Things have happened. Literary things and I haven’t been sharing them here. You know how you’ll have an experience that’s so good you hold on to it and just roll around in the yumminess of it by yourself? I wish I could use that as my excuse, but I simply haven’t made time to write … Continue reading
Do you remember back in November when I mentioned applying to World Book Night? Well, I was selected as a participant. So on April 23rd I’ll be giving away copies of The House on Mango Street. I haven’t selected a place to give away the books, but I’ll figure it out before the day arrives. … Continue reading
The MLA’s joint conference with the DLA is on the distant horizon. I received a brochure about the conference recently. I would like to go, but I don’t think I can afford to attend it and ALA’s Annual Conference. At least that’s what I thought before I received an email from @MLA_DEAL that talked about … Continue reading
I have been volunteering at the Smithsonian for about six months now, and it’s been a great experience. A few weeks ago, one of the full-time workers (who previously worked in a special library) gave me the idea of taking a tour of one of the twenty Smithsonian Libraries. I can’t believe I hadn’t had … Continue reading
Although MILO sounds like the name of a cute cat, it actually is the acronym for the Maryland Interlibrary Loan Organization. I’ve been volunteering there for about four months. I help with pulling books that have been requested from different library systems throughout Maryland and getting them shipped where they need to go. I had … Continue reading
I got it! *Dances around the room with glee* Got what? The volunteer position in the Telephone Information Program. Training starts in three weeks. *Dances some more* Continue reading
Good news. I was called back for a second interview! I didn’t mention this before, but on the first interview I was pressed for time and arrived only five minutes before I was scheduled to be there. I like to have at least a fifteen minute cushion, so I arrived an hour early for the … Continue reading
