...it played a part in my last job as a Library Director. I will also explain at the end of my paper how the Big Five Model supports my research for the decisions I made as a supervisor.
Before I moved back to New Hampshire last June, I was living in Iowa; in a little town called Earlham. I had been there two weeks and decided to get a library card. Upon entering the establishment I noticed that they were hiring for a Library Director and two assistants. I needed a job so I inquired about both positions. I filled out the application and within two days I received a phone call from the President of the Library Board to come in for an interview. I went and interviewed and before I knew it, they were hiring me to be the new Library Director. I was ecstatic. I had never worked in a library before and I certainly didn't have a MLS degree, but they hired me because they liked what they saw on my resume and they were very impressed with my answers. I told the interviewers that I was a very hard-working, dedicated, detail-oriented professional. I explained that if I was hired that the library would need a complete overhaul to keep the patrons wanting to come back and use the library. They found my candidness to be very refreshing. My predecessor had just up and left and didn't leave any time for training. The previous assistants didn't stay either. Apparently there were many issues between the last Director and her staff. In order for me to learn everything about a library and keep the library accredited, I had to become certified in Public Library Management. What normally takes three years for someone to accomplish, I did in 9 months! I was very gung-ho. I loved the fact that I was learning something new and I was very interested in learning every aspect about Library Science that I could. I felt that in order for me to run an efficient library it...
