This month on Hack Library School I shared my thoughts on practical projects and a few of the ways that I approach them!
Life is a Highway: A Look at America’s Interstates in “Divided Highways”
I have spent countless hours on I-70 traveling east and west through Kansas with the most miles traveled between Exit 76 at Oakley and Exit 303 leading to Manhattan during my undergrad years. I loved to set my cruise control at 80 and turn up country radio, pop on a podcast, or often I listened … Continue reading Life is a Highway: A Look at America’s Interstates in “Divided Highways”
September Reading Roundup
I cannot believe how quickly September has flown by. But with classes now in full swing for the semester, a new part-time job, and making the most of the last warm days of summer, it shouldn't come as that much of a surprise. September has been full of good things for me and I can't … Continue reading September Reading Roundup
How I’m Approaching Online Learning
2020 has been a wild ride and a learning experience for us all, and if I've learned anything, it's that I learn best in an actual classroom with actual people where meaningful conversations about literature and librarianship are easier to facilitate than they are through a zoom room. To be fair, I've known this for … Continue reading How I’m Approaching Online Learning
How Summer Camp Can Prepare You for Librarianship
I’m beyond thrilled to be writing for Hack Library School and sharing my thoughts and perspectives on library science education and the field of librarianship! I’ll be writing a new post each month, so be sure to check it out!
As the days start to get shorter and cooler, without fail I look back at the summer. This year, with the strangeness of COVID-19, I’m missing summers past. In 2018 and 2019, I worked at an all-boys summer camp in rural Maine. From days on a lakeshore to nights around a campfire, I loved everything about working at camp. I would have been back this past summer if camp weren’t cancelled because of the pandemic.
It’s not the typical internship experience, but I found that working at a summer camp directly suited my future career in librarianship. Sure, I want to be a youth services librarian, so being able to work directly with young people was a big part of the experience for me; but that’s not the only way a summer camp can help prepare you to be a librarian.
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