MY WORK AS A LIBRARIAN IN COLLEGE

I WORKED AS A PART TIME LIBRARIAN AT WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY IN DAYTON, OHIO. WE CATALOGUED SOME OF THE BOOKS THAT THE STUDENTS RETURNED. OUR SUPERVISOR WAS VERY LAID BACK. I HAD TO WORK ABOUT 20 HOURS A WEEK AT ANY TIME DURING THE WEEK. I OPTED TO WORK AT NIGHT TIME. I LIVED ABOUT 20 MINUTE FROM THE COLLEGE. IT WAS A THREE STORY LIBRARY AND I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME STUDYING IN A SPECIAL SECTION WHERE THE HISTORICAL WORKS AND PAPERS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS WERE KEPT.

WE LEARNED ABOUT HOW TO ASSIST THE HANDICAPPED STUDENTS AND HOW TO USE THE MICROFILMS AND HOW TO RESEARCH USING THOSE FILMS AS WELL. MOST STUDENTS USED THE LIBRARY TO HANG OUT IN WHEN THEY WEREN'T IN CLASSES. WRIGHT STATE WAS DESIGNED SO THAT THE HANDICAPPED STUDENTS HAD TUNNELS BETWEEN ALL THE BUILDINGS AND THE DORM. I USUALLY BROUGHT MY LUNCH AND ATE OUTSIDE WHEN IT WAS PLEASANT. THE TUNNELS WERE HANDY DURING THE WINTER WEATHER. AT ONE POINT 0NE WINTER THEY HAD TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE IN THE BUILDS DUE TO BUDGET CUTS. I REMEMBER WEARING OUR COATS AND GLOVES DURING SCHOOL.