First I want to say that the response to my previous post has been overwhelming. I’ve received many messages of support, and I hope that somewhere perhaps my words will help another. There is a great deal of darkness in the world. The bombings in Boston yesterday along with everything … Continue reading
**Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault** I spent my first two years of college in Downtown Chicago while I studied at a music conservatory. I heard all the warnings, took all the precautions. I never walked alone. I was wary of everyone I met and skeptical of every situation. I carried pepper … Continue reading
Whew! Is everyone else as busy as I’ve been? My “things to blog about” folder is teeming with ideas, but unfortunately my “things to do in order to graduate in…” *checks watch* …”36 days” folder is even bigger. So my thoughts on The Book of Mormon: A Musical, the discontinuation … Continue reading
So I’m doing this practicum working with the youth librarian in a public library. My supervisor has been really great about encouraging me to bring my own ideas about things I’d like to work on. I’ve contributed a few little bits, thoughts about the summer reading display, suggestions for my … Continue reading
Day Five! Wow. This has been a really great week. I’ve loved reading everyone’s posts and look forward to the rest of them safe and sound in my google reader. I can sometimes feel like the busiest person on earth, but reading all the tweets and posts of my fellow … Continue reading
Holy Crap! I have never blogged four days in a row in my life. Ever. Practicum I’m currently doing a practicum at a local public library working with the teen service’s librarian. When I look forward to having a real grown up library job in a few months *hopefully* I … Continue reading
Continuing the adventures of one fab library school student. Class Today I had my “Resources for YA” class, which is my favorite. Basically I *have* to read a bunch of YA books and then talk about them with a bunch of other intelligent people who also like books. Win!!! Our … Continue reading
Continuing the days in the life of one fabulous library student, we come to day two. A more ‘normal’ day with lots of running around and doing stuff and learning things. Work My day started with some hours working in the Rita Benton Music Library (RBML) as a reference/circulation assistant. In … Continue reading
For my first of the Hack Library School DITL post, I’m going to travel back in time a bit to talk about the Music Library Association Conference in San Jose, CA (mmmm sun) from which I just got back. It was my first time attending a national conference, though I’ve … Continue reading
** Spoiler Free review above the image. More in depth below with spoilers** It’s about the feelings, and not about the labels. I heard amazing things about this book, and then it made the ALA GLBT Rainbow List Top Ten and so it was on the top of my stack of … Continue reading