Stacia'spot

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2014/05/your-role-in-readers-advisory/ http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/05/jack-of-all-trades-readers-advisory-how-to-learn-a-little-about-a-lot/ The articles that I looked up were on the public library atmosphere and the problems that we face when patrons ask for a book recommendation. This has happened to me quite a few times when a patron asks me what type of book they should read next based off of an author that they just finished. The first article touches on how we as clerks can help out people finding specific genres and books they might enjoy and the second really discusses different theory's in recommending books and how to recommend them. According to the second article, " Many readers’ advisory courses and articles caution against pushing your favorite books or authors on a patron. I’m going to buck convention here and say that while yes, you must avoid only giving out your favorites, you do need to become so well-versed in ...

In class last week we met in the Hatcher library and had a class taught by Shevon! I always like it when we have guest lecturers in any class because its a fun way to switch it up. Shevon took us on a tour of Hatcher and Shaprio libraries, to the reference room, the back stacks and the artifacts room (that’s definitely not the correct title of it… the place where people study artifacts and articles on a much deeper level). Shevon's main goal for class was to show us all of the reasons for reference as well as teaching us where the reference spots are on campus.  I really enjoyed the point in class when we went looking for a reference item and had to decide where exactly in a library the reference item could possibly go. It was really interesting to think about, in depth, the reasoning behind why something goes where. Cataloging is not my forte but I do like learning about it. Another interesting aspect is all of the different topics that there a...

Unfortunately, I had a really bad cold for the last class and had to miss. However, I could tell you all about what I did at my house during class time... worked on 506 homework and went to bed. Classic night. A little bit of The Golden Girls might have been tossed in there too, the nights a blur. In the Bergson piece I thought it was very interesting how the author was looking at close reading from a librarians point of view rather than a teacher's point of view. Ever since I decided to major in English, everyone and their brother has asked me if I am going to be a teacher or not. The answer was always no and they were so confused but even with all of the proding about assuming that I wanted to become a teacher, I do think from a teacher's perspective sometimes, which is why the librarian aspect of what a close read is was an interesting difference between how a teacher would view it. Learning the differences between what a novice and expert is was also something I have not...

I was shocked, shocked I tell you, about how many people were interested in working in D.C. because of that cash flow! Holy crap, $100,000 salary?! That's crazy money in my mind. So many folks had that as their dream job, so if a quarter of our class has that as their dream job then those must be coveted positions all over the place. My dream job is truly to make a substantial amount of money for a single person but doing what I love which is working with kids. I really just want to do programs and help them pick out books and play with puppets and sing silly songs, is that too much to ask?  That was an interesting activity, seeing how all of us are interested in various jobs, how our jobs wants varied, and how some of us have a different pay scale in mind then others. Katie Dunn is a peach and she knows it. She really does seem to know everything and I am very thankful that she was able to come into our class to discuss internships. I know for me getting an internship is a very...

Class reflection: Thinking back to class that we had a week ago is a little bit dim in the old brain if I'm being honest because EVERY class was new last week, however, I will do my best with recollection. We had three different readings about libraries and that is where I got excited from the start to say the least. Whenever I have talked about libraries in the past with my friends or somebody passing by, they would always give me an odd look because the library is not something most people my age are excited to talk about. So, when I arrived in class and libraries were all that we were talking about, I was stoked. We had three different readings, all of which were interesting. I took away the most from the Zingerman's book and how servant leadership is important with staff and not only with patrons/customers. In the readings for 9/11's class, we read about how libraries are a constantly changing environment for many different reasons and how we as librarians can keep up ...

Hello!  My name is Stacia (Stay-Sha) and people think I'm weird for wanting to be a librarian. I attended Siena Heights University for the last four years and worked behind the desk in the library during that time (warmly being known as 'that library girl'). Everyone thought I was going to become a famous singer or go save the world full time, not only during the summer, but alas, the joke's on them. I've been learning that I love kiddo's in any age group so I decided to mix a couple of my passions into a job which was handily already made up; Youth Services Librarian. For the past two years I have run youth mission trips in Joplin, Missouri and Lorain County, Ohio. These moments have changed me greatly but they have also opened up a vast doorway of possibility and learning. I have met beautiful friends and people I now call family but I have also had the task of understanding that people (namely people ages 12-20) have different learning styles, something I a...