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So, I'm a library student, and somewhat late to choosing librarian as a career path. I only decided to pursue librarianship in 2019 at the age of 34 after having gotten a master's degree in something else and having a short career as a travel agent. It was a very late realization, and it finally dawned ...

I'm sorry you feel like you have to suppress part of who you are in order to get ahead in this field. The field should be more open to people of all types and backgrounds, but I know it's often intolerant of difference, especially among people of color. I'm white, so I get a pass a lot on being different, ...

It's interesting you mention the unspoken dress code. I'm the kind of person that needs things spelled out for me, so when I started at my first (and current) library job, no dress code was exactly articulated to me. So I end up wavering between cute nerdy dresses and leggings, and t-shirts & leggings. ...

I was just discussing this topic with my husband in the context of Harry Potter and the school librarian, Madam Pince. It occurred to me that she was all the worst stereotypes of librarians. She's suspicious of students, enforces a strictly silent library, often breaks up study groups, withholds information ...

My library branch is small so we don't have many programs, but we do market our collection on social media pretty heavily (at least. Since I took over the social media last year). One way I show off the collection is by doing "Birthday" posts for famous people who we have books about in our library (we're ...

Is the discussion taking place here in Connect or somewhere else? ------------------------------ Kestrel Ward Library Assistant III University of Florida Smathers Libraries She/Her/Hers ------------------------------