Hi everybody, my name is Claire Burke and this is my second year in the MLIS program. I am leaning towards the Children’s Librarian route of the program. Since 2009, I have been working as an ABA tutor for children with special needs and love incorporating books, visuals, and various literacy skills to help nurture their love for reading and imaginative play. In my spare time, I like to read, especially horror, mystery, and fantasy novels; I just finished reading Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones and am currently into Homeland by R.A. Salvatore. Halloween is my absolute FAVORITE holiday, as seen from various costumes over the years shown below: I also really enjoy listening to music and going to concerts. The last two concerts I went to were The Outlaw Music Tour featuring John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson and The Pop 2000 Tour hosted by Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC featuring The Calling, O-Town, and LFO. Thanks for taking the time to look through my blog and here’s to a great semester! Cheers, Claire