Sometimes, it feels like my main job as a librarian these days is just to buy stuff. Books and other materials for the library collection, library support services, library technology, etc. It’s not very satisfying. I’d like to feel like I’m producing or at least delivering some services myself, not just buying stuff produced by others. Yes, there is value in putting together disparate products into a coherent whole that responds to patron needs, but is that the main/only thing that librarians have to contribute to society? That’s not what I got into librarianship for.

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