Day Five.

FRIDAY!!!!!

In five days i have come to understand why parents come home and complain so much. I mean this job isn't impossible, or anywhere near that, but the difference of work that i get from school is a crazy thing to compare. Although this internship is difficult at times, i have come to the conclusion that it is doing exactly what it has been made to do. Teach me. Everyday here I learn so much about not only librarianship, but maturity and the "grown-up" world. Saying that, I have also come to a point where I am sort of confused about things. Everyone that I have talked to and everyone that was interviewed, had all said that they never planned to be what they are now. Although true, it's rather scary. It is crazy to think i might try so hard for one thing and end up somewhere completely different.

Along with that came the Circ. Managers meeting. Today we took Helen's car up to castle rock and met 28 other librarians (I counted) that worked the same jobs and had most of the same problems. It is insane because something came up today. The same thoughts I had myself yesterday, were proven today. At the meeting everyone was talking about how much they're job discriptions didn't match their current jobs. This continues to scare me, not only about librarianship but the adult world in general, after all every job is probably like that right?

Well anyway, after the meeting we enjoyed delicious mexican food at a restaurant close by. they had the best chicken. Thanks Tina! Oh, and now i'm doing this. :) Looking forward to the podcasting meeting on monday!

p.s. That sorting machine was amazing! When i grow up i'm going to put one on my room!!

Day Four.

Ice Cream

Day four was a very productive day. I can honestly say that i learned a lot so far and it's rather hard to say that so often any more. After timing in (Like a realy job i might add :)...) i looked at the schedule and knew exactly what was on my plate. We had some time earlier to get caught up in our work, and i must say we've needed it. At this point I've been thinking that when i get home i might want to clean up my blog and all of my other work just so i won't be overloaded the next day. Infact this blog is one day late and i'm beggining to see how hard it is to remember things the next day instead of doing them fresh off the top of your head.
Well anyway, after tweeking some previous works we worked with Tina on prospector. So anyway Prospector is an amazing thing!! It's a way of connecting Libraries' inventories in a way that can connect any book to any user. I'm so interested in it i've already check out a few! Prospector is a really cool program and knowing more about all these programs we've been taught about has made me think that librarianship is so much like a government. Councils meet and decisions are made about what to do with all sorts of things. It's pretty crazy but it really works out kinks in the system.
Later in the day we went to interview Mr. Douglas Stehle-Head of Access. His job is basically what it sounds like, he makes sure who ever needs access to this libraries supply is getting it, but only if they are authorized. It is crazy though because Mr. Stehle, like so many other librarians' positions, are getting changed from what they were when hired. So many Librarians are doing things they never thought would occur to them. This is easily seen even with the library as well. The Library is doing almost everything in it's power to get patrons to come and use the library. All they're missing is a disco ball and dance floor. I mean, what more could people ask for in a place devoted to learning like this??