Rudai 23. Thing 2: Writing Your First Blog Post

Your task is this: Write about how/why you became a librarian.

When people ask what I do, and I tell them, often they'll say "cool, so you get to sit around and read books all day".  I have always had an interest in books and if I'm honest sitting around reading books all day does sound like a nice way to 'earn a buck' (or a pound, or a euro etc).  I began to apply for library jobs simply because I like books, and not just reading them.  I like the design of books.  I like the smell of old books, and new books actually.  I like making books.  I like the way books feel in you hand (which proved useful in my first library job where I was mainly shelving).  But the thing is, there is so much more to libraries than books and that's why I love them and continue to work in information services.

I currently work as an LRC Officer in a sixth form library.  What I enjoy most is making promotional material and finding creative ways to make our resources more accessible for students.  I am required to work term time only so for the other fourteen weeks of the year I get to "sit around and read books all day".