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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">Jane,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">t</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">thank</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria"> you for summing that up!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">And I agree. All the librarians I know are represented, unless they are also management.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">From: libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [<A HREF="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</A>] On Behalf Of Kirby Jane S</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 1:51 PM</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Libs-Or Digest, Book Talk Preparation and Compensation</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">I have two points to add to this very interesting discussion of compensation for book talks.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">1) Bob Jones offered very useful insights regarding fair labor standards and union contracts in his LIBS-OR post regarding book talk preparation/compensation. Thanks Bob! I question, however, if most professional librarians are indeed "salaried employees." Aren't most non-management public librarians "hourly" employees? (I've been in this business for 25 years and have always received overtime or comp time when my schedule exceeded 40 hours/week.) </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">2) Another aspect of this question is librarians' equity with municipal/county government professionals of similar education and work responsibility. For example, would a non-management accountant, planner, or recreation specialist be expected to produce assigned work beyond 40 hours without overtime pay or comp time? Probably not.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">While I agree that librarianship is indeed a vocation -- and a wonderfully fulfilling, world-changing one, at that -- working "off the clock" only perpetuates the expectation that librarians work for the "good of humanity" and somehow don't require the funding, stability, and professional recognition given to other civil servants. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">Volunteering to read, reading for the "love of reading" or reading for professional development is not the same as being expected to read for a job assignment. I'd lean towards compensating this employee. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">Best regards,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Cambria">Jane Kirby, MLS</FONT></SPAN></P>
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