List #580: 5 Thoughts on Library School

List #580: 5 Thoughts on Library(/information) School

1. I learned a lot, but if I got to do it over again I'd work even harder

2. Some classes were amazing, a few were tedious and brutal

3. Librarians and pre-librarians are an interesting and diverse bunch

4. I'm proud of my degree and it was definitely worth it

5. I'm glad to have a job in my field (and to have paid-off grad-school loans)

List #516: Things That Made Me A Reader

List #516: Things That Made Me A Reader

1. Being read to (a lot! Thanks Mom and Dad)

2. Being taken to the public library often (Thanks, taxpayer money and city of Duluth back when you cared about libraries)

3. Being allowed to choose and order books from those Scholastic book flyers that were sent home (thanks Babysitter's Club!)

4. Being allowed to check out extra books or check out books if I had an over-due in school (thanks Elementary School librarians)

5. Getting hooked on reading series fantasy books (Thanks giving-The-Hobbit-a-Chance-when-forced-to-read-it-in-5th-grade-even-though-the-cartoon-scared-me-in-1st-grade)

6. Enjoying reference books, especially Encyclopediae (thanks Grandpa and your 'facts')

7. Not being forced to do it and only it (Thanks TV, Sports, Games, etc.)

8. Never being told what I could/should and could/should not read (Thanks to a lot of people)

9. Appreciating the value of the portability of a book (Thanks being-born-before-hand-held-videogames)

10. Car Trips (Thanks not-getting-carsick-while-reading)

List #469: Five Favorite Fictional Librarians

List #469: Five Favorite Fictional Librarians

1. Rupert Giles (Buffy)

2. Barbara Gordon (DC Comics)

3. Dewey (Unshelved)

4. Lucien (Sandman)

5. Conan, the Librarian (UHF)