The Egalitarian Librarian

Have you ever noticed how many words rhyme with the word librarian?  I have been considering reviving my blog for a few months now but was unsure what to focus on.  There are so many library blogs out there, why should I bother?  Then I realized…I miss having an outlet for my thoughts on the profession of librarianship!  Doing 23 Things and Library 2.0 made me a more thoughtful librarian as it forced (albeit gently) me to consider concepts, possibilities, and ideas that I would not have considered in the course of a normal day.  Therefore I decided to start blogging again and see where it leads me.  The name “Green Librarian” was already taken.  That’s when I used a good old online rhyming dictionary and found a plethora of possibilities.  Agrarian…but while I live in the boonies, I work in town.  Proletarian…but is that co-opting the working class?  Contrarian…not really me.  Hungarian…1/4th, but how would that reveal anything about this blog?  Libertarian…nope.  Vegetarian…partly.  Bulgarian…not that I know of.  Authoritarian…disciplinarian…totalitarian…octogenerian…none of the above.  Unitarian…again, kind of.  And then I saw it: EGALITARIAN.  According to the Encarta Webster’s College Dictionary (2nd edition), “maintaining, relating to, or based on a belief that all people are, in principle, equal and should enjoy social, political, and economic rights and opportunities.”  This is the reason that I became a librarian; I see libraries as a place that is open to everyone and interested in enriching the lives of all who walk through the door or use our services.  While my idealism was tempered a bit when I started working in libraries, I still truly believe that libraries are meant for all.  I became a librarian because it was a profession where I felt like I could make a difference in the world.