Getting busy again – kind of.

The Great Job Hunt continues, though I’ll admit I haven’t gotten around to doing a lot of hunting this week. My seasonal job seriously got started this week, and I’ve been busy helping set that up. I probably said before that I’m working in a calendar store in my local mall. We finally were given permission to open up today after the final safety inspection, though we’re still waiting for some of our product. This thing is going to last until mid-January, and hopefully I’ll be able to get a good fuull-time job lilned up by then. I’ve just got to keep plugging and not give up hope.

There’s nothing else major to report this week. Working in the calendar store isn’t the best gig in the world, but it’s something, and I’ve got good co-workers. We demand a shrrrrrubbery! Ni!

Life goes on.

The Great Job Hunt continues – for work in librarianship, that is. I officially started work in a seasonal calendar store today, and it’s looking to be full-time until early- to mid-January or so. Not necessarily what I want to be doing for the rest of my life, but it’s something to keep me busy and bring in a little money. I also hope to start working part time at a Williams Sonoma, assuming my schedules can match up and I don’t burn out. Here’s hoping the economy improves enough in the near future that I can get the job of my dreams, but at least I’ll be busy doing something interesting until then.

Nothiing else of note to report this week, but hopefully I’ll be able to rant about something good next time. Cheers!

The job hunt continues.

Greetings!

The Great Job Hunt continues. I’ve been applying for as many jobs as I can find that I’m reasonably qualivied for, and the mix of polite rejectons and ignored applications keep on coming. I actually got a call last week from one academic library I had applied to a couple months ago, specifically Diné College out in Tsaile, AZ, stating that the position had re-opened due to unforseen circumstances. I believe my resume has gotten back in the mix for that, and I’m hoping. My current list of job-search websites includes:                                                                                                                                           The Chronicle of Higher Education                                                                                                                                                                           Indeed.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Higher Education Recruitment Center (HERC)                                                                                                                                                 Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners                                                                                                                                                 ALA JobList                                                                                                                                                                                                                         USAJobs                                                                                                                                                                                                                             various states’ library association/consortium/etc. websites

In other news, I started volunteering today at my local public library in Port Chester, NY. It’s one of the shortest commutes I’ve ever had – a very short walk from where I’m living. I’ll be shelf-reading, organizing a Rolodex of handy-dandy websites and phone numbers, and indexing obituaries from decades of back-issues of a local newspaper on microfilm. I’ve also got some seasonal retail work lined up that should keep me from going stir crazy through early- to mid-January, located in the mall a short bus ride from where I’m living. I’ll provide updates on how that’s going after it actually gets going.

More weekly updates will be coming on the status of my job hunt, how life in winter-holiday retail is treating me, and life in general. I am mad but north-northwest – when the wind is southerly, I can tell a hawk from a handsaw! – Shakespeare, Hamlet

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Greetings!

My name is Molly Tobin. I graduated from Simmons College in May, 2009, with a Masters of Science in Library and Information Science. That’s right, I’m a librarian, hence the name of my blog. I also have a BA cum laude in Technical Theatre with a minor in Website Design from Salem State College. Unfortunately, due to the current state of the economy, I’m still searching for a full-time position. I’m planning to post here once a week, more if I feel the need, in order to talk about my experiences with The Great Job Hunt and give vent to anything I find noteworthy or in need of a rant. I may even start posting some of my own short stories, papers, and book reviews.

My ultimate goal is to become employed in an academic, government or public library, archive or special collection where I can put my bibliophilia (bibliophile being the million-dollar word for “booklover”) to good use in serving the community’s informational needs. I enjoy working with Collection Development, Circulation and working with computers (Integrated Library Systems, Web 2.0 technology, digital preservation and document delivery), and I’m open to branching out into Reference, Research, Cataloging, and any other branch of Librarianship where I can make positive contributions.

My current library experience includes three summers as a Circulation Aide with the Greenwich Library in Connecticut, one summer as a Library Aide with the Westchester Library System (specifically the central office of the county-wide public library consortium), and about 1.5 years working part time as a Collection Development Assistant at the Harvard University Law School Library while I studied for my Masters. My dream job is to work with the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. because it would combine my loves of books, librarianship, theatre, and Shakespeare. I know it’s going to take me a while to get there. In the meantime, I’m searching for an entry-level position in an academic, government or public library, archive or special collection, and I am willing to relocate anywhere in the United States. I’ve been searching for months now, and have been experiencing the joys of polite rejection.

This concludes today’s rant. I’ll check back in next week, and hopefully I’ll have some good news or interesting prospects. I’ll sign off with the wise words of Terry Pratchett’s Discworldean Librarian: Oook!