This document summarizes a correspondence between Kathryn Allman from Charles Sturt University Library in Australia and Deirdre Downs from DC Public Library in the United States. Kathryn works as a Senior Client Services Librarian at Charles Sturt University, which has six campuses across regional New South Wales, Australia. Deirdre works as a Children's Librarian at DC Public Library, which has 26 branches across Washington D.C. that serve over one million patrons annually. Through their correspondence as part of the International Librarian Networking Program, they discussed their roles and libraries, challenges of the pandemic, similarities between their institutions, and what they enjoy about their work in librarianship.