[Publib] Re: Why Librarianship?

[Herb, Joanne]

I haunted my local library as a kid, and my junior high school librarian
was a true gem who put me and several friends to work shelving. Thant
was where I first encountered the book of Dick Francis.  Unfortunately,
the high school librarian was an ogre and scared me away for a while.
By the time I entered my senior year of college I was approaching the
What next? stage.  A history degree and $1.50 would get you on the
subway.  So, in casting about for ideas, I remembered my local library.
Binghamton University (SUNY-Binghamton back then) offered off-campus
internships with local businesses, but no one had ever done an
internship at the library.  I proposed the idea, it got accepted by the
college and Binghamton Public Library, and I was introduced to the joys
of a working public library, from selection meetings, to cataloging, to
stints at the reference desk. I will always be grateful to my mentors,
Dean Corner of Binghamton Public Library, and John Briggs of
SUNY-Binghamton Libraries for starting me on the road.

 

Joanne (Cronin) Herb

Morris County Library

Whippany, NJ

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