{"id":85226,"date":"2014-12-03T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=85226"},"modified":"2014-12-02T17:54:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T23:54:03","slug":"roll-with-the-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=85226","title":{"rendered":"Roll With the Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Roll With the Changes<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"LisaIannucci\"<\/a>In the current employment environment, it\u2019s important to be flexible, and to expect the unexpected,\u00a0especially if your interests within the field are as varied as mine. I\u2019ve been working in two academic\u00a0libraries for over a year as well as doing volunteer archival work. Cobbling together part-time jobs and\u00a0volunteering has worked to satisfy my financial needs and has allowed me to keep my archives skills\u00a0sharp. But it\u2019s taken its toll; working short shifts every day instead of eight-hour days five days a week is\u00a0exhausting, and I\u2019ve been ill more often than not these last couple months.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s about to change, because I\u2019ve been offered a regular part-time job as assistant local history\/\u00a0adult services librarian at one of my workplaces, and I\u2019ve decided to accept. I never pictured myself\u00a0going back to public librarianship, but then I never expected that I\u2019d find a public library with a local\u00a0history room that would let me be both librarian and historian\/archivist. This, of course, means that it\u2019s\u00a0time to say goodbye to the community college where I\u2019ve been employed for over a year.<\/p>\n

Leaving a position you\u2019ve enjoyed can be daunting and more than a little scary; the job climate isn\u2019t\u00a0much better here than it was when I left library school. And the new position is at a library that has\u00a0recently had its own issues with staffing and budget. But it was time for a change, and sometimes you\u00a0just have to take the leap of faith when an opportunity comes along and pray that you land on both feet.\u00a0So as we head into the holiday season, it\u2019s time once again to say goodbyes and update the resume. And\u00a0it\u2019s time once again to acknowledge that in our field, as in life, change is a constant, and although it\u2019s\u00a0not a something that is usually taught in library school, the ability to handle change is perhaps the most\u00a0important skill anyone in our field can have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by\u00a0Lisa Iannucci, Senior Assistant, INALJ New Jersey Roll With the Changes In the current employment environment, it\u2019s important to be flexible, and to expect the unexpected,\u00a0especially if your interests within the field are as varied as mine. I\u2019ve been working in two academic\u00a0libraries for over a year as well as doing volunteer archival work. Cobbling…<\/p>\n

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