Friday, February 28, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
No longer a wanna-be!
Well, it finally happened. As of February 3, 2014 I am a for real librarian for Beaufort County Library. It was a long, hard road but so worth it in the end. Now, if I could only change the name of my blog :)
Monday, January 7, 2013
Where have all the good jobs gone?
As a degree holding librarian with oodles of years of experience under my belt why is it so damn hard to find a librarian job? Those that know me know that I have been working in the same library for over 15 years. I received my MLIS in 2009 and cannot find a job. Granted, I do want to move back home to Beaufort, SC to be near family, friends and a calmer life, but I have applied for literally every library job that comes open there for the past few years and nothing. The one interview that I was able to obtain was a disaster due to the fact that I could tell from the first 5 minutes that they already had someone lined up and had no interest in me at all. Uncomfortable!!! I'm likable, fun, an all around go-getter and know almost everything there is to know about academic libraries (which I feel is transferable knowledge). So why I am stuck being a glorified secretary doing three positions with a Masters? Is there any logic to that at all?
I hear young people say that they would love to be librarians so they could help people and it's all I can do to not grab them in a bear hug and tell them to not be a doofus and get a degree in basket weaving or origami. They would have better luck finding a job!
As a degree holding librarian with oodles of years of experience under my belt why is it so damn hard to find a librarian job? Those that know me know that I have been working in the same library for over 15 years. I received my MLIS in 2009 and cannot find a job. Granted, I do want to move back home to Beaufort, SC to be near family, friends and a calmer life, but I have applied for literally every library job that comes open there for the past few years and nothing. The one interview that I was able to obtain was a disaster due to the fact that I could tell from the first 5 minutes that they already had someone lined up and had no interest in me at all. Uncomfortable!!! I'm likable, fun, an all around go-getter and know almost everything there is to know about academic libraries (which I feel is transferable knowledge). So why I am stuck being a glorified secretary doing three positions with a Masters? Is there any logic to that at all?
I hear young people say that they would love to be librarians so they could help people and it's all I can do to not grab them in a bear hug and tell them to not be a doofus and get a degree in basket weaving or origami. They would have better luck finding a job!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
2 Skinnee Js make a movie!!!!!!!!!
For those of you in the NYC area (and those that can make it there)- you must make every effort to see the film premier of Get In the Van- the story of the 2 Skinnee J's last tour. You can see the info at www.getinthevanmovie.com.
I have been a J's fan since the early '90s when they used to play in South Carolina (even before J Guevera become a member). Their music is awesome. It's fun and upbeat and I'm sure you'll love it as well as the movie. This is the only time the movie will be shown and it is not being released on DVD so GO! I sure wish I could get up there!
I have been a J's fan since the early '90s when they used to play in South Carolina (even before J Guevera become a member). Their music is awesome. It's fun and upbeat and I'm sure you'll love it as well as the movie. This is the only time the movie will be shown and it is not being released on DVD so GO! I sure wish I could get up there!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Cat noses
I thought I'd put a link to some adorable kitty noses for those kitty people out there. Now we have dogs and cats. Let's see-- anyone into giraffe noses? I'm sure we can find those on the 'net.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Links
I was cruising Flickr and found some pics of home and began to feel a little homesick so I added to them my favorites and put them in the links at the bottom of the page. Nice to have familiar images to ponder.
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