has been a valued and devoted staff member of Central Mississippi Regional Library System for more than sixteen years. She was awarded a plaque of service from both CMRLS Director Mara V. Polk, and the Mayor of Polkville, Robert W. Miles. Ms. Bradshaw is looking forward to continue serving the library as a Friend of the Library. Thank you to the Polkville Friends of the Library for hosting the reception.
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| Joyce Bradshaw with Polkville Mayor, Robert W. Miles |
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| CMRLS Director Mara V. Polk, Coordinator of Branch Service Kimberly Cook, Smith County Board of Trustee Mrs. Margie Harper |
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| Mara V. Polk (CMRLS Director) and Ms. Bradshaw |
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| Joyce Bradshaw and family |
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| Ms. Bradshaw and grandchildren |
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| Happy Retirement from CMRLS mascot Acorn! |
Monday, October 25
World Book Online-Learning Anytime, Anywhere!
The learning opportunities with World Book is nearly endless. Modules are divided into age groups, and continue into adult learning. Modules are also available in Spanish. Are you an educator? World Book offers educator tools such as, professional links, lesson plans, and Webquests.
Are you more of an interactive learner? With World Book Online Timelines you can travel virtually studying nearly every subject throughout history. An example would be, did you know author of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott was also an artist? Her artwork "Hospital Sketches" was published in 1863. Four years later she became the editor of a girls' magazine called, "Merry's Museum". There is even a feature to create your own timeline.
If you need resources for distance learning, World Book Online is a valuable resource. Simply search your topic and begin learning. There are extra tools that help with research, citation building, headlines, government websites, and even interactive maps. All you need is your CMRLS library card and pin to get started. World Book Online is learning anytime, anywhere. Why not start today!
Monday, October 18
Janet Paczak Winner of Peggy May Award
Central Mississippi Regional Library System staff member Janet Paczak was awarded the Mississippi Library Association Peggy May award.The award is in honor of the late Peggy May's professional accomplishments, and to recognize individuals who exemplify her outstanding achievement in library development and/or recruitment of personnel to the library field. Janet Paczak is the Youth Services Assistant at the Brandon Public Library.
For more information about the Peggy May award please visit: MLA
Friends of the Library Week
We would like to dedicate this month's blog to everyone who has become a member of the Friends of the Library program. We are very grateful for all of the hard work and dedication they put forward and are appreciative of all that they do for our library system.
Friends of the Library plays a vital role for all of our libraries across Central Mississippi. They spend many hours helping to arrange our book sale events and also host many fundraisers, as well as volunteering countless hours to help with our many needs. They truly love what they are doing and it shows in all that they do. Many of the programs that we put together for our patrons would not be possible without the help of the volunteers from Friends of the Library.
The week of October 17-23 is the National Friends of the Library week. If you are interested in becoming a part of the Friends of the Library Program, please contact your local CMRLS Library for more details.
Everyone at CMRLS would like to thank you for everything that you do!
Wednesday, October 6
CMRLS Winner of "Back in the Fold" Award
Central Mississippi Regional Library System
honored for Back in the Fold Award
New awards program by Unique Management Services celebrates impactful libraries
Brandon, MS (October 2021) – Central Mississippi Regional Library System has been honored for its exceptional impact on the communities they serve. CMRLS earned the recognition through a new award program from Unique Management Services, the world’s leading library material recovery and patron communication services company. The awards celebrate impactful libraries that provide vital services, protect public assets and keep patrons in good standing.
The library system was awarded for its work to return a high percentage of patrons to good standing with the Back in the Fold honor. By bringing patrons ‘back in the fold,’ the library ensures continued use of its vital services and supports equity and accessibility in its community.
“All libraries deserve recognition for their unprecedented response this past year to provide vital services to their patrons and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Unique President and CEO Nicole Atkins. “Unique developed this award program as a small way to say thank you, celebrating libraries and librarians like CMRLS for their constant dedication and meaningful impacts.”
Libraries face a difficult road ahead – already underfunded and looking at further drops due to pandemic-related budget cuts and reliance on city and county use taxes impacted by COVID-19. Recovering lost or unreturned books is more important now than ever to maintain budgets, limit the cost of material replacement and protect taxpayer dollars. As libraries evolve to maintain their collections as philosophies shift about fines, keeping patrons in good standing and securing the timely return of materials is essential to ensure access and equity.
"The public library is one of America's greatest institutions where everyone is welcome and has access. The CMRLS mission is to be a strong community partner that provides resources, services, and programs to foster creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning. We value our relationship with our patrons and want them to always remember that the public library is one of their most valuable community investments. Bringing patrons "back to the fold" is a goal we strive to reach everyday through our materials, services and programs." said Mara V. Polk, Director of Central Mississippi Regional Library System.
