Unless we really stretch our imaginations and extend the definition of “library,” which we might traditionally see as a space for collections and collaborations of knowledge, towards ourselves. Maybe we as human beings are libraries in and of ourselves, with our webs of knowledge and experiences?

I’m now three quarters of the way through my GDIM, and finding the study enjoyable most of the time, and am really looking forward to finding a job in the field. I think I may have found my calling, but I can’t be sure until I get there.

David: I’m with you on the pope; I really can’t see the fuss. He explained his reasoning, and not only can priests retire, but they can be forced to once they reach a certain age, as was demonstrated in the case of Fr Bob Maguire last year.

You’re right, you do have to retire at some stage, but from the job not necessarily the vocation. How many retired librarians volunteer in library related work?

Thanks for commenting.

Michelle

Great to hear you have found your place and vocation or not, it sounds like you and libraries are a good fit.

Thanks for commenting.

I won’t bore you with my life story, but a set of circumstances led to me looking for a new job and I saw a Library Officer position advertised. Nobody had ever suggested that I might work in a library, nor had I ever thought of it even though I’d been an avid reader and library user from early childhood. I was lucky enough to get the position and I found that I loved working in the library and decided to seek out a qualification in librarianship.

I don’t know whether I’d describe it as a vocation, but I see it as a job that I’m well-suited to, that will allow me to make a valuable contribution both to society and any particular community that I serve, and that I want to do to the best of my ability. I found myself in this position through various contingencies beyond my control, but it feels like it was meant to be.