Melissa Kauth

Here is my Virtual Symposium presentation! Thank you for the wonderful semester and I hope everyone has a relaxing summer.- Melissa Virtual Symposium  

For my inspiration report, I have continued to expand on the idea of possibly having an oral history library at my library branch. The artifact… Read More »Inspiration Report

For those seeking a career in librarianship, many would not consider the amount of emotional labor that goes into the daily workings of a library.… Read More »Infinite Learning And The Ever Growing Concern About Violence In Our Libraries

Stories are powerful. There is no doubt about it. I have always been drawn to a good story, especially if the person telling it is… Read More »The Power of Stories

Just a few years ago, we as a global and national community remember the beginning of quarantine, and everything that wasn’t considered an essential service… Read More »New Models for Building Community and Mentoring Young People

**The following blog post presents a hypothetical Innovation Roadmap for a possible library program and service. I would like to make it known that while… Read More »Innovation Roadmap: Oral History Library

Before this course,  I had never referred to any sort of smart technology as a mobile information environment. I definitely think it’s clever terminology that… Read More »Mobile Information Enviroments

After watching Ciara Eastell’s Ted Talk,  I was inspired to continue my brainstorming about potential programs that could come to our libraries. I’ve been thinking… Read More »Hyperlink Communities and Family Units

Participatory service is a foundational model that libraries have and must continue to utilize while designing services for their patrons. I was really drawn to… Read More »How Libraries Can Bear Witness to History Through Participatory Service

Hello Everyone, My name is Melissa, and I am starting my third semester in the MLIS program here at SJSU. I am from San Jose,… Read More »Introductions