I pretty much abandoned this blog back in...2016. Ouch. I was trying to go to school for my MLS, while juggling my ever changing jobs, so it kind of fell by the wayside. I started this blog as a school assignment, but I was thinking about it recently and how I'd like to start it again. In the years that I didn't write, a lot happened. A lot. I'll try to summarize, if anyone is interested.
- In the summer of 2016 I left my position in a high school media center to take a job as a reference librarian in my town library. I loved it. However, it was part-time. So when one of my former libraries came to woo me, I...
- started a job in 2017 as a cataloger. I worked that position for a year, then moved to the Head of Children and Teen Services. I stayed there for *almost* a year, and then...
- I took a different job in a different library as a Teen Librarian. I was there for two years, where next week I will...
- start yet another new job as a Teen Librarian.
- Oh. I also got my MLS (with a specialization in Youth Services) in August of 2017. Whoo hoo!
Phew! Ok, so next week I start my new job, and I couldn't be more thrilled. I also just came back from spending the weekend at ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia, and it was a lot of fun. It was my first time at Midwinter, and there is definitely a difference between that and Annual. Midwinter focuses on most things youth-oriented, which being a teen librarian suits me just fine. I came back with at least 100 books, because the publishers are amazing. I mean...I've never come back with so many books before. And I've been to Annual and Book Expo. Midwinter is also a lot smaller. The floor at Annual was so big last year that I missed a big chunk of it. But at Midwinter I pretty much walked the entire thing in 15 minutes. I also like that all the publishers talk about their new books right on the stages on the show floor. At Annual they are spread out all over the convention center over a few days. However, Annual focuses on a lot of educational panels, professional development, etc. Midwinter is mostly a meeting for committee members. But still-I would go to Midwinter again if it was within driving range. I probably wouldn't fly out for it, though.
I want to try to stick with this blog for book reviews, professional development, programming ideas, and just general library musings. I'm pretty opinionated, and I've had a lot of interesting things happen to me in library land since I've been here. I volunteered for an ALA Committee. I also volunteered for a state-wide book award committee (and I'm actually doing another one this year). I also found a naked man on the bathroom floor napping at one of my previous jobs, but that is a story for another day.
I hope some of you will read my little blog. I know there are a ton of library blogs out there, so mine might not be the most original, but it's a good way for me to keep my thoughts written down. Enjoy!
