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  • 1 Month Reflections at a Public Library

    1 Month Reflections at a Public Library

    Time is flying as it always does. I have been taking my time to learn my job while acclimating to the new environment. Although there are naturally some things that align or overlap from my previous spot; it also feels like an entirely new world. The school felt big at first, so this new library…

  • First Week Reflections [Public Library Edition]

    First Week Reflections [Public Library Edition]

    ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ Taking it all in What a whirlwind this past week has been. My brain is absolutely filled to the brim with new information, processes, and people, but in the best way. Despite my immense nerves and feelings of inadequacy, the time flew by and the team I have inherited have…

  • – A new chapter –

    – A new chapter –

    The stars aligned, I got a new job and formally resigned from the library spot that changed my career trajectory. It is a bittersweet evolution, but one that was much needed. I was feeling many things that are seemingly constant within the public school system… Public Elementary librarianship… Stuck, underpaid, under-resourced. Despite my invigorated sense…