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When I arrived to the Lakeland Public Library, I was quickly whisked away into a small room and handed a schedule. The schedule was because I would be rotating through each different department of the library over the course of the day. I gathered my things, and began my day at Reference Services.

Reference Services was a quiet job, consisting of answering peoples’ questions and overseeing the computer section. My time at each rotation was about an hour, and near the end of my shift at Reference Services, boredom began to set in. To break the silence, I used my interview questions on my mentor. To start off, I asked my mentor, a kind, middle-aged Indian women by the name of Georgia,“What interests you in this career?” Her response was atypical of what I expected, “Oh, actually I fell into this job! I never intended to work at a library, it was the only open position when I needed a job a few years ago though, and I took it and have been here ever since.” Her enthusiasm in her response seemed like she was trying a little too hard, and perhaps her position at the library wasn’t exactly her dream job.
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The man who oversaw special collections was very ecstatic about his job, and I was mindblown by how much he knew about Lakeland’s history! Down to the very date things happened, he quickly gave me a rundown of how Lakeland was founded and how it has changed to become what it is today. This was my most fun part of the day, as viewing photos of historical districts in Lakeland was quite entertaining. He made it quite clear that his favorite part of his job was ensuring Lakeland’s history was properly preserved and easily available for future generations. His goals were very noble and he certainly had the enthusiasm to see them through! Unlike most of the other people I interviewed, he saw value in the history classes he took, and preferred them to

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