Rowan,

I finally decided to evaluate my book buying success according to how fast the books were stolen. According to this performance target I was among the best in the collection development field, because they got knocked off very quickly once they hit the library shelves.

I was talking to one of my former library customers a couple of weeks ago, a woman I hadn't seen since leaving the library profession. She said she understood what I was trying to achieve at the library - a public library branch - and she complimented me on it. Nice feedback, after all these years out of the profession.

Helen