Another Farewell
In December, we bid farewell to reference librarian John O'Donnell, never expecting his return to the staff in January. (Some job changes just don't work out.) But this week we must bid farewell to Kate Sheehan, the library's Automation Coordinator, who, chances are, will not be returning to our staff. Kate joined us on November 13, 2006, and her last day will be Valentine's Day, one day short of exactly 15 months. Thanks to Kate's eager enthusiasm to try new technology that will enhance and improve service to our customers, Danbury made international news by becoming the first library in the world to add LibraryThing information to its online catalog. She was also behind the addition of our new IM reference service called IMDanburyLibrary. She's leaving us to begin a specially-created position at the Darien Library, where Kate will be able to apply her skills and knowledge in a state-of-the-art facility currently under construction. We wish her only the best and thank her for a great, but far-too-brief, tenure.