Winners were chosen by Unique’s team who partner with more than 1350 libraries across the country to effectively recover materials while preserving patron goodwill. Libraries were categorized by size, region and volume to determine the top-performing partners who made the biggest impacts on their communities.
Friday, October 1
TeenTober
The topmost circulated books are.
One of is Lying by Karen M. McManus
– For five students, a detour into detention ends in murder.
The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas –
A 16-year-old girl sees a police officer kill her friend.
The Crown by Kiera Cass - Eadlyn didn’t think she would find a
real partner among the Selection’s thirty-five suitors, let alone true love.
But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you…and in The Crown, Eadlyn
must make a choice that feels more difficult—and more important—than she ever
expected.
Calendar of Events https://cmrls.evanced.info/signup
Freegal Music https://cmrls.freegalmusic.com/home
CloudLibrary https://www.yourcloudlibrary.com/
Magnolia https://search.ebscohost.com
Library Catalog https://cmissrls.ent.sirsi.net
Wednesday, September 8
Library Card Sign-Up Month
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| Marley Dias is this year's ALA spokesperson for Library Card Sign-Up Month |
Let's imagine that a family with limited education resources who suddenly obtains a card for each member. They can visit the library and in "quiet" travel to lands and universes. They can witness battles where good will conquer over evil and life long lessons learned. Maybe your child has a sudden interest on why the sky is blue and the grass is green. The answer is at the library. Yes, Google and other search engines are amazing, but it's more of a challenge and maybe more rewarding to find the answer inside a book.
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| Pearl Public Library |
Our libraries also offers more that just books. Movies, video games, exercise equipment, and even cake pans! Who knows what you will find to enjoy within the libraries of CMRLS. Best way to find out is visit your local library and see one of our friendly librarians who will start you on your library patron journey with your own library card. But wait, there is more! Digital resources galore! Want to read on the go? We have an app called cloudLibrary. You can see all that we have to offer and even sign up online to get your own digital library card. CMRLS is the place to start. We can't wait to see you at the library!
Wednesday, September 1
Banned Books Week
Yes Yes Yes, every year, we report on the same books that have been challenged (meaning not actually banned but was attempted to be removed or restricted based upon the objections of a person or group) or banned over the years.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowlings
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
But this year I wanted to focus on worldwide books that have been banned.
D.H Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928), Jackie Collins's The Stud (1969) and Bret Ellis's American Psycho (1991) are among some of the books once banned in Australia.
In Ireland:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley was banned in 1932, due to alleged references of sexual promiscuity.
Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger was banned in October 1951.
Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan was banned in 1958. The Irish Censorship of Publications Board was not obliged to reveal its reason but it is believed that it was rejected for its critique of Irish republicanism and the Catholic Church, and its depiction of adolescent sexuality.
The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien was banned by Ireland's censorship board in 1960 for its explicit sexual content.
The Lonely Girl by Edna O'Brien was banned in 1962 after Archbishop John Charles McQuaid complained personally to Justice Minister Charles Haughey that it "was particularly bad".
United Kingdom:
I thought this one was interesting:
Boy by James Hanley
Hanley’s literary classic charts the short and brutish life of a boy who was unfairly neglected and forced out of school into the unforgiving world of work by his father. He escapes by running away to sea, but his exposure to the brutality that men are capable of only deepens his feelings of rejection. Narrated with unflinching language, it offers a visceral and acute observation of power imbalances. When Boy was initially published in the 1930s, it was prosecuted for obscenity due to the overtly violent writing and remained banned from 1935 until 1991. When the new British edition appeared in the early Nineties, there were significant omissions.
In the 16th century, Spain had banned the Bible! But what is also interesting is that it has not been banned anywhere else. Challenged a lot? Yes!
If you really want to be bad you must read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov or Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawerence. Both have been banned in more than 5 countries!
Besides being challenged in the United States, Animal Farm by George Orwell was banned in Russia, Vietnam, and United Arab Emirates, and then some!
I would like to end with this quote from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins:
Tuesday, August 24
Introducing our new eBook/Audiobook app cloudLibrary
We apologize for any inconvenience, but Axis360 is no longer available. Please download our new free service, cloudLibrary. Enjoy eBooks and Audiobooks on your electronic devices.*
You can scan the QR code with your smart device, or go to Your cloudLibrary to sign up. You will need your library card number and pin to start this service.
