A Librarian's Life

bibliolectors:

Read / Lee (ilustración de Peter Nevins)

Task: Voting in the 2013 ALA Elections

As with most things, you have to make your voice heard if you want and expect change. Being a voting member of ALA is no different. It can be a bit overwhelming but ALA provides lots of resources to help you make a knowledgeable choice. If you’re on any library listservs you may also receive candidate announcements as well. 

Check out the ALA Election Guide page for more info. I also suggest the Election Flipbook.  

fggtlibrarian:

sixtydrawers:

It all started one day in May 2012 when my coworker noticed that the university library was selling one of their card catalogs. Not just a card catalog, butthecard catalog that I passed every time I used the slightly scary elevator to go to the second floor of the library to shelve books like a dedicated Circulation Assistant should do.

I was one of those kids that entered college without a single clue what to do with my life. I knew I liked existed to read, so during Welcome Week, I mustered up my courage and told my adviser that I think I wanted to be a librarian. Lo and behold, this adviser had connections. About 15 minutes later, I had an interview to work in the library. (To this day, I’m still so confused about how that happened so quickly.)

Fast forward a few years, a few majors, a lot of travel, a lot of laughter, and stacks and stacks of books, I now hold a master’s in library and information science. (And no, I don’t feel like capitalizing that, because it seems too frou-frou. I am a librarian of the people!) Well, actually, I’m not exactly a librarian at the moment. I’m a study abroad advisor/secretary/insurance agent/event planner/counselor/boss. Sometimes it’s just easier to say I do “stuff.”

Not only do I have a master’s, I also have a card catalog! If it hadn’t been for my coworker, I never would have even known it was for sale! She happened to see a picture of it on Facebook and jokingly told me I should consider buying it. I scoffed… and three days later, it was mine. I also owe lots of thanks to the Facebook friends of mine that threatened encouraged me to buy it, because if it weren’t for the 30+ comments of support, I probably would have ditched the whole thing.

This tumblr will serve to share pictures of my beautiful sixty drawer beauty with those that have asked what I decided to do with it. I’ll also share some of my favorite quotes, scenes, songs… who knows? Just like with this card catalog, you’ll never know what treasures you’ll come across!

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Love to hear how people found librarianship. And who wouldn’t want their own card catalog?

Task: Prepping for the start of Spring Semester.

It’s not glamorous but it’s needed…making copies for the rush of library instruction that’s on the horizon. I’m normally not this organized but I wanted to start the term off on a good note.

This Librarian’s baby announcement…

jyhslibrary:

cogumeloadulterado:

Bibliotecas e lego ^^

I love a Lego library - they should make a set for this!

thelifeguardlibrarian:

igotsomechildcats:

Librarian showing student how to find a book in the card catalog

Ah, yes, Google beta.

reading-as-breathing:

 by Geneva Designs

Cute enough to eat!

(Source: grumpapotomus)

amaki09:

Ohio University’s Alden Library Alice Catalog, 1983 (via Ohio University Libraries)

Ahhh….ALICE….my alma mater’s cataloging system…the computers were a more up-to-date than these here, but the system was still in place when I was an undergrad from 1993-1997.

hearttandbrain:

Happy Halloween, Librarians ;)

(“The concise AACR2” - Zombie librarian - Toronto Zombie Walk 2008. Photo by Sam Javanrouh) 

Catalogers rock!