My plan to take over the world (or just the library.)

I get lots of time to ponder things while I’m pitching horse manure, and one of the things I think about is the future.

I got to thinking that the most interesting questions we get at the reference desk, since the Internet took over most of our job, are about genealogy and/or local history. Hmm, that’s sort of my favorite type of research.

I could go to library school and get the degree and then, one day, perhaps the library will decide to make the genealogy/local history department a separate unit within the library. They might especially move to this setup if they have a candidate handy who has the degree and the special skills. That could be me.

The others can cover all the other questions we get. Maybe they will change the title from “reference librarian” to “entertainment specialist” to more accurately reflect the job.