Librarians at a Career Fair

            The Calhoun County Library was invited to celebrate two career fairs last week. Most people think that working in a library means reading and organizing books all day, but local students learned what really goes on at the library.

On Thursday, April 17, 2025, St. Matthews K - 8 and Sandy Run K - 8 held Career Fairs for their classes. The Calhoun County Library was invited to participate and during these two events, we informed the students of what it’s like to work at a library and what the library has to offer to the public. Students learned about items that circulate (or are checked out) like books, Wonderbooks, Playaways, Launchpads, movies, graphic novels, and even Nintendo Switch games. We showed them that we have resources for them for both school and entertainment such as DISCUS and Magic Desktop for kids. In addition, the Calhoun County Library has a special Teen Night program for ages 12 - 17 and our Summer Reading Program is coming up soon. We gave those students an early look into what we have in store for this summer. The Summer Reading Program is for all ages! Students learned how we plan for events and programs, what programs are upcoming, and how to get involved with the library whether it’s through attending events or volunteering at programs.

The Calhoun County Library has materials to check out, but we have so much more to offer including classes, assistance, services, contacts, and information. During this event, the students learned all about being a librarian and we enjoyed every minute of it.