Are my library days coming to an end?

I have a STRONG passion for libraries and their purpose in the community.  I am one of the hardest workers in Libraryland, and I have a statewide award to prove it.  I’ve worked on dozens of library committees and service teams, and I have been instrumental in moving our library system into the future and making it “relevant” to our patrons’ needs and wants in these challenging times.  However, I feel as if I can do no more.  My hands are tied.  These last few years, I’ve interviewed for dozens of promotional positions – jobs that looked that they were written specifically with me in mind.  And yet, here I sit day after day checking in and out library books.  I love our patrons, and in general I love my job, but I consistently feel frustrated, stressed, and depressed when I think of all the MORE good I could do if just given the CHANCE.  Is my time done?  Have I done all I can do in this type of situation?  Reader, stay close.  I believe there’s a lot we can learn from each other as I start to share my life working in public libraries.  I’ll be looking forward to your comments in my many posts to come.