Jerry Daniel Retires After 20 Years at the Union Township Public Library

After nearly 20 years at the Ripley Library, Technology Director and “face of the Library” Jerry Daniel will retire at the end of 2011. Jerry has been a familiar face and voice at the front desk of the Ripley Library for many years, providing patrons with wonderful service, item recommendations, and technical advice. His extensive knowledge of library services and materials, patrons, and the friendly service he offers will be missed by co-workers and library patrons.

Alison Gibson, Library Director, writes:

Jerry Daniel, while titled Technology Director, is also the voice and the face of Ripley’s circulation desk, as well as computer problem solver, and book and movie “reserver” extraordinaire. Jerry made it possible for us to move from pencil and card circulation to being a member of the SEO online system we are part of today: when we started linking with the other libraries, Jerry used his talent and know-how to run line, troubleshoot, and crimp a million cable ends to bring us into the 21st century. He made it possible for us to smoothly go from one library location to three, connecting all of us to the online world. He’s barcoded thousands of items, knows where material often hides, has helped out with funky phone problems, and knows just about every person that walks in the door – and their family, and their library card number, and what they like to read or watch… His knowledge of Ripley and Ripley people (and places – he’s helped out with identifying lots of old photos) is priceless and will be missed very much.

Please stop in before the end of the year to say hello and wish him lots of retirement wishes. After nearly 20 years at the library, we hope retirement happily suits him, and it will be a long time before I look at the desk, behind the counter, and stop expecting to see him there.

Stop by the Union Township Public Library between now and December 31, to wish Jerry a happy retirement!

Everyone is welcome to leave Jerry a note in the retirement album we’ve placed for him at the front desk – look for the small red album, and write a retirement greeting or library memory for Jerry.