Nydia, one of the minor charcters in Shadowshaper is an academic librarian at Columbia University. She helps the protaganist, Sierra, with finding information on a former professor in Cultural Anthropology. Intrigued by her query, she gives Sierra her cell phone number to keep in touch if she has follow up questions on her research. … Continue reading
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Highly Textured Writer: Kyle Dargan
high•ly tex•tured writ•er: A person whose work is to write books, poems, or stories and has curly or kinky hair. Welcome Kyle Dargan to Librarian Dreams. 1. What is your signature hairstyle and how do you achieve it? Well, and this relates to my writing a bit, I tend to only cut my hair when a … Continue reading
Highly Textured Librarian: Jessica
high•ly tex•tured li•brar•i•an: A person who is a specialist in library work and has curly or kinky hair. Welcome Jessica to Librarian Dreams 1. What is your signature hairstyle and how do you achieve it? I kept my hair in small twists for several years after chopping off all my relaxed hair, but I recently started … Continue reading
Coffee and my Alma Mater
I saw some news about UCI Libraries and their exhibit on the history of the coffee bean. Read more about it —–> here. Continue reading
Three Weeks Left: The Remix
One of the (four) visitors of my blog today viewed a post I wrote about a year ago. I reread it to see where my mind was back then. At that point, I was gearing up for my first year of library school and on the hunt for a part-time position in an academic library, so I … Continue reading