Lorcan Dempsey is a librarian who has worked for library, non-profit and educational organizations in Ireland, the UK and the US.
Lorcan writes: “I got an email in October last year from Achilles Escudero-Kontostathis, a graduate student in LIS at Catholic University, Washington DC. He asked if I could talk about what I valued or found essential for a library student to know.”
Please take a look if you are interested – the advice is spot on —
https://www.lorcandempsey.net/letter-to-an-lis-graduate-student/
Thank you for sharing Dempsey’s advice, @michaell
The “grow into your voice” section truly resonated with me the most.
@msandoval I love that!
@michael This was a very interesting read and is encouraging. My internship just ended, and I am at a tough spot where I don’t know where to go, what to do, or what I’m even good at. It’s a really scary and depressing feeling, and I hope I find my place in the library world.
@inabookbind Oh goodness – Maybe spend time reflecting on what excited you the most in the internship, in this class and others, etc., That may help see the beginnings of the path forward.