Me a Librarian?

Emerging leaders photoWhile there's no magic test that will tell you if a library career is right for you, there are many characteristics and values that librarians and library workers share.  Here are just a few:

  • Enjoy helping and serving people
  • Interest in developing and providing services, resources and materials that inform and entertain, such as books, movies, music, storytelling, websites, local history, databases, and puppets
  • Thrive in a technologically changing environment
  • Interest in information research, preservation and instruction
  • Willing to connect people with a wide variety of value and belief systems to materials that represent multiple points of view
  • Believe strongly in First Amendment rights protecting the freedom of speech and of the press
  • Wish to contribute to the greater good of a literate society
  • Want to be part of a professional community that encourages sharing information, opinions and expertise
  • Respect and uphold people's rights to privacy and the freedom to read what they choose
  • Believe all information resources provided by libraries should be equitably accessible to all library users