CU2, (11/23/2009 8:37:37 AM)

"Chief executive officer is a good title for the bosses of business and industry"

Oh really? You'd think the MBA crowd would wake up to the fact that the CEO 'brand' is pretty much tainted beyond redemption. After all, aren't they supposed to be the smartest guys in the world?

Then again, maybe CEO is a good title for them. That way, the rest of us will know exactly who the scammers and crooks are...

Tell Sackett, (11/23/2009 9:12:18 AM)

Using this same thought process Mayor Taylor should have a degree in education to move on to her new job with the Governor. And I'll bet that none of the sitting county commissioners have ever even driven a road grader or backhoe. This library job will be a political appointment and nothing more. You don't need a Library Science degree for that.

whichwitcher, (11/23/2009 10:13:41 AM)

Thank you Tulsa World, it could not have been said better.

messy, tulsa (11/23/2009 11:57:42 AM)

I'm librarian and would apply for the job except that the commute to Grand Lake is a little too far for me.

messy, tulsa (11/23/2009 12:04:50 PM)

And unfortunatley, I do disagree a bit with this. The people at the top of a library really is just a fund raiser. They need to be able to get influential folks on the phone, give sound bits to new media, host fancy fund-raising diners, and just kiss a lot of rich butt. It all has nothing to do with actually being a librarian.

You see the same thing at museums.

The operations of the library are usually run someone else.
CEO of the library is really corny, tho.

Sunny101877, (11/23/2009 1:37:51 PM)

Who gets a master's in Library Science?????? I am in awe thinking someone actually goes into debt for that degree. I love the library and love my books but still!!!!!!!!

locoloco2345, (11/23/2009 1:38:22 PM)

CEO, Director, Head Librarian... Who Cares! It's just a title and doesn’t really matter. What the Library needs is a leader, not a visionary right-brained bozo. Visioning is the Commission's job, what they need is a leader who can point them in the right direction, motivate employees, manage their budget, and hire able manager to do their jobs. At the moment their top floor 'executives' are under qualified and screwing things up; the new CEO needs to ruffle their feathers and take out the trash.

nunyerbisness, Tulsa (11/23/2009 1:42:15 PM)

"Who gets a master's in Library Science?????? I am in awe thinking someone actually goes into debt for that degree. I love the library and love my books but still!!!!!!!! "

Well the job pays 130k-150k seems if you have a bachelors in Library Science and are employed at a library it might be a good move!

bubbanope, (11/23/2009 1:50:34 PM)

Sunny said - "Who gets a master's in Library Science?????? "

Librarians.

Arbythree, Tulsa (11/23/2009 2:01:15 PM)

Maybe Head Bookworm?

cobweb, (11/23/2009 5:04:52 PM)

Electronic books are making libraries obsolete. They will be closing unneeded locations as you get downloads on a small computer like the Kindle. The current "CEO" has proved that any idiot can run the library system. Pay them $50,000.

whitehawk, Tulsa (11/23/2009 9:01:05 PM)

I would like to Thank all the gals that work at each Library in Tulsa for there help and hard work.

bubbanope, (11/23/2009 9:18:15 PM)

cobweb said - "Electronic books are making libraries obsolete. They will be closing unneeded locations as you get downloads on a small computer like the Kindle."

Oh yeah? Try to get a copy of that bestseller that you want to read for the Kindle - for free. Yes, we pay taxes to use the library, but its a small amount per year, and it would take almost 5 years of that tax to pay for the Kindle alone.

Kindle downloads are 10 bucks and up per book, and an Ereader still costs 250 bucks. It doesn't matter what the format is, you still have to pay for your own copy - while at the library, you can get one for free.

Ten years ago, you walked into a bookstore and paid money for your own copy, or went to the library to get it for free. Today, you download your own copy and pay for it, or go to the library and get it for free.

and whitehawk said " I would like to Thank all the gals that work at each Library in Tulsa for there help and hard work."

Remember to thank the "guys" too.

cobweb, (11/24/2009 9:14:39 AM)

Bubba - The downloads and readers will get cheaper and cheaper and the need for the bricks and mortar of the library system will decline. Tax supported libraries of the future will be high-tech much smaller and less labor intensive. The Tulsa libraries are offering free downloads already. My point is that the current infrastructure is becoming obsolete and overpaying some lazy lady to be CEO will no longer be needed.

Sunny101877, Sand Springs (11/24/2009 4:57:49 PM)

Well the job pays 130k-150k seems if you have a bachelors in Library Science and are employed at a library it might be a good move! -- I'm sorry I didn't realize that was an income to aspire to when you consider that is where you'd top out. It doesn't seem like a good move to me to pay $40,000+ in tuition to work forever to make it up to the top with that as the salary.
I do worry the Kindle and Readers will make it obsolete as I'm sure as the popularity rises the prices will reduce to encourage more and more to switch.