LibraryTechtonics

Today is my first day as a part-time reference librarian at Reading Public Library in Reading, MA. It’s amazing, really. I haven’t even gotten there yet, and I’ve already got lots to write about.

I stopped off at the library on Friday just to peruse the reference collection in my own time and get a feel for the new digs. I got a quick tour of the staff areas that I didn’t see during the interview tour, and got to see my desk and mailbox. I have a *desk* and a *mailbox* (I’m so easy :D). As I understand it, I won’t be spending too much time at my desk :D, but it’s cool all the same. They also gave me a 128MB jump drive secure, which will come in handy moving between computers at work.

It’s quite the exciting time at Reading. The new director just started, MLA is around the corner and the staff is going to do quite a bit of presenting, everyone’s gearing up for the summer program, and they consider me starting there as part of that excitement. I’m still trying to get my head around it.

As I understand it, I’ll be able to talk quite a bit about my job on my blog. So you’ll be able to read about the interesting stuff I’m doing at work here on LibraryTechtonics, and I’ll be able to post about interesting programming and presentations over on the PLA Blog.

I’m sure I’ll have more to say after my first shift today (I’m working extra hours this week for training). It’s all very keen and exciting.

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