Comment on How did you get your job?
pzzzt@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I started volunteering at my library and was hired when they opened up 2 new page positions.
Comment on How did you get your job?
pzzzt@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I started volunteering at my library and was hired when they opened up 2 new page positions.
Flagstaff@programming.dev 2 months ago
Excellent! Yes, I’ve always thought loyal volunteers would be among the first considered for paid positions at the places where they offer their time. How’s it been?
pzzzt@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Great! I never got an MLIS, but I have a position as a fulltime Library Assistant and I’ve been worrying in the library world for 15 years now.
Flagstaff@programming.dev 2 months ago
Wow, obviously it must be excellent there or else you would’ve left. I’ve always admired library work and the institution of libraries, but I think my current full-time job keeps me just a bit too busy to try it out. Plus… I wonder how their budgets will go in the coming years…
pzzzt@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I did eventually end up leaving my original library for one in a blue state. Library positions don’t pay a lot and the future of libraries is very much under attack. But you do it for the passion of literacy and helping the community however you can.