Goals

My blog is meant to be a place where I contemplate and research my place in the library world as I pursue my Master 's degree in Library and Information Science.

I am a children's librarian in a small public library in a town of about 13,000 people.  This is a second career for me, after teaching for 25 years.  I have always had a passion for literature, literacy, and libraries.  I have a great love for children.  Working in a library is a dream job for me.  I am pursing a master's degree in library and information science to fully realize this dream.  I am confident my LIS graduate program will provide me with the foundational education I need to become a learned, professional librarian.  Although the library where I am working is not requiring me to get a master's degree in librarianship, graduating with a MLIS degree is my number one professional goal.  I want to truly be a librarian.

My long-term career goals include exploring the possibility of leading the children's department of a large library or library system.  I would also like to research the idea of managing a branch library or directing a small to medium-sized library.  I still have a great love for teaching and I will continue to seek opportunities to teach children and adults.

I look forward to exploring the library and information world this semester!

Best regards,
Becky

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends: they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."    Charles W. Eliot  (1834-1926)