I can't share your rosy picture of the profession. The default librarian is still the natural enemy of intelligent, creative nonconformists, surely? Having no subject expertise but knowing roughly where to find a mediocre non-answer to any question in a small library is such a depressing achievement. Sorry for the negativity, but I don't think the type I'm describing is a fantasy. It takes a certain mindset to be a "default librarian", and of course the subject of the linked article is quite different.
"There are plenty of very smart, passionate, and dedicated librarians out there, but there are also plenty who aren’t at all bright or competent. Anyone who’s worked in a library knows this. This has always been the case, because the MLS has always been a relatively easy degree to get."
I'm sure that an "intelligent, creative non-conformist" (a category into which you perhaps imagine you fall?) has better things to do than make enemies with librarians.
Also: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/blogs/annoyedlibrarian/2009/10/...
"There are plenty of very smart, passionate, and dedicated librarians out there, but there are also plenty who aren’t at all bright or competent. Anyone who’s worked in a library knows this. This has always been the case, because the MLS has always been a relatively easy degree to get."