I am nearly halfway through my Library and Information Management course at Manchester Metropolitan University and I cannot believe how fast the time is going. I am glad that last year I made the decision to apply for the course. Background I have held a constant love of libraries from an early age. Fortnightly visits to my public library were very important as a child. There was a certain excitement to swapping the books I had completed for new ones; this is something that still makes me happy today. I loved making use of my school library, particularly during my sixth form years when the school librarian kindled in me a new love of literary fiction. Going to university introduced me to academic libraries and gave me a deeper appreciation of their importance and value. Due to this lifelong love, being a librarian was a consideration I had in the back of my brain during my time at university. On completion of my BA, I remained in further education, going straight into a Religious Studi...