About three weeks ago I started a new, full-time job. Because of that, I left the three part-time jobs. My tenure at each differed, but they each taught me a great deal.
Clockwise from top left: a very nice going-away card, a final shot of the office wall, cookies I baked for my co-workers, and one final view from the College Library.
I served in AmeriCorps while in undergrad. The position was part-time at a public library in rural, central Pennsylvania. I was purely looking for a position that would further my experience in libraries, though I had been keeping AmeriCorps in my head for post-grad service plans. I am so appreciative that I got to serve then, because the position exposed me to new experiences and I learned the stories of so many people who I still think about and keep in contact with.
I would be the person or the librarian that I am today without AmeriCorps.
Happy Birthday, AmeriCorps!
July 23, 2014 marked the 75th anniversary of Batman. My local comic book shop marked the occasion with giving away Batman masks of the various iterations (I selected the Adam West style) and packaging customers’ purchases in special bags (see above).
Happy Birthday, Batman!
Laura Lee Gulledge came up on my radar because of her recent release of the Will & Whit. My enjoyment of that graphic novel compelled me to go back read her first work.
Semi-autobiographical, Page by Paige follows Paige Turner on her family’s move to living in the big city beyond her hometown. Paige makes sense of her vibrant new surrounds through her own sketchbook. The feelings are honest and Gulledge’s storytelling is hopeful as Paige interacts with her peers and parents.
Unfortunately I did not enjoy her earlier work as much as her most recent. I can see from reading Page by Paige though how her storytelling and artistic style has matured and polished. This is a great read for younger young adult as life is constantly changing in the biggest or smallest of ways.
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Quick book display at the New Library. My supervisor came up with the theme and together we pulled the back-to-school, college-themed books. I made the little sign.
The Independence Day, 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest Winner
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