Personal Narrative: A Career As An Adult Services Librarian

The library is run by Ms. O'Donal-Cook who is a teacher-librarian. A Teacher librarian is responsible for the task of working with students and staff to develop collections that are both engaging and helpful to the staff and students. In order to provide this service for staff and students some of the day to day tasks that a teacher librarian must handle are the organizing and managing of the library's collection, organizing mini lessons, story time and other activities for the children, guide students to appropriate reading materials, checking books in and out of the library, help both the staff and students to find and understand information, help the students to become critical thinkers especially when doing research, help students to become good readers, help students to become good researchers, help students to learn and practice digital citizenship, advocate the library program throughout the school and at school board meetings, teach the students and staff members how to properly use the technology that is available at the library, deal with any complaints from parents, deal with reconsideration of materials requests, keep up to date with district school board policies on materials in the library, and collect and analyze data collected from the library A teacher librarian may also be expected to create and carry out special events

The variety of skills and library experience that Kathe brings to the library enhances the services we provide. With a friendly and welcoming approach,

Cyndi Smith was given the titles of Reference Library Technician, Information Staff, and Customer Service Clerk. Due these titles she gets paid about $46,000 a year. Those who hold this kind of position in the library will often perform daily duties such as providing service at the main front desk, training new staff, checking books in and out of the library, sell printer credits, troubleshoot printing and formatting issues, set up library cards, look up books titles for clientele, provide access to databases and the library's catalogue form off campus, verify ID's, working with faculty to put selected reading and texts into reserve collections, keeping online private circulation manual updated and current, writing policies for several departments, participating in committees for decision making in the library, and learning new about new technology used throughout the library which can sometimes be a challenge that many library technicians face. These kinds of duties often involve working with many people on a day to day basis in person, over the phone, via a live chat system, and through email. However sometimes the task of helping the various clientele who use the library can cause some stress. A library technician who works in this kind of setting will sometimes be forced to

In New on the Job: A School Library Media Specialist’s Guide to Success, Ruth Toor and Hilda Weisburg present a one-stop manual for first-year school library that details numerous aspects of what it means to be a successful school library media specialist. The authors, both of whom are veteran former school librarians, outline everything from the job interview to the last day of school, sharing years of wisdom and practical insight into the ins and outs of the profession. Special attention is paid to developing relationships between the various members of the school population and associated individuals, including students, teachers, administrators, school board members, parents, and volunteers. The authors remind school librarians to keep

I am a thirty-four-year-old United States Army veteran from Norfolk, Virginia. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, and I minored in Urban Studies from Norfolk State University in 2004. I have over nine years of volunteer and paid experience with the Norfolk Public Library in Norfolk, Virginia. Currently, I am a Library Associate at the Blyden Branch Library in Norfolk, Virginia. As a Library Associate, I serve on the reference desk, and I answer basic reference questions. Also, I assist patrons by locating materials on the shelves and providing help with the use of equipment such as computers, the fax machine, and the scanner. I suggest reading materials for patrons of all ages. In addition, I check out and discharge books and DVDs, reserve material requests, register new patrons, coordinate interlibrary loans and collect fees. I prepare statistical reports, order supplies, process library holds, distribute library materials, and process lost and damaged materials. Additionally, I open mail and ensure that the office equipment is functioning properly. Previously, I worked for the Norfolk Public School system as a Substitute Teacher for middle and high school grade levels. I tutored disabled students during my internship at Norfolk State University. I have a passion for helping others which is my biggest strength.

On 11/03/17 I verbally communicated with Taylor Duncan. She is a Librarian at Northcentral University. We talked about our experience as a librarian. Several years ago, I worked at Savannah Technical College library. I was a Librarian for two years. Savannah Technical College Library is very similar to a Public Library and North Central Library is completely online. Taylor is an Instructional design librarian. She helps students and the NCU faculty integrates library in their courses. She provided me with a lot of information about the NCU library.

I am passionate on helping people and making changes in others’ lives. Like I stated before, my mother had been trapped herself in the apologetic emotion for years. The mental burden had made her down. Therefore, I decided to help my mother get rid of the self-accusation, by using the knowledge I learned in the Human Services major. To illustrate, I was telling her that it was not her fault of divorce, and she was not showing me the negative image of a marriage. Instead, I admire her braveness of ending a marriage when it was necessary, especially in the time when people were stereotyping divorced women and at the place where people were being judgmental. Now, her self-blameless has been reduced, and she told me that she was not felt as guilty

Many may think this way, however Mona goes on saying that “to be a librarian you need more than just a passion for reading. For example, I have a completion certificate as a librarian tech. its up to up to librarians to keep up with both book trends as well as technology.” As for librarians only being women, Mona believes that although both men and women can be librarians women do the job better. She continues by comparing teachers saying that although both men and women can be teacher it doesn't mean they're both good at the job.

I have always dreamed about working in a bookstore. I have been an avid reader since a very early age and I have devoted much of my academic career to analyzing texts. As a rising Junior at Tufts University, I am working toward a major in Political Science and a minor in English Literature. Outside of the classroom, I work as an editor at large for Tufts Zamboni, as a board member of the Cannon literary journal, and, just this semester, I co-founded an arts and literature magazine by the name of Tufts Portfolio. Since 2014, I have worked in some way in the service industry, accommodating customers and meticulously executing tasks even as mundane as scanning in boxes. Some call it OCD, others call it good work ethic.

There are an enormous amount of people in the United States that depend on the librarian to do different tasks that they cannot do. Patrons may think it is simple, but before you can become a librarian you have to learn how to conquer some patrons that come in, you have to learn how to work the desk and learn how to work the shelves.

My passion for Human Services began while traveling in Asia, Mexico, and through different communities in our country. The most important lesson I learned whether overseas or here in the USA is compassion. Compassion and understanding for what is needed. Compassion for underprivileged people, the elderly, and most importantly the children. The one thing that has stayed constant with me since I started traveling with my family is that people need help.

The history of mental health in the United States show a robust movement towards the mental healthcare system we have today. Prior to the 19th century, individuals with mental health issues were widely considered to be demonically possessed, thus contributing to the stigmatization of mental illness and the proliferation of poor treatment conditions. However, in the 1800s, there was a dramatic change in mental healthcare in the U.S. The government took a proactive role in treating the mentally ill, leading to the dawn of state psychiatric facilities.

Before I became interested in Spelman college, I knew the type of education that I wanted to receive. I wanted an education that would cater to my many endeavors. I wanted to learn wholly, passionately and creatively. During NSO, when Dr. Burnett spoke, I realized receiving a liberal arts education is more than learning it is an act of resilience, and an act of courage.

Although I am a librarian by practice, I am a teacher by choice. I believe in the educational mission of libraries and work hard to perpetuate the democratic ideals on which our profession was founded. I encourage my students to take their learning personally; to look beyond the assignment to see the connections to their everyday lives, and beneath the information to see the systems of social, economic, and political power that build and inform our world. As a teacher, I take the work I do seriously and I encourage my students to do the same.

“Every time I get to encounter or work with librarians, I’m always impressed by their sheer awesomeness” (Neil Gaiman). Mr. Gaiman is right, every librarian I have ever met has been awesome. Robin Richey is no exception. Mrs. Richey is the Children’s Librarian at the public library in Eureka. She has been a huge inspiration in my life and has made me who I am today.