Dave and the Borrowers

So you want to be a Librarian?: We answer your questions about the professional life of librarians.

Episode Summary

In an effort to share a sense of what it’s like to work in the library, we collected some questions from you, our Borrowers, and we’ve decided to give some thoughtful answers to you.

Episode Notes

So, when people talk or think about libraries or librarians the first thing that pops into their mind is “books”. What few people realize is that the professional life of a librarian is often wrapped up in marketing, data entry, budgets, meetings, collaboration with other organizations and entities, public service, PR, advocacy, scheduling, writing, planning, graphic design, relationship building and supererogation (those other jobs as required) and the need to talk to people from all walks of life. We develop these skills by coming into work each day, but many of us have on-the-job learning that would aid us in just about any profession short of emergency services, military commanders, law enforcement or skydiving instructors. Of course, upkeep of our materials catalogs is in there, too, yes, “books” are the foundation of what we do, too. But there’s so much more.

Dave, Sam, Savvy and Lexi spend a little time opening up about the misconceptions, surprises, realities and joys of working in a library and how lucky each of us feels to work together and to labor for this mysteriously engaging career we've all chosen.

 

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If there’s a topic you want us to discuss, or if you'd like to be a guest Borrower, please email us at teenzone201@gmail.com. You can include books you’d like us to review or questions you have for us or comments about this or any episodes. Please keep them polite.