How can you say Ms. Martin was incompetent in her job?!!! I take 'quotes' in the press with a grain of salt & you should too. Walkthroughs do not constitute having a librarian sit next to every patron while they are accessing the internet. I know - I am a librarian and the library I work at follows the same policy & we moniter internet use with walkthroughs. Since I work at a small branch library, I can tell you that walkthroughs only happen when we are not busy checking books in & out, helping patrons find books, helping patrons use the internet (because they have no idea what they are doing), instructing patrons how to double space their reports for school (because they have no idea how to use Microsoft word), plus 100's of other tasks at the library. I agree with the other replies on this one. I am a librarian myself and Ms. Martin DID do her job and she does NOT deserve to be fired or even suspended over this!!! I'm behind Ms. Martin 100%. If she is fired over this I say yank all the computers out of the libraries everywhere. It sure would make my job a lot easier!
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How can you say Ms. Martin was incompetent in her job?!!! I take 'quotes' in the press with a grain of salt & you should too. Walkthroughs do not constitute having a librarian sit next to every patron while they are accessing the internet. I know - I am a librarian and the library I work at follows the same policy & we moniter internet use with walkthroughs. Since I work at a small branch library, I can tell you that walkthroughs only happen when we are not busy checking books in & out, helping patrons find books, helping patrons use the internet (because they have no idea what they are doing), instructing patrons how to double space their reports for school (because they have no idea how to use Microsoft word), plus 100's of other tasks at the library. I agree with the other replies on this one. I am a librarian myself and Ms. Martin DID do her job and she does NOT deserve to be fired or even suspended over this!!! I'm behind Ms. Martin 100%. If she is fired over this I say yank all the computers out of the libraries everywhere. It sure would make my job a lot easier!