The End is Nigh....for the library
I am sitting at my circular, starship captain style work station in the centre of our beautifully quiet, studious, full, library wondering what went wrong. Ten years ago I took the step back into the world of work after spending several years being mum A part time job as a library assistant in a local sixth form college seemed ideal. It got me out, brought in some money and was extremely enjoyable. I discovered a love of librarianship akin to a vocation and threw myself into it with enthusiasm. I attended conferences, participated in the wider world of academic library, even worked at and achieved chartered membership of CILIP. My job expanded and I eventually became the fulltime (term time) head of the library at the college. I had found my home, but perhaps I should have been more aware of the weather and caught some warning of the storm brewing before it hit. I had frustrations, who doesn’t? I had dreams of expanding the role of the library, offering study skills sessions, dev...