The Librarian I Want To Be

I was riding the Metro the other day when an ad for the National Children’s Museum caught my eye, “Explore interactive exhibits that spark curiosity + joy through playful learning”. A definite shout-out to whoever the copywriters were for that ad who were able to distill such a complex idea into a great tagline. This sentiment met me at the right moment as I am currently preparing to enter my first year of a Masters in Library Science. Stripping away the idea of exhibits or a museum, this captured most if not all of my creative goals/practice, and my future career, if I play my cards right. Out of the potential “tracks” for the Masters program, I was most drawn to Youth Experience because that is where my most of my experience lies, but I realized that I don’t want to “just” be a youth librarian. I’m interested in educating all kinds of age groups about creating things. Older adults, emerging adults, anyone really who wants to learn something new, it’s about starting a new passion for…