Hello all! My name is Adalie, and I am in my last year of SJSU’s MLIS program. In my search for a final elective course, I came across many recommendations for The Hyperlinked Library. I currently work at a community college as a library information technician, and I am always looking for ways to update our services and improve our reach. This class seemed like a good match for me.
Growing up, I used to joke a lot about becoming a librarian because it seemed like a very stereotypical path for an avid reader like myself. In college, I started as a math education major and then switched to art history and curatorial studies. While earning my bachelor’s degree, I got a job at my university library’s special collections and archive. I absolutely fell in love with library work and decided to pursue an MLIS. My hope is to work in a museum or special collections, but I am open to a wide variety of paths.
In my free time, I love reading, singing, playing piano, gardening, and making puppets. I spend a lot of time at the Hobbit Hole in my backyard gardening, watching the birds, or petting the neighborhood cats who wander by.
Two puppets I made for a local production of Cinderella
My ren faire garb and the aforementioned Hobbit Hole
@adalie I absolutely love the fact that you have a hobbit hole in your backyard. This is the coolest. Welcome to the hyperlinked library.
Hi Adalie! I think it’s really cool that you can make such wonderful puppets. What a cool hobby. And your hobbit hole is awesome! Nice to learn more about you. Good luck in the class.
Thank you Heather! Good luck to you as well
@adalie Are you a content creator? I enjoy watching creatives document their creative processes from start to finish. These look like cover photos of videos that would make me curious to see how you made them. Cheers!
@innerchildlibrarian I have a very small social media presence (username AdaliesLittleLibrary), but I am terrible about filming/posting my creative process. I get too into the zone and then forget to document projects as I go lol. For these puppets, I made the heads out of poster board and masking tape, painted them, covered them in burlap, and then painted them again. The sleeves have a layer of felt and then a layer of painted burlap. The ears are also burlap and felt. Next time I make a puppet, I am for sure going to try and document the process better.