I just realized recently that I spend the majority of the time here on my blog reviewing books. While I love doing that, it doesn't really give much insight into what I do as a librarian on a daily basis, and why I enjoy my job so much. So, here are five things that I love about my job, in no particular order:
1. The people I meet - This includes all the babies, kids, teens, and adults that I have the pleasure of getting to know. Some of them are an absolute joy (mostly the babies and kids), and some of them are...wacky, for a lack of a better word. However, each and every one of them show me how different people can be, and how wonderful it is that we live in a world with such diversity.
2. Storytimes and programs - I know for some of you, babies, kids and teens aren't your favorite people in the world. But for me, they're awesome, and I love being able to do fun programs with them and be silly. Because, really, how many other jobs can you think of where you can go around dancing and singing fun songs without being stared at like you're crazy?
3. Being surrounded by books all day every day - For a bookworm like me, it's heaven.
4. My coworkers - Because we can talk about dinosaur farts and butt books and know we're completely immature and silly, but be okay with it.
5. Being an important pillar to the community - As a child, I always wanted to help the world, or change it in some significant manner, but I never really thought I would be able to. Becoming a librarian was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. Not only is it FUN, but I feel like I'm helping people too. I teach parents literacy skills that they can pass onto their babies so they're ready for school, and I get kids excited about reading, and I'm there to listen to the teens when they're troubled or sad or just want to talk. I help adults find what they're looking for, like books, or business information, or tax information, or information about genealogy. And the best part of it all is that I actually enjoy doing all the above things.
Well, there's a little peek into my world of being a librarian. It's wonderful and amazing and I'm always learning something new each day. Whenever I tell someone I'm a librarian, most of the time the follow up question is, "What do you do?" For anyone who is interested in what I do, I'm going to try and write an entry every week or so about a different aspect of my job.
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