We've been hearing a lot about millennials at the Library lately. In a recent library forum, I found myself, and most of my colleagues, neatly boxed up as soon-to-retire 'boomers' by a self-proclaimed millennial.
Since the world is their oyster, the big question seems to be how to attract the Millennials into librarianship? Gee, I dunno, maybe..we could..pay them to work here. That's what got me in. So what remains for me, as a boomer librarian (on the cusp)? Maybe, if I'm lucky, I'll get the deluxe euthanasia package, with a complimentary soylent green mint on my pillow. (Apologies to any Millennials who might be reading: 'soylent green' is a reference to a pop culture artefact from the late Twentieth Century. For more information, consult a talking ring in your crumbling and vine-overgrown public library, take a left at the Forbidden Zone. Oops, sorry, another of those references.)
3 comments:
I'm also in the class "soon to retire boomers"...sad isn't it.
I guess I would be considered part of the millennial group and can I just confirm that yep, paying me money works! I always start ranting about this topic..i wish alia etc would stop whinging about the fact there are no young people coming to the profession. There ARE but we have difficulty finding stable employment so change industries. So there.
I love the photo accompanying this post. I get a laugh every time I see it...
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