Future part 1 continued

Aug 05, 2006 02:46

So I think I'd enjoy being a librarian. A youth/children's librarian, specifically. I'd have to get a masters. Any thoughts, suggestions, advice?

Sara

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alate August 5 2006, 15:21:16 UTC
I heard the Masters program in Library Science is really good at Rutgers New Brunswick ;) No really, I did.

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bastiandantilus August 5 2006, 18:48:46 UTC
As long as you write books as well.

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sirensfall August 6 2006, 06:44:06 UTC
You think i should write?

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bastiandantilus August 6 2006, 06:49:30 UTC
Well, you do write, and I read. But you should write for paid publication as well.

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guardallstar August 5 2006, 22:59:21 UTC
I could totally see you doing that. :)

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team_jessie August 7 2006, 14:59:26 UTC
You should do whatever the heck you want! :-D
Forgive me for asking, but do you already have a bachelor's degree? I actually have 2 reasons for asking:

1.) If not, you're looking at (at least) a 6 year commitment, and that's a heck of a long time to stick with anything. I'm an example of someone who put in 4 and a half years thinking I'd end up in one profession (teaching), only to find that the job market was cut-throat competitive and the pay absolutely sucked. I hung in there for a year, but then took a hard left turn. Now I do marketing for a Real Estate company. Go Figure hehehe. My point though is that I COULD have stuck it out and just stayed in college and gotten my M.S. Ed., but that would have only delayed the inevitable for another 2 years and would have actually made me considerably less hire-able, because the Masters Degree would have put me in a higher salary bracket. Plus, I don't even want to think about how much "wasted" time an unused Master's Degree represents ( ... )

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sirensfall August 8 2006, 01:15:39 UTC
Yeah, I have a bachelor's in English/creative writing...or rather I am about to have one, as soon as they post grades/mail me my degree in a week. I've always wanted to go to grad school, and i've looked at programs in children's literature. . . I also plan to talk to some librarians. The biggest thing here is, in my current job search, I know I will be miserable after more than a few years in a regular office job. And you know, I refuse to be miserable just to make a little more money. I've been looking at MLS degree programs at Catholic University (I live just outside of DC) as well as a few distance programs from other schools. From what I understand, my mom is willing to help, but...I am definitely feeling the monitary scariness. haha ( ... )

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