[Publib] Why Librarianship

[Joshua Neff]

Short answer: Rupert Giles, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the author
Jorge Luis Borges.
 
Long answer: I grew up using public libraries. There were particular books I
loved that I never saw in bookstores but found in public libraries all over
the US (my family moved a lot). But I never thought, "I want to be a
librarian when I grow up." When I was an undergrad, I got a job at the
checkout desk of my university library. I worked there for 4 years,
outlasting two supervisors. I later worked at various public libraries. But
it wasn't until I my last paraprofessional public library job, when I was
wondering "What will I do with my life with a BA in English?" that it dawned
on me to go to grad school and get my MLS. I love working in libraries,
so...
 
So, there you go.
 

--Joshua M. Neff
Indian Creek Branch
Olathe Public Library 

 

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Just out of curiosity... what inspired you to become a librarian? 


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