Myths of the Underemployed Librarian #4: You only work Part-Time, so you don’t have any REAL experience

This happens to me a lot.  And I’ll confess, I do it too.  When you (or someone, or I — this is a universal “you”) meet a part-time librarian, you never really know what they know.  Sure, we all have the same 2-year Graduate degree, but not all schools were created equal and not everyone … Continue reading »

Myths of the Underemployed Librarian #3: You have A job, so you don’t understand what it’s like to NOT have a job in this economy.

My new friend over at Books, Dogs, and Frogs prompted this one with her comment on yesterdays Myths of the Underemployed Librarian #1 & #2: Working Part Time ‘Must Be Nice’.  The sentance from her comment that inspired me was “I’m a Youth Services Librarian, but at a branch that is so small that I … Continue reading »

Myths of the Underemployed Librarian #1 & #2: Working Part-Time “Must be Nice”

“Working Part-Time ‘Must Be Nice’” is a double-edged sword, which is why it takes spots #1 & #2 on my new series, “Myths of the Underemployed Librarian”.  We’ll see how many I can actually come up with in a timely fashion. For some reason, when people find out you’re only part-time employed, their reaction is … Continue reading »