<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[You never Know&#8230;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>You never know who might be quietly admiring your library, and planning to reward you someday.</p>
<p>You should always be putting customer service first, of course, without ulterior motives.  You should be providing <a title="So Good that People Remark on It" href="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/so-good-that-people-remark-on-it/" target="_blank">remarkable customer service</a> because it&#8217;s the right thing to do.  But, if you do, there is the potential for some customer, when you least expect it, to <a title="Huge gift to NYPL" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/nyregion/after-modest-life-huge-gift-to-library-and-central-park.html?_r=1&amp;" target="_blank">reward your library</a> someday.</p>
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