I need to be more intentional about this semi-new archival path that I am on. It feels like I’m walking along and discovering things that happen to land in my path. I may eventually get to what I need in this haphazard fashion, but I certainly won’t get what I want. On my journey towards … Continue reading
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My Dream Job
I may have mentioned once or fifty-eleven times, that working as a librarian at the forthcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture, was my dream job. It doesn’t open officially until 2015, so I was hoping that I would have time to at least have my MLS (and more supervisory experience) before this … Continue reading
Special Library Tours
Ah. My first semester of library school is complete. The last few weeks were rough, but now I’m done and can relax a bit. Except I’m not totally relaxing because I’ve set up a few library tours at special libraries. I went to the a library inside of the National Museum of American History. It’s … Continue reading
Old News (but Good News).
I was doing some research on internships at the Smithsonian and came across an old blog post from February 22, 2012. Is this day significant to you? Probably not, but that was the day they broke ground on the NMAAHC. The part that caught my eye was the last sentence about them selecting a new … Continue reading
Volunteering Update (Part IV)
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