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What They Didn't Teach Me in Library School

May 15, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

What they didn’t teach you in library school: burnout edition

Let me preface this by saying I love my job.  Really.  When I imagine a world in which I needed to choose a different job, even the same job in a different library, I end up just sitting there with a puzzled look on my face as if I didn’t understand the question.  I. Love. […]

April 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Things I Didn’t Learn in Library School: Crafting Programs by Stephanie W.

We are excited to welcome the fabulous Stephanie Wilkes back to TLT after her maternity leave.  We have missed her.  Today she is sharing with you her first ever installment of Things I Never Learned in Library School. How to do crafts. Or in my case, crapfts.  I completely suck at being an artsy fartsy […]

February 24, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sunday Reflections: What They Didn’t Teach Me in Library School – When the Finances Hit the Fan

As you may have heard, in 2008 the economy of the U.S. went boom.  Or maybe it went bust.  Either way, the proverbial crapola hit the fan.  Having worked in libraries for a while already at this point, I was used to campaigns begging community members to contact their local congressman and tell them they […]

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January 1, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Like most librarians, I stumbled into librarianship and worked as a paraprofessional for many years before getting my MLS.  I was very lucky in that I had an amazing mentor to help me in my journey.  But even with my MLS, there are things that come up that surprise and challenge me as a professional […]

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