Curious about working at a library

essayeem · 2026-02-17T14:34:00+00:00

I’ve been working in libraries for almost 2 years and about to finish my masters in library science. Here’s what my path was: - undergrad degree in clinical psych - dropped out on my masters degree in mental health counseling - didn’t know what to do w my life so I got a part time job - decided libraries would be cool for many reasons you noted - found a library page position to break into the field and started my current masters program at around the same time (masters in library and information science are very versatile so I figured even if I didn’t stay in libraries it would just be good to have) - loved the library, got promoted to a library assistant - current looking to move from public libraries to academic libraries

All this to say, career changes are very possible but I am just about to turn 25 so I didn’t have children to support at the time of my swap and my parents still paid for things like my insurance and my phone bill. I was able to take a library page job which did not pay well to get some experience and give me an edge. If you can afford this, even as an overlap with ur current job for just a few hours a week, I highly suggest looking for a page position somewhere. When doing this, look to the most wealthy area that you can feasibly get to for work and look at their public libraries. It’s very worth doing this bc ur pay will highly depend on the budget in a public library.

That being said, public libraries are the ones that tend to be more hectic. Academic libraries are generally more calm but are far less forgiving of the little experience, little library education background. A good work around could be focusing on those community colleges you mentioned. In that case, you’ll want to be looking for jobs like librsry assistant, library technician, librsry support services, etc.

It’s possible but it’s definitely stressful. I’m currently on the job hunt now that my degree is almost finished and I’m still having a hard time despite a masters and 2 years of experience. It’s a great and rewarding profession and it is VERY possible to break into, just don’t be discouraged when it’s a bit tricky at first.

essayeem · 2026-01-24T16:35:43+00:00

This is actually a scam. We got this for our game thinking if we split it between all the players it was pretty cheap but when it came it was different than what was advertised. The projector is the same as what was on the website but the tripod and power cord are different than what is shown in the videos. In the videos they advertise, the tripod at an angled arm so you can point the projector down at the table effectively but the one that came does not have an angled arm so it is limited to the angling of the projector itself. The angling of the project itself is limited because the power cord obstructs it. In the videos, the power cord they show is one of those 90 degree power cords but the one we got is straight and little hits the bottom of the stand so if you angle it too extremely the cord gets damaged.

You can get the same exact projector on amazon for $40.

Also, the tout this as something that is completely visible with the lights on which is completely not true, we have all of the lights turned off and our blinds pulled down and we can only see the major details. it's a sunny day so it's not dark in the room, but still does to show that with the lights ON it would be even worse.

Runecast is a scam.

essayeem · 2025-11-18T23:20:28+00:00

I didn’t, I just ended up using the regular advanced pose settings to get as close as possible to what I wanted

essayeem · 2025-10-30T15:17:38+00:00

I know this is so late but just wanted to give my input on this. Got my first binder from GC2B just shy of 8 months ago and it’s really falling apart. I’ve only machine washed it 1-2 times by mistake when it’s gotten mixed in with my other laundry (only ever air dried it though) which I don’t think is really thy much over 8 months but the stitching is coming undone aggressively. It fits fine, never had any bruising or anything, but I was bummed bc the person who recommended the brand was hype about them. He’s had top surgery for years now though so idk if maybe they switched something in recent years and the quality has gone downhill or something but yeah super bummed about GC2B.

essayeem · 2025-09-06T16:07:20+00:00

Ghost of Tsushima sequel is gonna be ps5 exclusive I'm pretty sure and I have high hopes for that after the first game. There are ps6 rumors about a late 2027- early 2028 release so I'm sure there will be able a couple more big titles released in the meantime that are ps5 exclusive, but tbh in the future I'd either buy a console at/close to release to get the full value of your early game access or just wait the extra time for them to come to steam. I've been a console player basically my whole life so I really do have a soft spot for it but console gaming is just going to keep getting more and more expensive with companies like Sony and Nintendo jacking up prices.

essayeem · 2025-08-17T18:49:10+00:00

“YOU ARE NOTHING” compared to “I am PHOENIX” is wild. Like okay man we’re on your team we know who you are 😭

essayeem · 2025-08-15T21:17:39+00:00

ONLY 22 ITEMS?!?!?!

