Welly, welly, well. My first two days of training have gone pretty well. Most of what I will be doing at the circulation desk is on the computer, and I have a big head start on my fellow circulation assistants there. Along with a anime fan who is younger than me, I am the only person under 35. I am also the only male.
Lest you think everyone who works in a library is a stuffy old maid, read this month's issue of BUST, which features a piece on hipster librarian chicks (and some nice pictures of Tina Fey). The story also mentions a few library-related blogs, such as The Lipstick Librarian and Librarian.net, and a picture of a "library action figure". The male librarian stereotype is not much more flattering. Linda Absher of Lipstick Librarian envisions a male library action figure "wearing a spotty, yellow knit tie and a sweater vest".
Come to think of it, I did wear a sweater vest on my interview (but with a brown tie!).
Marc
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