Justin Gales Circulation Supervisor Weatherford Public Library
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT JUSTIN GALES
Can you describe your position?
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My position is all about making sure that everyone who comes through our doors leaves with a positive experience. I oversee all of the coming and going of materials that belong to the library. I manage the circulation team so I make schedules, do trainings, complete reviews, etc. I run a monthly event called Beyond Board Games. This event happens the third Tuesday of each month. This is a chance for people to bring the games they love up to the library and share them with other like minded gamers. I am also on the marketing team for the library. I create videos for the library as well as help maintain our social media pages. What did you do before landing your job with the city? Before I worked for the city I worked at the corporate office for GameStop over in Grapevine. I worked in the HR department for about 5 years. While there I helped create GameStop’s HR
Solution Center. This was a team that served as the front lines of all HR issues company wide. We assisted in everything from personnel changes, benefits, compensation, recruitment, and disputes as well as other HR related areas. What made you choose your career path? My wife and I had our son, Dain, and we decided that I was going to be a stay at home dad until he started school. Once he started pre-school I applied for a position with the library. What do you love about your job? I love interacting with our community! I love being able to talk to and get to know so many awesome people. What do you find most interesting about Weatherford? Like the last question, I think the community we have here is great. I love that you can go to the store and see people you know by name and
*Photos provided by Nicole Wright and Justin Gales
