Dream Job

I was hired in my dream job today. (Actually, I was transferred within the school district.)  I am officially the new school librarian at T. W. Ogg Elementary.  I started last summer working toward my masters in school library and information science when a missed opportunity served as a wakeup call.  Librarians stay in their positions for a long time, so I was totally unprepared last year when an opening came available.  That spurred me into action, and I went back to school while continuing to work as a teacher full time and take care of my busy family.  With budget cuts in education, librarian positions within my school district were on shaky ground; but we made it.  Now I get to work in my own library while finishing up my coursework.

I started this blog as part of my coursework.  I don't know if anyone reads it, but I felt it was appropriate to post this information where I started.  Hopefully, I'll be better about updating with adventures from my new job as librarian.

I do want to share this bit of advice: if you are thinking about going back to school to further your career or change careers, do it now (or as soon as possible).  You never know when the opportunity of a lifetime will present itself, and rarely does it present itself twice.  If I believed in luck, I would say I am lucky; but I know that I am blessed.  May blessings be bestowed on you as well.