Job Well Done: Velinda Washington-Watson

Velinda Washington-Watson received a Job Well Done Award, February 16 2017.  Main Librarian I Matthew Taylor, who nominated her, said, "Velinda has been a part of the Adult Nonfiction\Reference department on 3rd floor longer than any of the other staff beside me. Having had a chance to work with and supervise a number of shelvers in the past, she has proven the most efficient, conscientious, and friendly person we have had in that very important position.  I was particularly glad to have her last week when I had a new volunteer in.  I spent some time with the volunteer, teaching her the Dewey shelving until she appeared able to shelve on her own.  Since Velinda was in that day I asked if she would work with this new person until she felt more comfortable.  The volunteer told me how good Velinda was at showing her things.  In the future I will incorporate some of her  tips on explaining Dewey shelving when I work with other volunteers. Velinda always goes beyond what someone else would do when she is shelving the returned material, pointing out spine label problems and other issues.  In this case, she willingly did something another person might have complained was not their job."