Introduction:

Hello, I am Heather Kirby and I currently live in the Salt Lake City area of Utah. I grew up in Southern California. My undergrad was English, and I have spent many years in Education, mostly Elementary. I am licensed as a teacher in Utah. I currently work as a school librarian and teacher at a small private school. My library used to serve K-8, but has transitioned to serving just K-5. I am in the process of weeding and updating our library for this change.

I am pursuing the MLIS to gain more opportunities, so I can get licensed as a media specialist to work in public schools if I wish, and to be able to move into a public or academic library if that works out. I volunteer at my local public library and really enjoy helping with programming. In some of my recent classes, I’ve also been drawn to collection management and library administration. I am taking this specific course to better understand modern libraries and user design in the digital world. I am 2 ½ years into the program and this is my last semester before doing the ePortfolio. If I stay on track, I will graduate at the end of May 2027. 

A unique “hobby” of mine is that I love theater and go to local productions almost every month. I also love costumes and do some historical dance. Recently I’ve gotten back into the craft of jewelry-making and beading, and I’ve been enjoying making beaded keychains.