“Please don’t judge people. You don’t know what it took someone to get out of bed, look and feel as presentable as possible, and face the day. You never truly know the daily struggles of others.” ~ Karen Salmansohn
Today, Kathryn Lybarger and Crystal Heis received their 10 Year Service Awards. It’s not an exaggeration when I say it feels like they started yesterday. In those earliest months I would tell Crystal she “started at a weird time.” Now that she’s been there a while, she tells people she “started at a weird time.” And it’s true. A lot of things were in flux back then, but in a good way. We were growing in amazing ways, and our department had stepped to the national forefront in several areas. It was exciting to be part of that growth and that team, which included both Kathryn and Crystal. A lot has changed in ten years. The department we were in splintered. Crystal is the only one of us who has remained connected to what we were doing then. I transitioned from leading a national program to a job where very few people know what I actually do now, let alone what I did. Kathryn landed a faculty cataloguing position working with really stupendous colleagues. They’re very lucky to have her. It does my heart good to be with these gals and remember all the good we’ve done and all the good we’ve yet to do. Here’s to an even better 10 years to come.
Shorty & Shirley
Congratulations, ladies.