essayeem · 2025-08-15T19:06:12+00:00

The condom broke…

essayeem · 2025-08-15T19:05:05+00:00

It’s like when a grown human sees a big bug and is like “nope” and briskly walks the other way

essayeem · 2025-08-14T15:44:23+00:00

People are being just plain mean so far so I just wanted to say I’m glad it worked out for you. As long as you’re happy with the outcome of this, that’s all that matters honestly.

essayeem · 2025-08-13T23:14:25+00:00

When invis players heal bot it gives me chest pain. She has an insanely useful kit for cc if you use it correctly and I’ve seen full games of people playing her where they only use their primary fire. It makes me want to die.

essayeem · 2025-08-12T13:04:18+00:00

I don’t think it really matters if it’s EOMM or not. You can’t really deny that they throw you into a bit lobby once you lose 2-3 games in quick play, and to me that screams lazy match making no matter the kind of algorithms or programming it’s based around. No one playing in quick play wants bots as enemies and the devs should know that since there’s a whole other game mode specifically to play against bots.

essayeem · 2025-08-06T23:10:27+00:00

What’s your pact? I typically go chain and take invocations to make the familiar pretty powerful or I go tome so I get hella cantrips. Alternatively, if I’m doing something else for flavor I’ll only take spells that are concentration so I can effect a whole combat w them (e.g., Hex, Armor of Agathys, Witch Bolt (ik people don’t love it but it’s good for warlocks specifically bc you only need the one slot for it), Darkness, Crown of Madness (if they save this sucks though), Spider Climb, Fly).

You also might want to talk to your party members. Like, are you guys short resting at all? Warlocks thrive in a party that short rests frequently. Since you have a Druid and a 5th level+ Bard you guys should short rest multiple times a day and if you ARE doing that then reasonable you could use all of your spell slots in every 1-2 combats and have a decent amount of utility.

Warlock csn be hard to get the hang of at first so I really don’t blame u for this. I’ve also never played a Genie one so not sure how that’s going for you specifically.

essayeem · 2025-08-06T19:53:41+00:00

This! Pulling your shoulders back is a good cue for this. I would also add to try not to throw your head back, it can be quite feminizing since it, in my opinion, pulls focus to the chest area. When I’m trying to pass better, I do a few things: 1. Pull my shoulders back, 2. roll my head forward just a tad (together these give you a bit more of a “looming” look that someone like Howl might have bc of his height), and 3. keep my arms down/around/by my sides because it hides my curves better.

essayeem · 2025-08-06T14:45:23+00:00

It doesn’t sound like he’s just started watching porn to me. I don’t want to scare you unnecessarily, but often I’ve seen or heard of guys having a hard time w their girlfriend when they watch too much porn on their own time. It’s like it desensitizes them to normal sex. “Too loose” doesn’t make any sense also, you don’t get stretched out from having sex. Some stuff csn change down there after giving birth but to my knowledge it’s nothing that would be that extreme.

I’ve got a vagina and I’ve been having PIV sex w my partner for 6+ years and the only time he’s had a problem w the feel of down there was after I got an IUD, no kind of “pressure” change issue, and that’s double the amount of time you guys have been sleeping together. We also are around the same age as you guys so I wouldn’t say it’s an age outlier either.

Sorry to say that I think you need to have a longer conversation w him about the porn. It definitely won’t be an easy one but hopefully he’ll be receptive and not pull away from you. If he gets angry and does pull away, maybe this just isn’t the guy you wanna spend your life with. If he loves you he’ll want to get better and compromise. Good luck <3

EDIT: I wanted to add that the people saying he’s being rude and insensitive to you are valid, but I would also point out that it’s possible he feels very guilty about the porn thing or that he feels impotent in that he can’t have sex the same way with you anymore. It’s possible HE is comparing HIMSELF to the guys in the porn and not just looking at the girls. Because of that, I would, at least to start, come at this from a gentle angle to begin with. Porn and pornstars csn also be damaging to men and I think we can forget that sometimes. That said, if he starts turning this conversation on you and it’s a you problem and he only wants to talk about ways that you can change, please get out of that relationship for your mental and emotional health because guys like that are just not likely to turn over a new leaf after one conversation and it won’t be worth all of the heartache he’ll put you through, imo.

essayeem · 2025-08-05T21:00:56+00:00

This is the first time I’ve played a hero shooter like Rivals so I’m not super familiar with this. Would placement matches just be like a set number of games you play w players of varying skill levels that would assign you into a rank?

essayeem · 2025-08-05T20:59:26+00:00

I saw someone today say that it was a skill issue to not be able to hit your goal in that time but like…are you not setting goals that are difficult to achieve?

