This morning, our lecture and guest speakers were all about systems in the library. I take this to be the IT side of things. I realized just how far I need to go in my education, though, for much of what was said I was not able to fully comprehend. It did strike me, however, that many of the guest speakers have enjoyed a meandering career path, different in every single case, and very specific to the interests and/or needs of the librarians. This is a added bonus to the field, that there are such a variety of places to take this degree.
Today we got a tour of the rare book collection/archives area. What a beautiful thing a rare book is. It appears that creating books and buildings have something in common. In the past, they were created as works of art that were also functioning. Somehow, I think most of the time, that art combined with functionality has been lost. We have been talking about and seeing pictures of the new Seattle Library, and although impressive, to my eye, just does not have the beauty of many buildings I have seen in Europe that are centuries old. This holds true for books also. Don't get me wrong, I could not be more thankful to Guggenheim, but I also think in gaining one thing, we have lost another. Some of those books took my breath away. When I become independently wealthy, I shall become a rare book collector!
In the evening, the group got together for more posterboard project work. We are getting there, although I wish we were a little further along. But of course there is always tomorrow night!
In conclusion, I have to say that although I am sure of becoming a school librarian, I can see myself moving into other areas later in my career- just for the fun of it!
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