Awesome coworkers, amusing environment, and long labor
Pros
The best reason to work here is the staff. In such a short time, I've felt very welcomed by the staff who were incredibly kind, welcoming, and a LOT of fun to be around. There is a great community with all the staff members: from security personnel (who are extremely helpful, kind, and trustworthy), the staff in circulations (some of them are absolutely the best), people in upper management (incredibly welcoming), mailing, and all other areas. Almost everyone has a great sense of humor and a great personality. This is a fun workplace BECAUSE of the people. They really want to a safe work environment for you, have great training, etc.
Cons
I would say that the main challenge of working here has to be work with/for the general public. There are patrons who will be very rude and condescending to you. Santa Barbara has a huge population of homeless people of which there are those who would use the library for unsafe uses (pornography, etc), but also those who are just looking to read/be left alone.
