So you're a librarian! Aren't you amazed and challenged by the complexity of the job! Librarians are incredibly talented, funny and creative people. The things they need to be able to do would challenge most normal people, but we do it and make it look like the easiest job in the world. This is the librarian's job list. We have to be able to:
- Cover books.
- Organize and run meetings.
- Negotiate with employees, city hall,Supervisors.
- Be Flexible!
- Repair books.
- Manage 2-4 year olds in a story hour.
- Shovel the walk in the Winter.
- Know basic computer troubleshooting.
- Know some basic household fix it tricks, like how to stop the toilet from running.
- Be able to navigate computer data bases like SILO, EbscoHost,First Search.
- Do Reader's Advisory-hook people up to the books they love.
- Read Blogs and Wikis
- Use RSS feeds.
- Multi-task.
- Operate a digital camera and be able to download pictures and touch them up.
- Read books to kids using 'voices'
- Form relationships with teenagers.
- Develop a 'contacts' list of people who can help you out for programs or for fixing things at the library.
- Shmooze with the locals-you need others.
- Promote the Community.
- Be calm in crisis.
- Be passionate and enthusiastic about your job.
- Embrace change, because it's going to happen no matter what!
- Be an Advocate
- Be Flexible!
Please add your two cents worth. Everyone of these 'skills' deserves a blog post of its own!
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