Who is the Singing Librarian? 

The Singing Librarian is not, technically speaking, a librarian.  He has been working in a higher education library in Kent (UK) since Autumn 2000, but does not yet have a librarianship qualification and is therefore only a quasi-librarian.  His job title is ‘Senior Library Assistant’.  The library he works at is known as the Library of Doom due to the various problems it has encountered over the years, including floods, near-death experiences and rampaging wildfowl.

The Singing Librarian is in the process of obtaining a librarianship qualification, but already has a BA (Hons) in English Language and Theatre Studies, as well as an MA in Literature.  His dissertation topic was on the influence of the theatre on Henry Fielding’s novels, which he found most interesting.  He enjoys worthy literature, but can more frequently be found with his head buried in a comic, a good mystery or some other genre fiction.

The Singing Librarian would not really describe himself as a singer, since he is untrained, but he does sing regularly.  He has sung in choirs, concerts, operas and musicals, and is happiest when he can act and sing at the same time.  If he ever gets cast in a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, he may well die and go to heaven.  He can’t really dance, but he tries very hard.  For more on his on stage exploits, see the ‘On Stage’ page or posts in the ‘Singing Librarian flashback’ category.

The Singing Librarian is a Christian, and attends an evangelical church, where he helps out with Sunday school on a reasonably regular basis.  His beliefs are deeply held and very important to him, but he will not force others to conform to them.

The Singing Librarian loves raspberries, hates crocodiles and talks to himself too much.