More Library Thoughts??

Hello everyone; back again. This is my first time blogging and I am still not used to it. Excellent example: I have no idea what happened to my blog post for last week : ) Regardless, I've been doing some thinking about our class from last week, when we talked about the purpose of librarianship. I've begun to notice that as I talk to more and more people about my plans for going to "library school," as it invariably ends up being called, they move from asking "you need a masters degree for that?" to "why would you want to be a librarian?" So, I'm sure many of you have also had people ask you this, usually with that tone that you know means something like "so you want to spend the rest of your life checking out books to people?" I used to think it was incredibly discouraging. Now I kind of think about what I actually hope to do as a librarian. While I'm not sure exactly what field I hope to go into, I know that I love working with and helping people, and what better way to do that than by helping them to find the information they need? On a more personal note, I find that every time someone at work asks me a question that involves research, I usually end up becoming so interested in the topic that I start looking up information for myself, and find that I am constantly learning new things. As I love school, this is not really a problem for me! But when we talked about librarians changing the world, I really began to think about my profession. I have the opportunities to shape other peoples' lives and choices because I make them informed decision makers. Much like a teacher, I am able to educate other people, whether it be a question of bibliographic references or finding information on running for political office. I can't think a profession I would rather have. Other than full time writer, but that's another blog post : )