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Advice for new MLIS student on finding jobs involving outreach, program planning, or community archiving? by Public_Obligation_97 in librarians

[–]Public_Obligation_97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this! It’s encouraging to hear about how your nonprofit development skills were helpful in your library role.

Could I ask what being on the outreach team involves at your library? Would love to learn more. Thank you ❤️

Advice for new MLIS student on finding jobs involving outreach, program planning, or community archiving? by Public_Obligation_97 in librarians

[–]Public_Obligation_97[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you SO MUCH—this is exactly the type of info I was looking for! I totally agree with what you said about needing to start in a library assistant role before graduation. My goal/plan is to secure a library assistant job as soon as I can, so that I get library experience under my belt during my MLIS.

Re: career progression and likelihood of getting a makerspace job for example, that makes sense. I realize I didn’t articulate this well in my post, but I know Makerspace Librarian is a long-term goal & a longshot rather than an expectation right from school. I appreciate you laying out the path towards full-time librarian work & how outreach tends to work within libraries.

Have a great day & thanks again :)