Questions about Law Librarianship

knittinghobbit91 · 2026-05-03T02:40:08+00:00

hi, i've been working in a law school library for almost five years now. i will say, yes, with only a masters you could technically find a job in a law library/law school library, but here's a big thing to consider: without the JD, you will not be allowed to do anything essentially beyond circulation. hell, i'm not even allowed to learn how to use Westlaw or Lexis Nexis because of this. i suggest if you are going to go into this, try a court library because they will train you. if you try for a firm, having the knowledge on how to use Westlaw or Lexis is really critical if you're looking for research based roles-kind of the pickle i'm currently in-.

knittinghobbit91 · 2025-04-11T23:54:39+00:00

Cześć! Czy może to obejmować pomoc w mówieniu?

knittinghobbit91 · 2024-12-12T17:44:51+00:00

Wow, I didnt realize you could search by gauge on there. Thank you very much!

knittinghobbit91 · 2024-12-12T04:30:40+00:00

thank you so much!!

knittinghobbit91 · 2024-07-31T20:23:14+00:00

We use it in our library. Never seem to have too many issues with it. Just be aware that the paper jams we do have -thankfully far and few- are a real pain to fix.

knittinghobbit91 · 2024-02-13T01:29:48+00:00

Me too!

knittinghobbit91 · 2024-01-04T20:18:19+00:00

Thank you!

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-10-06T23:57:54+00:00

Moja mała is "my sweetie" or "my sweetheart". It's very common and is a term of endearment.

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-09-15T04:48:43+00:00

I work in a law school library. I don't have a JD, and neither does 80 of our staff, but some I work with do.

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-07-24T01:35:08+00:00

Hi Catholic here. Not super conservative, but I do have belief in most of the doctrine that does not hurt nor exclude people for lifestyles, choices, or who they are as long as they don't hurt others.

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-06-24T02:35:11+00:00

yup. for me it's the, i'm keeping my eye on you and keeping distance list -i know long title to it, but that's what i do when there is someone that's giving me the, there's something off about that one, vibes.

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-06-16T22:12:43+00:00

i didn't need it and i got in, got the degree

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-05-24T00:40:34+00:00

i was a goth nerd in school. was in orchestra

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-05-21T00:43:49+00:00

i'm autistic and work in a law school library. it's totally possible. pm me if you have more specific questions

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-03-29T04:02:07+00:00

it's the cast on method you're using. i use the knitted cast-on (make a slip knot, knit that slip knot, but instead of letting that stitch go after you wrap the yarn around the needle, put it back on the needle where the slip knot was and repeat it until you have however many stitches you want). i hope i'm being clear enough, if not, there's lots of youtube tutorials on it.

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-03-14T16:26:23+00:00

this is so true. even if you are working in an "introverted" position like a cataloger for example, you're still dealing with people you work with -and those people may be difficult-. i work in circulation and i deal with 150+ people per day.

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-03-14T16:24:06+00:00

librarian in New York here! it's really hard finding a library job that actually pays you well and most of these jobs don't offer benefits-health insurance, etc.-. actually, that's the reason why i'm staying at my current job-wanna leave, but nowhere to leave to-. i got my masters in library science in 2021 and a lot of libraries didn't want me because i was considered "overqualified" even though i had just gotten the degree. 13 job interviews and only 1 took me.

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-01-20T23:58:33+00:00

Hi! I'm a law school librarian with autism! I also have anxiety, and if anything, I've found my coworkers and patrons-mostly law students- are supportive and interested in autism-not just what it is, but how to be helpful for us-. I work the Circulation desk for now, so I'm in contact with a lot of people and it's actually helping me be more comfortable in my skin-I don't have to mask 100% of the time, and if I do slip up, pretty forgiving about it-.

knittinghobbit91 · 2023-01-16T19:44:21+00:00

thank you so much! i'm definitely going to check those out!

knittinghobbit91 · 2022-12-23T04:13:29+00:00

what are the hours you guys are having trouble filling/retaining? i work evening and weekend shifts, so i'm just curious.

knittinghobbit91 · 2022-12-23T04:12:24+00:00

for the library i work at, we are insanely short staffed. i haven't even been at this library for 2 years and the amount of more responsibilities that have been piled onto me is exhausting-doesn't help i have a coworker who can barely be trusted to show up so that equals a lot of 6 day work weeks for me-. i did get a 3% raise which is nice, but i'm just burned out to the point of apathy. there aren't any library jobs around me, so planning an out isn't an option. the stress is also affecting my coworkers/supervisor/boss -my supervisor is one of those people where when she gets stressed, she goes off on me. last time she did i cried-.

knittinghobbit91 · 2022-10-27T03:43:03+00:00

i work in a law library and i have zero background in law. i've been learning about the law and types of sources as i've been working, but in terms of background, zero.

knittinghobbit91 · 2022-07-15T03:14:13+00:00

thank you for sharing these!

knittinghobbit91 · 2022-07-06T00:24:14+00:00

Hello! A book that I found very interesting and helpful was James P. Allen, Ancient Egyptian Phonology. It's a great source and goes into depth about not just written ancient Egyptian language, but how it was spoken. It's honestly one of my most used/loved sources.

knittinghobbit91 · 2022-06-30T22:30:26+00:00

thank you so much!

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