Hi Sara! You seem to be a busy human accomplishing a lot of great things! Also, you have two beautiful children and I wish them the best with school, as it can be hard starting high school or middle school.

I see that you like romance novels, which I usually don’t gravitate towards, but there have been some that I love. One of my favorites was probably Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell. One of my least favorites (which may be controversial…) is Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. But if you have any recommendations, please let me know! I look forward to getting to know you more.

@saraschwan Your position sounds super cool and very connected to your community. Washington State is one of my favorite places. Thanks for sharing the photo – stay for having a high schooler in the house!

Welcome to #hyperlib

Also – No Times Roman required in this class!

Hi, Adri! I started in the spring of ’22, and I’m graduating next fall too! *high fives* I hope you have an awesome semester, and please give Darcy a pat for me. : )

Awww! Thanks, Terri. She can be very headstrong! I feel like we are at the stage, in the program, where one can see the “light at the end of the tunnel”, yet so far away. Hang in there! I keep telling myself that it will be over before I know it.

@acorey Oh! Darcy is so sweet! Thanks for this glimpse into your professional and personal life. Welcome to #hyperlib!

Adri,
I too can appreciate the varied days of working in a library. I also like that libraries are pretty cyclical…we know what to expect month to month as our plans don’t change so much year to year. I also like that we can take ideas from other libraries and use them in our library system, since we don’t really “compete” with one another. Congrats on taking the slow and steady route… Me too! I hope to be finished at the end of this spring. Sara

@aliceknin I am right there with you regarding public service and community! Foundations of our course for sure. Welcome to #hyperlib!

Hi Alice-
I grew up in Boston and live on the North Shore now. I miss the city but get to spend time visiting friends who still live there though.

I’m a bit jealous that you work for the BPL. I always imagined I would work in one of the branches…but that is most likely not my path.

Hi Alice!

I also took this course because I am interested to see all the new approaches the library will take for innovation and growth. Libraries are so complex and the new perspectives can do much to influence the direction they go in. It’ll be exciting to explore that this semester! Looking forward to learning alongside you!