Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Work Wednesday?

Wasn't I meant to be posting about work issues on Wednesdays?  Well, here we are, and I have had some interesting work lately.  Although M has transferred schools, a move that continues to go well, I am still working in the library at his former school.  Mainly I do basic stuff, checking books out and in, but it has helped me to get to know a K-12 collection.  Recently I have made some acquisitions recommendations in media studies and I'm also working on a project to create research guides for students working on their International Baccalaureate extended essay, a kind of senior thesis required for graduation.  Today I also began leading the weekly library program for M's class.  I really enjoy my work with K-12 libraries.  Some aspects are completely different from anything I've done, and some are quite similar.

Over the past couple of weeks I have also found myself looking at employment ads with increasing frequency.  I haven't quite determined what this means--will I apply for something?  I suppose if the right thing came along, maybe 20 hours per week at a school library.  Meantime, I'm pretty content to volunteer in exchange for learning so much about a different type of library.

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