“We need to recognize that we don’t have all the answers. We need other people and we need to set our egos aside and allow others to come to the table and work with us. When we do good deeds in the community, we can’t take all the credit. Sometimes we may even have to take a back seat and let others be in front. If we’re going to hear people we have to be open in spite of hearing pain. We may have to go hear how the library is failing in our community. We need the humility to recognize that we simply can’t be all things to all people”
Richard C. Harwood, president and founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation speaking at ALA President’s Program
See also: public schools, religious organizations, government, et al.
(h/t thelibrarianontherun)
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soothingthesavagebeast said:
Kinda says it all, doesn’t it?
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