Three requests I asked of our library lead team

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My maxim for customer service is that you give customers what they want, and then you give them something that they didn't know they wanted. I'd like to think that this is how I deal with every customer I come across, whether it's in person, online or by phone. But for some reason, this isn't how I expect to be treated when I'm the customer in question. Whether I'm in an electronics store, shopping for shoes, stocking up on groceries as a part of our household weekly shop, or online shopping for donut rolls for my hair (which aren't real donuts, I want to add), I choose not to hold store staff accountable for the kind of service I receive.

I'm not sure why I make this concession or compromise. I feel that I *should* expect the same high standard of others in customer service that I strive to provide as consistently as possible. This was a thought that I kept in the back of my mind when, recently, I asked to appear at a Lead Team meeting. (You can view the 'who' and 'what they do' of our Lead Team here). I wanted to ask for their support with three seemingly small requests that I felt would help the organisation, and not just myself, live up to that maxim.  I don't mind admitting that I felt nervous. I say 'seemingly small' because, while the requests are simply worded, each item requires an action on the part of our Lead Team. My nervousness was not because I felt that the Lead Team wasn't up to the task. They are. It's not even that I felt I would not be supported in what I needed. They have never let me down yet. It was more that what I was asking for was a confirmation that everything I'm trying to do on behalf of the organisation, is valued. That, in short, our customers opinions are valued and, by association, that I am valued.

What do we do if our wider organisation's IT department has blocked our access to social media sites?

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I'm a fangirl who spends far too much time online with her life a finger tap away from overtweeting, and I have opinions and feels and thoughts about libraries and social media. Hopefully, this is useful to some of you. Tonight's post is a relatively quick one. So let's get to it.

Query: What do we do if our wider organisation's IT department has blocked our access to social media sites?

Short answer: Libraries got swag. Libraries got game. So wield it. Use it. Hold your IT department accountable to the wider organisation's digital strategy. In short - do your job, and show them why they need to do theirs.