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 lance martin | daily herald Jeff Watson was recently named the head librarian at the Roanoke Rapids Public Library. |
As the recently named head librarian, Watson is going to make sure the library stays busy and has a full slate of activities.
“It means a lot to me,” Watson said of being named head librarian. “It gives me an additional platform to serve the community and assist people with their information needs.”
While the library had to cut its hours due to budget constraints, Watson said the library continues its story book programs, teen book club and several adult programs. “In addition we want to resume some of our computer and Internet classes for the public.”
Some of the children in the summer reading program have already read more than 20 books. “We've been very busy at the library. Monday we had 256 people walk through the gates. That's the most we've been aware of.”
The economy may factor into the increased attendance, Watson said. “Some families want things for their children to do,” he said. “The library has books for them, DVDs, magazines and audio books as well as computer service Internet for the public.”
Watson is hopeful the Internet class will help cover basics for adults. It is a class he hopes to start in September and one he would personally teach. “We're absolutely moving forward and accepting the budgetary challenges we're facing and doing what we can to soar above it and provide excellent service for the community.”
Watson has been with the city library since 2007 and was the youth services librarian. He was a library technical assistant in Warren County for three-and-a-half years and was the library assistant at Fayetteville Technical Community College.
Knowing he would like to be a head librarian one day, the Chesapeake, Va., native, who earned his undergraduate degree from Old Dominion University, received his masters at N.C. Central University.
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