Staff Profile - December 2014

Few of us will look so glamorous at retirement after 34 years as Mrs. Carolyn Shehee Williams--known to JPL as Deputy Director of Public Services--as this picture attests.   Seen here at NS' guitar concert last July, she was delighted to present ten young students with certificates for completing a six week guitar workshop. (Honoring others has a special place in this special person's life.)  That's the p.r. side; behind the scenes, Deputy Director Williams has, among her many tasks, revamped library hours and grappled with reassignments, transfers, etc., etc., associated with all the budget cuts JPL has endured in recent years. 

Deputy Director Williams has officiated at honoring many others' milestones and accomplishments through the years, as you have read about for years on this blog, but she is not one to say much about herself.  When asked to give a word to all of us who have been privileged to know her, work with or for her, this is what our esteemed Deputy Director Carolyn Shehee Williams had to say:

"To the JPL family:  It has been my honor and pleasure to serve as an employee of the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Public Library for thirty-four years.  Throughout the years I have had the opportunity to work with the best.  Your dedication and commitment to public service is deserving of applause and high praise.  Be proud of what you do every day.  You are truly appreciated."

We'll hear much more about Deputy Director Carolyn Willliams' many accomplishments at her retirement party, January 16, 2015, at the Main Library, MP-1.  (Exact time will be announced soon.)