u/Ginger-snaped

Hi! I am currently a YA librarian at a public library and I'm wondering if anyone has made a switch from Youth Services to another field of librarianship like academic, medical, or anything else and what was that process like?

While I love my job, this has been a particularly difficult summer for me (I had to fire 4 teen volunteers and another one passed away unexpectedly and I'm currently dealing with a few pushy parents who can't take no for an answer) and I'm just burned out and done and looking to transition to another role in the new year. I've been doing this for 5 years and have experience working in children's and adult services.

I'm also a manager and second in command to my branch manager, so I'm thinking about branch management or head of youth services, but I'm not sure if I'm really qualified for anything else. My manager started out in youth services and said it's very much like "beat cop" work where people start out and it's common to move on after a few years, but I feel like I've backed myself into a corner because all my classes focused on youth services because at the time my career plan was just get a job in youth services, go into youth services management and then eventually transition to school librarianship until I retire. Now, I don't want to do that anymore and I definitely feel like I need to take a break from working directly with youth for a few years, although I would love to support others in these roles and I enjoy the management side of things, which is why I'm looking into that, but I'm not sure what I'm qualified for.

Has anyone made a switch and how difficult was it? What kind of jobs should I be looking at if I want a more management type of role or one that is less public facing for a while (I also worked on hotels in various roles and in local city finance before this and I think I'm done with big customer service roles for a while)? There are a few historical society job postings I've seen, but I have no experience with this or anything else like academic or medical, or corporate. Any advice is appreciated! My nervous system needs a reset!

Hi! I am currently a YA librarian at a public library and I'm wondering if anyone has made a switch from Youth Services to another field of librarianship like academic, medical, or anything else and what was that process like?

While I love my job, this has been a particularly difficult summer for me (I had to fire 4 teen volunteers and another one passed away unexpectedly and I'm currently dealing with a few pushy parents who can't take no for an answer) and I'm just burned out and done and looking to transition to another role in the new year. I've been doing this for 5 years and have experience working in children's and adult services.

I'm also a manager and second in command to my branch manager, so I'm thinking about branch management or head of youth services, but I'm not sure if I'm really qualified for anything else. My manager started out in youth services and said it's very much like "beat cop" work where people start out and it's common to move on after a few years, but I feel like I've backed myself into a corner because all my classes focused on youth services because at the time my career plan was just get a job in youth services, go into youth services management and then eventually transition to school librarianship until I retire. Now, I don't want to do that anymore and I definitely feel like I need to take a break from working directly with youth for a few years, although I would love to support others in these roles and I enjoy the management side of things, which is why I'm looking into that, but I'm not sure what I'm qualified for.

Has anyone made a switch and how difficult was it? What kind of jobs should I be looking at if I want a more management type of role or one that is less public facing for a while (I also worked on hotels in various roles and in local city finance before this and I think I'm done with big customer service roles for a while)? There are a few historical society job postings I've seen, but I have no experience with this or anything else like academic or medical, or corporate. Any advice is appreciated! My nervous system needs a reset!

I (early 30's female) currently live in Charlottesville, VA but due to a wage compression issue with my job, I'm planning to move next year after I graduate with my masters in December. Realistically, I'm expecting to make between 65-80k in my field, depending on where I get a job at. I would love a place that is similar to Charlottesville if one exists, but I'm also considering other places like Virginia Beach, Fredrick, MD, Minneapolis, and maybe Ann Arbor or even the DMV area?? I would love to hear any thoughts or opinions on cities I should be looking at from people with real experience. I know I probably won't be able to get everything on my list, and that's ok. I'm also ok with renting because I've lived in rented spaces my whole life and have zero desire to buy a house. Rent budget would probably be 1200-1800k, again depending on how much my salary is. Adding that while I like Richmond, I don't want to move there.

Here's what I love about Charlottesville:

I currently live in a cute historic house right by UVA so I can walk there and it feels safe.

I love the public transit options

How historic everything is and the downtown mall area

How close I am to other great cities for trips like Baltimore, Williamsburg, etc.

Amtrak access to DC (would love to live somewhere that has train access to a bigger city)

Four seasons. I love fall and winter

Community events and feeling like I'm part of the community

All the cute book stores, shops and restaurants and getting to live within 10-20 mins of everything

How walkable certain areas are

I love how Charlottesville feels like a big city with lots to do but also small and cute and has a lot of "Hallmark movie" vibes

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

I'm a YA librarian and I have about $250 to spend in my budget by the end of June. I'm using to buy some other things, but I also want to start a monthly craft program and I'm wondering if anyone has ideas on what supplies to get? I'm thinking paint, some decent markers, air dry clay, construction paper, and maybe some junk journal supplies like washi tape? I'm really just looking for ideas on any supplies that would be nice to have on hand for crafts for teens and displays in the YA area.

Side note: does anyone have any suggestions for good sticky tape to use for displays? My decorations always fall off the display shelf.