the big stickied thread is getting cluttered with lots of new people and the “how was your week” thread isn’t a great fit for introductions, so it seems about time to make this a dedicated thread of its own so peoples’ posts aren’t getting lost.
tell us a little bit about yourself, folks. don’t gotta be too specific or revealing, just whatever you want to put out there. this’ll be a good way of getting to know all the people you’re now on here with
Hiya, all! I’m Whimseymimple (she/her), a librarian in the United States. I’m moving over here from Reddit, just like many others, but I was an early adopter of Mastodon, which is my main social media these days. I’m invested in privacy, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in the online realm, across the board, and I chose Beehaw because it seems like a good place to have those ideals. I’ve generally been a lurker on Reddit, but Beehaw seems to be a place that I’ll feel a bit more open to discussions.
What’s your favourite part of being a librarian?
I’m an academic librarian on the tech side of things, so I love how varied my job is from day to day. Troubleshooting is definitely one of the best parts (for me), because I get to help someone obtain information and also get to put my investigative brain power to work.
Honestly, helping other people was my main draw to computer science so I can definitely understand that.