Librarians in the public eye and those in the back rooms...

In our 3rd class Prof. Lankes spoke about how in the past some librarians have been the one up front, answering the questions from their members, checking out the materials, etc.  And then there were the librarians in the back who acquired the books and did some of the "behind the scenes" stuff.  I was happy to hear that the line between the front line librarian and the one behind the curtain has become blurred.  As a counselor my favorite part of the job is helping a client or student work on their problems, offer possible solutions and scenarios and seeing them overcome or "solve" that problem.  But on the other hand, I also like to do research are studies.  It sounds like a job of a librarian is much of the same, and that makes me even more convinced I am making the right choice in pursuing this degree.