Librarians in the 21st century?

The evolution of "libraries and librarians"!

One thing I surely notice is that the ALA core librarianship competencies are very different from the one I learned in the library school in the year of 1998. Many words/phrases were "disappeared" from the current ALA core librarianship competencies such as "innovation", "lifelong learning", "collaborations", "partnerships", ...etc.

In addition to the "core competencies", in my own experience, you do need other "professional competencies" such as:
(1) A "referee" for library patrons who had disagreements/arguments in using the library computers;
(2) Dealing with an unsurprised kid who climbs up the bookshelf like a monkey;
(3) Clean the men's room when the custodian is not available
(4) Serve as a "peacemaker" for your staff and the library board members