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A little late to the game, I have the reverse problem as you, Mike. I have a MLIS and I've found myself in the tech world (currently working as a software engineer in test infrastructure) and unable to get find similar work (or work I can jump to) for libraries. Still exploring and trying to find my place. Cheers, Brian On Sat, Mar 10, 2018, 08:55 Michael Rios <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Ben: > > Thanks!! > > Yes our Labs department is great!! Ben and Josh are both very nice and I am > reaching out to them again, my schooling had to be put on pause for a bit. > > I was not trying to critique NYPL, though like any human institution is has > flaws. > > It was more of a commentary of being in a work place and school environment > that feel very different and trying to bring those two worlds together. > > Which you wonderful people have been extremely helpful with. > > Many thanks!! > > Sincerely, > Mike > > > > On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 8:05 AM, Benjamin Armintor <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Mike, > > > > I have to admit this email makes me a little sad! NYPL has had so many > > insights and innovations in library software, and I'd hate to think that > > one of its employees would feel alienated from the organization by their > > interest in pursuing it (tho there are a recent spate of departures). > > > > Have you reached out to Ashley Blewer, Ben Vershbow, Shawn Averkamp, Josh > > Hadro, Shana Kimball, David Riordan or Matt Miller? They're all recent or > > current employees of NYPL with excellent reputations among our peers in > > library technology and substantial professional networks among the > > NYC-based library and cultural heritage technology sector. I know NYPL > is a > > sprawling organization and that might itself obscure its own efforts from > > its own employees, but there are definitely things going on. > > > > There's also local professional communities around and within METRO ( > > metro.org), Rhizome (rhizome.org), the School for Poetic Computation ( > > sfpc.io) NYCDH (nycdh.org) and of course Code4LibNYC ( > > www.meetup.com/code4libnyc). Somewhat more sporadically, there's an > event > > at NYU or Columbia, both of whose libraries employ a significant number > of > > software developers in different capacities. > > > > Obviously this list is a great place to reach out to the national > > community, but there's really a ton going on in the five boroughs. > > > > - Ben > > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 6:57 PM, Michael Rios <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > > Hello I hope you are all well!! > > > > > > My name is Michael I am a public librarian with the New York public > > > library. > > > > > > I have been taking cs classes on and off for the last five years. I > > greatly > > > enjoy them but feel slightly split between two worlds. > > > > > > Are there many of us (librarians) who code?? If so please let me know > if > > > you mind having your brain picked. > > > > > > Many thanks!! > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > -- > > Michael Rios | The New York Public Library > Young Adult Librarian > 53rd Street Library > 18 west 53rd Street > New York, NY, 10019 > > Click here > <https://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?keyword=&target%5B% > 5D=ya&city%5B%5D=man&date_op=GREATER_EQUAL&date1=09%2F22% > 2F2017&location=8160&type=&topic=&audience=&series=> > for > a complete list of our Young Adult programs at the 53rd Street Library > <https://www.nypl.org/locations/53rd-street> >