tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56709772024-03-08T16:47:09.975-06:00Young LibrarianA blog of musings, maybe mayhem, and more from a young MLIS.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-47693825283467385942008-08-15T16:14:00.005-05:002008-08-15T16:42:06.543-05:005 yearsToday in the LSW Meebo room, Steve and Laura were talking about birthdays and Steve mentioned his blog was turning 3 this month. It made me remember I had started this blog sometime in August, so I went back and looked it up. Yep, Monday, August 11, 2003. This blog turned five, this past Monday, August 11, 2008. Not as ancient as Librarian.net or Whatever, but pretty darn old in terms Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-23238919618136269752008-06-27T11:03:00.001-05:002008-06-27T11:03:58.763-05:00ALA - Day OneTechnically, this is my third day in California, but yesterday and Wednesday, I got a wonderful tour of the area from a friend of mine who lives here. We ended up in a few places she’s never been :) We spent Wednesday in the Long Beach, I got to see the Aquarium of the Pacific and touch sharks. Later, we went to the Queen Mary and took the Haunted Encounters tour. I didn’t see Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-40667090137048076032008-06-23T16:38:00.003-05:002008-06-23T16:40:48.517-05:00ALA T -2 days I received an e-mail earlier this morning from the lovely Kate Hahn reminding me of the need to keep a log of my ALA experiences as part of the requirements of the 3M/NMRT Leadership Award, of which I am a recipient this year. I’ll be posting my logs first to my new-ish professional life blog and copy them to here as a transition piece as I will be updating Digging Out more Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-70904868886310736572008-05-19T21:40:00.003-05:002008-05-19T21:43:02.272-05:00Cover letters, the current oneHere's the cover letter I wrote for the job I currently have. As you can tell, it, along with my resume, netted me an interview where I nailed the job.Dear Ms. ___________,I am writing to apply for the position of Consultant with Southeatern Library Services. (Friend who knows my boss) referred this position to me. Currently, I am a Reference Librarian with the Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-51969023733294743092008-05-19T21:36:00.003-05:002008-05-19T21:39:31.251-05:00Library cover letters, part deuxThis is the cover letter I wrote for the job that I interviewed for the day before I interviewed for the job I currently have.Dear Ms. __________,I am writing to express my interest for consideration for the Librarian I – Adult Services position (#position) open at the __________ Branch of the __________ Public Library. I am currently a Reference Librarian with Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-4595059157523394592008-05-19T21:23:00.003-05:002008-05-19T21:40:17.366-05:00Cover Letter memeIt's not quite as good as having a whole database of Libraryland cover letters, but there are a few of us who are posting various cover letters we've written over the years. Check out Rikhei and Colleen for other examples. This is the earliest cover letter I could find when I was first hunting for a job in grad school. I know I had a couple more before this one, but they seem Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-30203276778579929052008-03-25T09:35:00.002-05:002008-03-25T09:48:44.912-05:00Minneapolis-boundI'm still at my office until later this afternoon when I leave for Iowa City, the first stop on my way to Minneapolis for the Public Library Association's 2008 National Conference. As usual, I packed more than I wanted to and still feel like I didn't pack enough. For this conference, I have the added joy of driving up four other librarians who we couldn't place on the Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-89952994196735183682008-02-29T21:40:00.003-06:002008-02-29T22:00:23.018-06:00BAM Challenge - HeartI seem to be making a habit of posting my reviews on the last day of the month, aren't I?Title: HotAuthor: Julia HarperGenre: RomanceAge level: AdultSummary:First, Julia is a friend of mine. Second, other than the fact I could see Julia's sense of humor shining through, our friendship had no bearing on my enjoyment of this book.When Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dumber, aka Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-33210165194192465212008-01-31T21:36:00.000-06:002008-01-31T23:56:42.167-06:00BAM Challenge - TimeYeah...kind of ran out of time on my own challenge. I'm a good book group leader, aren't I? The book I wanted to do is still sitting unfinished in the pile of books I brought back from Midwinter. However! I did gobble down a historical romance that I got as an Advance Reader Edition in Philly.Title: Where the Heart LeadsAuthor: Stephanie LaurensGenre: RomanceAge level: Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-91331051694647797272008-01-14T14:46:00.000-06:002008-01-14T14:47:18.484-06:002008 Reading ListThe Reading List 2008 Established in 2007 by the CODES section of RUSA, The Reading List Council seeks to highlight outstanding genre fiction that merits special attention by general adult readers and the librarians who work with them. The Council, which consists of ten librarians who are experts in readers’ advisory and collection development, select books in eight different Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-65846347319489337522007-12-06T14:48:00.001-06:002007-12-06T14:52:25.452-06:00Book A Month (BAM) ChallengeIf you're inclined towards reading, check out my new blog/site Book A Month (BAM) Challenge. Starting in January 2008, a new theme will be posted around the first of the month and all you have to do is read some book relating to that theme, write a review of the book and then post your review. If you've got your own blog/website, post the review there and post a linkKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-84422790789665864032007-11-22T10:11:00.001-06:002007-11-22T10:26:09.582-06:00Happy Thanksgiving!Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating in the U.S. The blog is going on hiatus until sometime during ALA Midwinter. The holidays being one reason, and my committee work being the other. For anyone considering going for one of the many book award committees in ALA, be prepared to read. A lot. At this point, my projected reading schedule needs to be a book a day. And sinceKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-79280049437611396802007-10-29T00:20:00.000-05:002007-10-29T00:24:15.426-05:00Carnival of the Infosciences, Issue #82Greetings! Welcome to the Young Librarian for the 82nd installment of Carnival of the Infosciences (COTI). As befitting the party nature of a carnival, we have music, we have international guests, and we have drunk librarians (potentially).Let's get the party started! Click To Play How many of you are Heroes fans? Igor's favorite is Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-80952911322258396672007-10-28T11:35:00.000-05:002007-10-28T11:39:12.252-05:00Last call for COTI submissions!All submissions have to be in by 6pm Central tonight. We're a little light on submissions this week, and I'd really rather not have my debut be a debust ;)Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-39491761049168787602007-10-22T17:30:00.000-05:002007-10-22T17:45:54.817-05:00One way to drive traffic to your blogGood thing I sent my "Open letter to incoming LIS students" to Carnival of the Infosciences for inclusion back in August. Chadwick put out a call for hosts for next week on Twitter, and I answered the call. Next Monday, October 29th, I'll be hosting issue #82. If you'd like to submit something (and please do!!), follow the directions on the Submissions Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-75444835013235488212007-09-05T17:12:00.000-05:002007-09-05T17:16:14.161-05:00PLA registrationA little birdie whacked me upside the head with the news that PLA 2008 Conference registration and housing are now open, and some hotels are even all booked up! Run over there now if you're going and need a room: PLA Conference Housing. Book the room now, even if you can't pay for registration for another little bit.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-72402906098459863612007-08-14T09:00:00.000-05:002007-08-14T09:03:24.069-05:00Open letter to incoming LIS studentsReady for another essay? Some background, first. I know I’ve mentioned before my status as a third-generation librarian. When I first considered going to library school 6 ½ years ago, 1 ½ years out of college (yes, for those math inclined, that means I’m now 30), my mom gave me two different lists of laws. The first list I’ll tell you about if you ever meetKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-22745055897132869042007-07-31T23:13:00.000-05:002007-07-31T23:20:03.804-05:00Some updatesI'm working on yet another one of my essay length posts, but until then, here are some things I want to highlight:Uncontrolled Vocabulary - a weekly live chat show hosted by Greg Schwartz, originally of Open Stacks. Join in every Thursday night as current topics of the day are discussed.Biblioblogosphere survey - Meredith Farkas once more delves into who makes up the "Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-23977699814242134172007-06-26T10:31:00.001-05:002007-06-26T10:33:38.506-05:00Where we got the blue cartoon shirtsFor those who asked me on the floor today or saw others wearing the blue "She Blinded Me with Library Science" cartoon shirts, we got them from Questionable Content. A very funny webcomic with some very funny t-shirts.QC Merchandise - it's about the third shirt downKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-65162541259328446112007-06-25T21:18:00.000-05:002007-06-25T21:53:30.599-05:00ALA - Day FourI know I haven't summarized yesterday for you, but I promise to do so by the end of the weekend. Today was the day my ALA wrapped up for the most part. I had the NMRT Executive Board meeting first thing this morning. While it was tough to get up so early, later I was glad to have it out of the way. I got back to the convention center in good time thanks to the Metro for the Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-90434365487944058982007-06-23T22:12:00.000-05:002007-06-23T22:57:52.487-05:00ALA Annual - Day TwoRemember to check the Flickr group for pictures: ALA Annual 2007I hit the exhibits first thing as I decided not to go to the session I'd originally planned on attending. I've got a few exhibitors I need to ask questions of for work, and after I got my Darwin bobblehead from Greenwood, I got some leads to follow up on from one of the vendors. I also ended up with a lot more Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-22020156420199413222007-06-22T17:46:00.000-05:002007-06-23T06:59:37.786-05:00ALA - Day OneWell, other than not wearing enough layers to keep me properly insulated in the room where my committee was meeting, today was a productive day. We managed to get our work done early enough for me to make it over to the convention center in time to check in and go to the NMRT 101 session. While I was making my way to the session, I stopped into the Emerging Leaders Poster Session.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-29519694351749068302007-06-21T21:01:00.000-05:002007-06-21T21:07:46.427-05:00Made it in one pieceWhen your day starts out with a call saying "Um, we cancelled the flight you were supposed to be on, but we've put you on one at the same time but at the complete other side of the city. Call this number to confirm." Then you call the number, and you're pretty sure you confirm, but when they start trying to assign your seat, you get a recorded message saying "sorry, we've Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-13281419924381829552007-06-20T22:45:00.000-05:002007-06-20T22:51:00.657-05:00ALA BoundJust a note that I'm working my way east to DC. Tomorrow is the flight first to Detroit and then on to DC. Expect somewhat daily updates. But seriously, the best conference investment: a backpack with a laptop sleeve. I have to carry my laptop around with me on Friday and Monday, and throwing my shoulder out is not in my plans.Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670977.post-31980711093413725602007-05-29T20:06:00.001-05:002007-05-29T20:13:13.379-05:00Achieving successWith the recent posts by Joy Weese Moll and Michelle Boule, I got to thinking about what success means for me. First, though, I’d like to ruminate on what the meaning of success is.Is there a universal yardstick for success? I think not. Michelle’s comment perfectly describes my viewpoint: “I define my own success, it does not look like yours, and I am ok with that.” From theKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698893551531546noreply@blogger.com