Librarian Hats

 Today, January 15, is National Hat Day!

As librarians, we wear lots of hats and this came to mind when I'm quietly celebrating 15 years at my library. I never thought I would be where I am today! I believe most adults would say that as well when they reflect on their lives or occupations.

I feel blessed to be where I am today. I am surrounded by a great team of co-workers. We have exciting projects ahead for the year and years to come. We've also accomplished fantastic things, too!

Now let's take a look at hats!

First, here are a couple great hat books for storytime:

 These titles are in no particular order, because they're all enjoyable. I have used the majority of them in storytime. Henri's Hats is the newest, so it is on the storytime potential list. 

Now to give a short list of hats a librarian wears at work. Feel free to add more in the comments if I missed one or a few. It's a running list! Again, in no particular order ...

• Librarian
• Furniture Mover
• Room Monitor 
• Setup Crew
• Cleanup Crew
• Professional Paper Cutter
• Finder of Things
• Puppeteer
• Singer
• Reader
• Dancer
• Instructor
• Leader
• Follower
• Listener
• Curator
• Story Recommender
• Book Wrangler
• Shelver
• Community Liaison
• Discussion Leader
• Podcaster
• Videographer
• Marketer
• Writer
• Photographer
• Book Jockey (for a nod to the show Parks and Rec)
• and more!

These hats come and go through the years. I think every job has shifts both from internal and external forces. Sometimes you can see the hat coming and other times it just appears on your head or on your desk. This list is meant for lightheartedness and pride in what we can accomplish.