Whatever you're looking for, Lennie can help
Malcolm Gorrill
Northern News Services
Inuvik (Mar 30/01) - Dayna Lennie's workload stacks up on her, literally.
At the start of most of her shifts as a page at the Inuvik Centennial Library, she has stacks of books to return to the shelves.
Lennie, 14, said she had some training on how to read the bar codes and so forth, but that after more than two years on the job, she knows her way around fairly well.
"I've been working here so long, if you want to find a book, I probably know exactly where it is," Lennie said.
She said helping people find material is probably the most rewarding part of her job.
"It makes me feel pretty good. When they're looking for a book and they can't find it, whatever, I go through all this trouble to find it," Lennie said.
"It sort of makes me happy knowing I did accomplish something."
Lennie usually works from 4-6 p.m. on weekdays, but does weekend shifts as well. She said it's nice and quiet on the weekends, but during the week the large number of kids can make things hectic. But she is used to it.
"I know tons of kids now. I mean, there's the usuals, you know their names, and there are the other kids who come over once in a while."
Lennie also does odd jobs like watering the plants or putting posters up around town advertising library events. Over the past year she has worked casual at the front desk, and enjoys it.
Lennie expects to continue working at the library for the time being.
"It's a nice work environment," she said. "I enjoy working here, especially with the nice staff."
Lennie spent a lot of time in the library as a kid and enjoys reading books (mostly fiction) that are set in the past. Her favourite period in history is the Great Depression.
"I like to read about stuff like that, and what used to be," she said, "mostly about how people lived through their struggles and, you know, dealt with their problems."
