Halswell Domain

Halswell Domain
View from the Model Engineers' site in the Halswell Domain

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Familiar Faces: Pam Fisher

If you have been  a regular to the Halswell Library you will recognise the  friendly face of Pamela Fisher who has been working there for the last five years and also from 1999-2006. Pam, who lives in Greenpark with her husband,  describes the Halswell library as "another home for me" and loves the community here.

Born in Akaroa, and then  later moving to Greenpark with her parents, Pam attended Lincoln High School.  A career in teaching was then considered but it didn't feel "quite a right fit" and  she decided to prepare for library employment by working at Whitcoulls. Once library qualified, Pam worked in  Waimairi /Fendalton library and but has worked mostly at Halswell.  While raising her two daughters, Pam stopped work for a time and then returned to library work when they were older.

It is obvious that Pam's enthusiasm for her job stems  from more than  being very enthused about reading.  She says the variety of her job is very appealing  and  having a flexible personality  is necessary as it is a quite an unstructured working environment where you can be doing several kinds of work in one day.  Making people happier is what Pam really enjoys, "We have a lot of retired people and young families during the day and says a trip to the library can really improve the quality of their day.

While work keeps Pam pretty busy, when she is not there,  she might be  reading her favourite author of the moment  John Boyne, or Scottish country dancing, knitting or travelling.   Fiji, Greece, Turkey and Italy are some of the places she has visited in the last few years.


WORDS: Deb Harding-Browne

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