Compatible Devices:
Monday, August 23
A Message From CMRLS Director, Mara V. Polk
August 23, 2021
Dear Valued Library Patrons:
On behalf of our entire family of libraries, we want to thank you for your support during the past couple of months. We are especially thankful for the financial support from our government leadership in Rankin, Scott, Simpson and Smith Counties.
Our Central Mississippi Regional Library System Board of Trustees and Library Team are committed to providing traditional library services as well as digital services which include access to eContent (eBooks and eAudios), Databases, and free Wi-Fi at all branches.
Currently, all libraries are open and available to the public. Most libraries are all open at their pre-pandemic operating hours. Each branch has hand sanitizer and masks for patron and staff use. We are recommending that patrons and staff wear masks, but it is not required. Because of the popularity and demand, our libraries are still offering curbside services.
All book returns are open. All returned materials are cleaned before they are shelved. Study rooms/spaces and meeting rooms are available for use. All public access computers are available for use. Free Wi-Fi can be accessed on the outside of the library building. We are offering virtual and limited in-person programs mostly story time, book clubs and Friends of the Library meetings. All programs require pre-registration. Visit us on our website: www.cmrls.lib.ms.us for more information.
Thank you for being a CMRLS patron! Be safe and be well.
Warm regards,
Mara V. Polk, Director
(601) 825-0100 ext. 101
Friday, August 20
A Pattern Story: August Book Club
"...every story is a pattern story." ~~ A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders
According to George Saunders, no writer begins his or her great work of fiction with the idea, "I think I'll write a pattern story" or "What this story needs is pattern." And yet, no matter how funny, beautiful, complicated, or bizarre, every story is a pattern story.
Life, in itself, is a pattern story, though we rarely recognize repetition as part of the process. The same is true with stories. For example, all rags to riches stories follow the same pattern. The protagonist starts out with hard times, then an opportunity presents itself which leads to a change of fortune or the ability to overcome the original adversity. The characters and/or circumstances might be different, but the pattern is the same. The same is true for rebirth. The lead in the story is experiencing darkness - physical, spiritual, or maybe even other-worldly. He succumbs to the torture that is his life until an unexpected intervention breaks through the bondage. Once free, the main character begins to live life with peace and happiness.
A pattern story can also be compared to the acts of a play. In comedy, the protagonist is characterized as pretty normal - the pizza guy, the beat cop, the lawyer, the dogwalker, or the loafer. Their life is upended by an unusual and unexpected conflict, which is perpetuated by their self-deluded desire to find a solution. The involvement of the main character usually results in even greater chaos, until he or she returns to normal life. In drama, the story follows an opposite pattern. Maybe everything is okay or great or even perfect in the beginning. Then a problem arises that usually descends from bad to worse. Finally, the story hits rock bottom. All hope is lost - or maybe not! Could there be a way out? A way to rise above the waves and make it to the shore? At the very end, once the main character finds salvation, he learns a lesson he never forgets - a gift that came out of the darkness.
As with the other exercises, once a reader begins to recognize pattern, it becomes difficult to overlook. Tragedy, mystery, adventure, romance - every story is a pattern story. If the main character is overcoming a monster (real or imagined), he restores peace and calm by facing down the foe that seeks to wreak havoc upon his society, his family, or himself. If the protagonist is beginning a quest, he answers a call to act, sets out on a journey, encounters troubles that threaten and overwhelm, and finally, by whatever means necessary, finds the inner strength or outside help to restore peace - usually accompanied by a new perspective of life or greater responsibility.
When you strip a story down to its barest bones, similarities of pattern exist. Even the most original ideas for fiction follow a pattern, which is sometimes described as formulaic or predictable; however, readers are often creatures of habit when it comes to genre fiction. If readers prefer romance, they have general expectations of pattern. The protagonists meet, experience an attraction, reject the relationship on one or both sides, face a midpoint crisis, confess their deepest secrets and fears, break up completely, recognize their misery and loss, and complete the pattern with a declaration of love and a happy ending.
Pattern is expected in all genres; it is why readers read what they do. In fantasy, the pattern involves a hero's journey. In horror, the reader waits for the unexpected horrifying twist that is totally expected. If the reader is bored, he or she might choose adventure which provides an adrenaline high. Or maybe they want to read fiction that shocks the senses with its graphic realism. These novels still follow a definite arc with internal struggles laid bare for all to see. Armed with preexisting prejudices and judgments, realistic fiction combines the main characters' layers of motivations, fears, and desires with adverse external circumstances and internal conflict - creating what is known as the framed narrative, or the story within the story.
