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Today is my 30th anniversary as a medical librarian. I started my first medical librarian job at the Kaiser Oakland Patient Education Library on April 6, 1976 and have worked consistently in medical libraries since that time. It has been my good fortune to have had wonderful jobs including creating two libraries from the beginning - the Planetree Health Resource Center in San Francisco and now this library, Touro University - California. The longest time was spent at St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. Over the years, I have dealt with every type of library patron including those who could only sign their name with an X and some of the top doctors in the country. I am also proud that my sister, Stephanie Publicker, chose to become a medical librarian and works for the Specialized Information Services Division of NLM. Some days I think I should do a Johnny Carson (he left the Tonight Show after 30 years because he thought that was long enough), but I still think there are more things to learn and good years ahead. I am curious how many other medical librarians have worked consistently in medical libraries for at least 30 years. Rochelle A. Perrine, M.L.S. Director, Library Services/Professor Touro University California 1310 Johnson Lane Mare Island, Vallejo CA 94592 (707) 638-5314 phone (707) 638-5330 fax