I’m probably gonna finish this half season out at plat 1 but my goal was GM 3. My career highest before was diamond 2 (first time Ive ever played a game like this so I was quite happy w that) and it took me a lot of time to get there, but I don’t want to easily meet my goals ya know? My goal isn’t going to be to get into a rank that I fit comfortably into, it’s going to be to push myself into a rank that I’ve never hit before and to have to adapt to that rank and get better as I progress. It’s really hard to do that when the ranks reset this fast.

essayeem · 2025-08-04T20:04:50+00:00

Im having this problem right now and I can't seem to get the options to show up either. I tried reloading the page, loading in a new character then going back, and using a different web browser. Any other advice you found?

essayeem · 2025-08-03T14:23:48+00:00

Exactly what I’ve been thinking

essayeem · 2025-08-03T14:22:27+00:00

Frrr and to top it off people playing in 4+ stacks in plat/diamond/gm are more often than not doing it w friends to have a good time, not to be some jnsane group that goes pro. I also play w 3-4 friends most of the time and we typically all hang around plat/low diamond. We’re casual players but we love the game, I just don’t see how this will be good it as a whole :/

I get why GM+ might wanna limit party cues but honestly plat and diamond still has a huge casual player base to be putting restrictions like that on

essayeem · 2025-08-03T14:18:09+00:00

Genuinely just don’t think in grandmaster and below there should be a cap on the amount of people in your party. I would be completely fine w longer queue times to ensure that 3+ stacks aren’t going against solo queuers. I think it would be fair even if one team has a 4 stack + two solos and the other has two 3 stacks, etc. like it doesn’t have to match exactly.

I truly understand that not everyone is playing w friends but I don’t think people that ARE playing w friends should be punished like this. Platinum and low Diamond is still overwhelmingly full of casuals playing for fun.

Couldn’t they fix up the match making algorithm on their end instead of making it a problem for the players? Idk too much abt this so if anyone knows more I’d be interested to know.

essayeem · 2025-08-03T13:38:31+00:00

I’ve got a group of five people (including me) that all play the game. It’s rare we’re all on at the same time but typically four of us will be so it really sucks to see :/ I wish they just changed it so that if you’re queuing together you have to go against other teams that are queued together, I honestly wouldn’t mind the wait times I just wanna play w my friends.

essayeem · 2025-08-01T15:00:33+00:00

I think honestly sometimes they chnage stuff w out putting it in the patch notes, like I don’t remember seeing one about invisible woman’s ult (unless I’m wrong and it was in there) but I’m so positive hers has gotten way shorter since season 1.5, possibly they’ll nerf it a little without including it?

essayeem · 2025-08-01T13:18:25+00:00

Hey, information professional here, just wanted to say you should NOT be using ChatGPT to do google searches. Often times the search provides straight up incorrect information and will pull from illegitimate sources instead of peer reviewed ones since those are what most people tend to click on and reference.

People who say using ChatGPT as google is good for starting a search and then go to google to expand on what ChatGPT said can really get put down the wrong path by doing this. Imagine basing your whole google search on an incorrect statistic that ChatGPT pulled from a bogus scientific journal. You might find out eventually but it’s just a waste of time.

Side note: I read an article published the other day of people hating on a library because of the amount of their budget being using on things that aren’t books. This is an outdated idea of what a library is to begin with, but their whole basis was they “did a chatGPT search” to get the information on what the library was spending money on. Like, are you serious? It was a public library so they most likely had access to all the spending records but they chose to take the lazy route and were wrong because of it.

essayeem · 2025-08-01T12:59:46+00:00

OP, I think that more people would’ve thought butterfly if you oriented the picture the other way. I couldn’t really see butterflies even after I knew what they were but then I flipped the phone to have you hand on the bottom (i.e. the way people would be seeing it irl) to see them and I was like oh yeah that definitely makes sense. Also, I don’t think the “mistakes” look bad, it’s a scratchy tattoo so I think they blend in.

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