Started new job on Tuesday so I am now a Librarian for Lifelong Learning. I work within the main library within an authority that has 6 libraries varying in size. My first week has been a vast introduction to people, places and tasks. Initially I have been advised to look through the main drive and also the piles of docs left by my predecessor. There seems to be a huge amount to do and a real variation in tasks from meeting partners who supply courses to dealing with funding and coming up with new initiatives. Within my first week my objective was to absorb what is going on around me and try to get a handle on as much as possible and my assistant has helped massively with that. I have also compiled a list of all the tasks I aim to work through so the real work begins in earnest on Monday after I have visited libraries and done more reading tomorrow.

What I have taken from this is that one of the key challenges for me will being pro-active in creating my own ideas and tasks. This will be a real oppurtunity as I haven't been given such freedom and responsibilty before and my university training will really come in to play. All the info for the job seems like a giant puzzle that can be solved in a variety of ways and I can't wait to get stuck in!