Aug 11th 2008 10:29 am Books, Reading, and all that jazz
Yesterday, I met a friend from library school for lunch at a bookstore. She is now working at a local public library as a reference librarian. It’s so interesting to me that although we went through the same program at Wayne State, our jobs now are so different. Her day consists of ordering books, readers advisory, planning programs, cataloging and other “library things”; my typical day is filled with working on the reference desk (working mostly with genealogists and historical researchers), and managing digital content.
I love to read, but sometimes between my archives job, the dance studio (where I take class and teach), school, friends, and family, I don’t crack open books as much as I would like to. Would I read more if I worked with books everyday? The optimistic side of me would like to say yes, but in reality I doubt it. There would still be only 24 hours in a day.
What I envy about librarians is that I would like to learn more about new books and read reviews on books about anything and everything. I’ve found Goodreads to be a great source for that type of info. It’s a social networking site for readers and I’ve found that I’m reading more and using the site a lot. I really like how you can keep track of what you’ve read and would like to read, not to mention reviewing books and reading reviews of others. If anyone is a member, please add me as a friend! My bookshelf is available here .