I Still Don’t Believe It

I finished the final for my last library school class on Monday. Graduation is next week. Then I’m done. Does that mean the librarian dream is over once I have my degree? Does the degree make you the librarian, or does the the job title make you the librarian? If you think it’s the title, … Continue reading →

Ch-ch-ch-changes (with my Classes)

Yeah, so I thought I was taking one class this semester and I thought that one class was going to be on young adult literature, but everything has changed. I’m taking two classes: Information Policy and Children’s Services in Public Libraries. I’m entering the third week of classes and so far the Children’s Services class … Continue reading →

Learned something new (the hard way).

Okay, so I’ve been semi-stalking the financial area on Testudo, looking for that refund check,  to make sure my class is paid for and such. Classes start tomorrow, and the financial aid hasn’t kicked in. I didn’t know your financial aid gets cut unless you take six credits minimum. So guess who added another class … Continue reading →

My library class is looming.

I got an alert from ELMS – which is UMD’s version of Blackboard – that the syllabus and other knickknacks, are available for LBSC 646 (Literature and Materials for Young Adults) this spring semester. I searched my library’s catalog to see if I could check out the textbook instead of paying for it, but it wasn’t … Continue reading →

All Done for the Semester.

I finished my two research papers. Yay! I only liked one of them, but hey, I don’t have to like everything I write. My last day of classes is today. I can’t imagine a lot of people are going to show up since we have already turned in our papers, but I’m going to go anyway. … Continue reading →

Symposium in the Spring

Last year I went to this symposium, and I’ll probably go again. Save the date and see you there. It’s free! Continue reading →

In full procrastination mode…

…which means I have research papers due. The blank page can be very intimidating. I wish I had a USB port behind my ear that was connected to my brain. That way, once I read all the articles on a topic, I could insert a thumb drive that would save the paper my brain synthesized … Continue reading →