{"id":82347,"date":"2014-10-07T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=82347"},"modified":"2014-10-06T18:43:54","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T23:43:54","slug":"a-little-bit-of-this-a-little-bit-of-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=82347","title":{"rendered":"A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That"},"content":{"rendered":"

by<\/em>\u00a0Lisa Iannucci, Senior Assistant, INALJ New Jersey<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n

A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"LisaIannucci\"<\/a>When I first received my M.L.I.S. degree, I was dead set on a full-time position in the archives field.\u00a0The Great Recession seemed to be abating, and the jobs numbers were on an upswing. However, New\u00a0Jersey, where I make my home, continued to lag behind economically, and the pickings were slim even\u00a0for part-time archives positions. I knew it was time to move on from the full-time library assistant\u00a0position I had held for several years, but was reluctant to take the first step, as I would be losing benefits\u00a0and the security of a stable job in a public library.<\/p>\n

But fate has a way of interceding; my position at the library became untenable due to unforeseen\u00a0circumstances, and I resigned in the summer of 2012. Fortunately, benefits were available through my\u00a0husband\u2019s employer, and I already had a volunteer situation established, so I would not be sitting at\u00a0home with too much time on my hands. Instead, I kept busy, keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for\u00a0the best. And something miraculous happened. The less I worried about getting a job, the closer I got\u00a0to finding one. I continued volunteering at the county archives, where the reference archivist suggested\u00a0I apply at the local community college. They called me almost immediately, and two weeks later I had\u00a0a part-time job in the reference department. I dropped in at the local historical society and offered to\u00a0volunteer, and connections I made there led to another part-time position at a nearby public library.\u00a0And the graduate internship I had completed at a private university led to a part-time position there as\u00a0an adjunct reference librarian.<\/p>\n

I had never pictured myself working in an academic library; now I work in two. I never thought I\u2019d be\u00a0back in a public library, and now I have a position that could lead to some archives work there. I never\u00a0thought I\u2019d be juggling three part-time jobs, and yet I find myself totally fulfilled and happy. Because my\u00a0hours are staggered, I still have time to volunteer doing the archival work I love. I can keep up to date on\u00a0my reading at the public library. And I can keep my database expertise and technical knowledge sharp\u00a0in the academic libraries. Is it ideal? Maybe not for someone just starting out in life or for someone\u00a0who needs a benefits package. But I\u2019m in my early 50s, and don\u2019t have the time to establish a career.\u00a0However, I still need to keep current, I still want to do archival work, and I still need to earn a paycheck.\u00a0And I still love books and working with people. So I\u2019ve constructed an employment strategy that\u00a0encompasses all those things, and it works well for me. And the best part is, I learn something new every\u00a0single day.<\/p>\n

So I guess the lesson here is, don\u2019t overthink and don\u2019t try so hard. As the book says, \u201cdo what you love,\u00a0the money will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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by\u00a0Lisa Iannucci, Senior Assistant, INALJ New Jersey A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That When I first received my M.L.I.S. degree, I was dead set on a full-time position in the archives field.\u00a0The Great Recession seemed to be abating, and the jobs numbers were on an upswing. However, New\u00a0Jersey, where I make…<\/p>\n

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