Why I Love Being a Hospital Librarian!

To celebrate Medical Librarian’s Month we have invited medical librarians in our region to submit some information about who they are and the work that they do as medical librarians. Today we hear from a hospital librarian in Idaho! Karly peeking out her library window Who am I? Karly Vesely, MLIS Where do I work? Health Sciences Librarian at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Why do I love my job? I was talking about the Kootenai Health Medical Library to a group of new employees, and one of them remarked that I clearly love my job.  I really do, and here are a few reasons why: Fun! Fun is my number one motivator at work, and in life in general, so I love that my job allows me to come in and have fun each day.  As a hospital librarian, I have a fair amount of autonomy, and that allows to me to incorporate my sense of humor and enthusiasm in to most of what I do! Rewarding! Employees here at Kootenai love their library and its services, and it shows!  I’m so grateful for the amazing feedback I get: “Thank you to the moon and back for all the articles you dug up for me!!!”; “Can I just say…You’re the best!!! Thanks a million”; “These articles look awesome so far! Thanks for your help!”.  Who wouldn’t like their job with that kind of encouragement? Investigative! Being a hospital librarian allows me to exercise my natural curiosity and thirst for knowledge with every literature search and clinical question I receive!  I can’t rest until ...
Source: Dragonfly - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tags: News from Network Members Medical Librarians Month Source Type: news