Saunders is correct in his statement: "every story is a pattern story." The best writers master the art of a pattern story, and readers return to their favorite genres and authors time and again to find that formula they crave. From Agatha Christie's crime fiction to Julia Quinn's regency romance to Michael Farris Smith's gothic Southern realism, pattern is what readers expect. The difficult task for the writer is to create an addiction to pattern from which the reader never recovers.
Please make plans to attend the Forest Public Library adult book club on Tuesday, August 24, at 6:00 p.m. as members discuss pattern in the books they are currently reading and in their favorite genres. Pre-packaged snacks, bottled water, and canned drinks will be provided.
Monday, August 2
Library Card Night at Trustmark Park
August is here, bringing with it the end of summer break and the beginning of a new school year. The Central Mississippi Regional Library System is here to make the 2021-2022 school year a successful year for students and teachers. As part of our Back to School promotion this year we are partnering with the Mississippi Braves for Library Card Night at Trustmark Park! Library Card Night will be August 28 at 6:05 p.m. Just show your CMRLS library card and you can get up to four guests in the game for $3 each. Check out our online calendar for other Back to School events at your library. Hope to see you soon!
Saturday, July 17
July events at the Morton Library
Summer reading is still going strong! We still have a lot of fun online activities for all ages.
For adults, we have Blue Feather Bakery and fun crafts to make.
For Tweens/Teens, we have Who's Tail is it Anyway? Trivia.
We have lots of Preschool Story Times, the Hattiesburg Zoo, and the Mississippi Aquarium!
These are all great virtual events that you can enjoy as a family.
Our in-house Family Story Time is July 8 at 5 p.m. Be sure to go to our online calendar to register for this event or call the library at 601-732-6288.
The link to register is below.
https://cmrls.evanced.info/signup
We are still having take-home crafts each week to pick up at the library so there is no excuse to be bored this summer, we've got something for everyone!
There is always something to enjoy at the Library!
Wednesday, July 7
Online Resources Available at Your Fingertips
In our mission to ensure we have free and easy to access resources for our patrons, we have online tools available to help students, teachers, job seekers, and many others. We have online tools from test prep to world books online, and if you do not see what you are looking for on our website then one of our librarians will be happy to help direct you in the right direction.
Highlighted Online Tools
ACT and Other Test Prep Resources
From the ACT to the ASVAB test we have you covered with practice tests to study guides. Some may require you to log in with your library card and pin.
Magnolia
If you are needing to write a research paper here is the tool for you. Magnolia provides a large collection of newspapers, periodicals, reference books, journals, etc.
Mississippi DMV Practice Tests
This DMV tool gives you access to practice tests if you needing your permit or driver's license. It also provides tests and manuals for cars, CDL, and motorcycles.
Job Resources
By going to this tool you will see many links that will take you to websites to find jobs or books about how to find a job.
Freegal
By using your library card to log in you will have access to 5 free music downloads a week and stream playlists for 3 hours each day.
Rocket Languages
Needing to learn a new language for work or just for fun? Rocket Languages offers 15 different languages including American Sign Language.
Full Collection List and Links
- ACT and other Test Prep Resources
- Auto Repair Source
- Business Source Complete
- Consumer Health Complete
- (Mississippi) Driver’s Education Program Practice Tests
- Explora for Student Research
- Flipster
- Free Legal Resources In Mississippi
- Freading
- Freegal
- Gale Virtual Reference Collection
- GCFLearnFree.org
- Healthy Hometown Library
- Heritage Quest
- History Reference Center
- Job Resources
- Learning Express Library
- Literary Reference Center
- Local/State/National/International News & Weather
- MAGNOLIA
- Mississippi Digital Library
- Mississippi Encyclopedia
- NoveList Plus
- Resume Builder
- Rocket Languages
- Storyline Online
- VIN Decoder
- World Book Online
- Website Links by Dewey Decimal Classification
Tuesday, June 29
Happy Audiobooks Month!
When I was a little girl, how I loved it when my mother read to me! Her voice was so soothing, and she always put just the right amount of inflection in her voice. When I was a little older, my Science teacher, Mrs. Jan Burrows, would read to us and boy was she good! (She was the one who introduced Edgar Allen Poe to me).
To this day, I still love people reading to me, so I check out audiobooks.
But Mrs. Frances that is cheating! No, it is not. Everyone has different learning styles: Visual (spatial) Learner, Aural (auditory) Learner, Verbal (linguistic) Learner, Physical (kinesthetic) Learner, Logical (mathematical) Learner, Social (interpersonal) Learner, and Solitary (intrapersonal) Learner. *
I happen to be part visual and aural.
