Library Job

I came across an ad today. Children's Circulation Clerk. My local library is hiring. I would LOVE to work in a library. Weird, I know. I've been spending a lot of time there as it is - writing, story time, and researching. Why not get paid to be amongst bookcases full of every kind of writing?

Our library is right up the street which makes for a good walk (not in this heat!). Unless I'm dragging my laptop there, I always get there by foot. Can't hurt the waistline.

This position is full time (although, I've been in contact with other clerks who say there's a part time position opening too).  I've got some decisions to make.

Right now, I've been staying home with my son and trying to learn everything I can about the writing industry. Children's books. Magazine articles. Commercial marketing. I would ultimately love to work from home and take care of my son. My husband works full time but he's on call a lot (and he gets called in frequently). It's safe to say that if I were to get a job - no matter what the hours - I would need a childcare provider.

Which costs money.

I am really stuck about this because what I bring home might pay for the childcare itself (maybe with a little left over). But can you put a dollar amount on experience? Would editors look at my stories differently if I worked in the Children's department of a library?

Don't get me wrong, we are not well off. Extra income would help us get to where we want to be faster but we aren't at the point where it's a requirement.

Of course, I worry about where my son will go to daycare. I would need to trust them implicitly.  As it stands I've been thinking about childcare one or two times a week so I can get some daytime writing done. But since I'm not bringing in any money yet I can't justify paying for it.

*sigh*

I really don't know what to do in a situation like this. I guess if I had to work anywhere, it would be in a library. However, my goal is to ultimately work for myself. Hard work and freedom rolled into one. I like the ability to take my writing wherever I go... if we want to head to New Hampshire for a few days, we just have to worry about my husband's job.  Writing can go anywhere I am.

I'd like to hear what others would do in a situation like this.