[Genealib] Why public librarianship?

[Beth Oljace]

After I graduated from college, there were no jobs in my hometown.  I was a 
waitress for a while and hung out at the public library.  One day I remember 
looking around and thinking "You know, this is a wonderful place."  I had 
worked in the college library and had shown some aptitude for it, so I 
figured as long as I was going to be in the library I might as well get paid 
for it.

Short answer:  I just fell in love with public libraries.

Beth E. Oljace
Indiana Room Librarian
Anderson Public Library
 


-----Original Message-----
From: "Tracy Luscombe" <tluscombe at mckinneytexas.org>
To: <genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:23:59 -0600
Subject: [Genealib] Why public librarianship?


Because its not all about making money. I left a career in Convention Sales 
totally burned out on the pressure to make sales regardless of the cost to 
integrity. I had thought I would go into a corporate library, but soon 
learned those people still work 60-70 hours a week and they first place a 
corporation cuts budgets is in their library staff. I worked part time in a 
Public Library branch while working on my MLS and found I liked helping all 
ages find the information they wanted. I would like to go to an Academic 
Library but am finding with only public library experience my resume' 
doesn't get past the HR office. 
 
Tracy E. Luscombe
Genealogy Librarian
McKinney Memorial Public Library
101 E. Hunt Street
McKinney, TX 75069
972-547-7343
tluscombe at mckinneytexas.org
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