So if you like being read to, try an audiobook. I would suggest anything read by Jim Dale. He has narrated all of the Harry Potter books and he narrated Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I listened to Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper through our Axis 360 app. Not something I was wanted to read, but Dale kept me captivated.
Tim Curry narrated the Lemony Snickett series entitled, The Series of Unfortunate Events. He brought the evil out in Count Olaf.
Need a good laugh? Try David Sedaris. He is always too funny! Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim are my favorites.
I like to listen to George Guidall. I enjoyed him reading, The Cat Who series by Lillian Jackson Braum (I can't help it, I loooove cozy mysteries!) but he also does Vince Flynn's series, Mitch Rapp.
So give it a try. Instead of having the TV on while you are cleaning the house, listen to an audiobook! In the car? Put in an audiobook. I talked to one lady and she listens to audiobooks while she crochets!
*Source: https://www.time4learning.com/learning-styles/#linguistic
Monday, June 28
The Heart of a Story
The July adult book club at the
Forest Public Library focuses on the second exercise of A Swim in a
Pond in the Rain by George Saunders, entitled The Heart of a
Story. According to Saunders, great writers use elements of structure
and form to carry the reader to a pivotal point where they can't go any further
without being fully engaged, wholly committed, and forever changed. He
describes this place as the heart of the story, and he uses the example of a
literal cart to reach that destination.
In the exercise, Saunders loads
the cart with TICHN (Things I Couldn't Help Noticing). He explains that if
readers pay special attention, they "enter into a transactional
relationship with the writer." The reader begins to fill his
TICHN cart with observations. These observations take the reader beyond the
summary inside the front cover of the book.
In the beginning, the heart of
the story is very much like a human heart. The reader knows that it is beating
with a pulse, "What next...what next...what next," but it remains
hidden from view. Sometimes it is buried within a file or dossier of
information that the writer deems important to respect the reader; however,
carrying the weight of too much information can cause the reading energy to
drop.
At this point, the writer must
shed the excess to protect the heart. How much of the back story is necessary?
When is digression allowed? How much repetition is acceptable? What about
causation - investigating the role, impact, or association of specific
occurrences within the story? Is it important to present pages and pages of
detailed descriptions about certain characters to fully introduce them to the
reader? Does the reader need to know the tiniest details of each interaction or
decision in order to be informed? How does this process apply to the more
modern reader who prefers minimal descriptions - showing versus telling - the
Ruthless Efficiency Principle or the Hollywood Version? According to
Saunders, "The writer revises, the painter touches up, the director
edits, the musician overdubs."
And the heart of the story
continues to beat...pounding, fluttering, racing. Over and over, the reader
reviews his cart of TICHN. The writer and reader are moving closer towards the
life force of the story. A bond is strengthened; all parties are engaged. No
matter what happens at this point, the writer-reader agreement is solid - the
heart of the story is opening. Even as the cavity is revealed, every layer is
removed, and every consideration is critical, the reader trusts the writer to
bring closure.
Finally, the reader reaches the
final page. The contents of his TICHN cart have brought him to this place - the
stopping place. If the writer has been successful, the book has become a thing
of movement, of fear, of change, of love, of life. And that life is claimed by
the heart of the story.
Be sure to register for either one of the
July adult book clubs scheduled for Tuesday, July 13, at 2:00 p.m. and Tuesday,
July 27, at 6:00 p.m. Both meetings are held in the Forest Public Library
conference room and prepackaged snacks are provided.
Tuesday, June 22
The Job Process
Here in library world we have job positions that come open and must be filled, so we can effectively serve the needs of the public. It is often a slow and tedious process, but we want to get the right applicant for the job position being applied for.
Over the course of my career(s) I have been called in a number of times to do an interview for a position that I had applied for. It did not always go well. Sometimes it went too well. At the end of the day I may have not gotten the job, but I did get to practice my interview skills. I would do better next time.
Interviews have certain requirements such as dressing and behaving in a professional manner. A candidate must feel comfortable answering and asking questions over the course of the interview. It's important not to be nervous. How do you approach such a problem? Learn to relax.
The job application is an essential part of the job hiring process. It is also helpful to have a cover letter and a resume. From this we can determine the literacy level of the job candidate. Can they read and write?
From the amount of effort that is put into the job application we can often assess how much effort a candidate will be willing to put into the job.
The candidate must be qualified for the position for which he or she is applying and the job application will help determine this.
Working at a library can be a challenging and rewarding experience.
We owe it to the community to hire the right candidate for the positions we have open.
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