Why the fuck is that so hard and unsustainable. I want to eat and afford rent and organize an archive of knowledge. I want a horde that I get to share with people. I want curious individuals to come to me and ask me to direct them to the knowledge they seek. I want to read and read and read and get lost in my ivory tower. Is that so bad? Is there no plcae in our society for this? It’s so fucking frustrating to receive nothing in response to a job application. I guess I will teach instead of being the esoteric librarian I crave being. Why did I have to be born into a working class family at a time when archivists are becoming obsolete. It’s such bullshit. I just want to preserve the knowledge I love and pass it on to similarly interested people.
I’ve applied to several library jobs here and never even got an interview. I volunteered at my high school library when I was a student and the job could not have been easier. Local libraries here get maybe ten or twenty patrons over the course of an entire day. Weekly community events rarely attract more than a few people. Not to insult librarians but this job is a reward for being a good little treatlerite, nothing more.