Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required for those who hope to find happiness and success in this field. In the public library all the various aspects of librarianship come together. Librarians will work with all age groups, and all types of requests for information. Those requests might be recreational or scholarly. As a professional, you will honor the validity and privacy of each request.
Public librarians work hard to communicate with their communities.
Public librarians become generalists, or experts in dealing with the ambiguities in the twenty-first century public we serve. Service is the cornerstone of public librarianship. It is possible to work in a library without an MLS degree, as a paraprofessional. Urban public library directors make the higher salaries. Through 2005 Employment of librarians is expected to grow more slowly than the average for all occupations through the year 2005.