Introduction

Hello Hyperlinked Library peers! My name is Krista, welcome to my blog.

I  live in Long Beach, California with my husband, two sons (1 and 6), and our dog. Currently, I am a stay-at-home mom (in an anti-capitalist, raising-radical-critical-thinkers way) and I homeschool (in a dismantling-the-system way) my older son. In my, albeit limited, free time I enjoy crafting, cooking/baking, camping, reading, live music, and exploring new places with my family.

My road to discovering library work and the MLIS program has been a long one. After graduating with my BA in Philosophy way back in 2012, I took many years to explore my interests and passions. I dove deep into community work with DIY, anarchist and feminist organizations; learning from my peers and finding joy in the resilience and resistance of community. An avid lover of books and knowledge, I slowly began to find my way back to academia. I first started my back-to-school journey with child development courses and classes that fulfilled my artistic interests. While on the child development tract, I took a course on children’s literacy– this is what first sparked my awareness in library work as a career path for me. After becoming a mother and beginning to homeschool, I finally took the leap of faith and began the MLIS program here at SJSU.

This is my third semester in the MLIS program. In my first semester of the program, several of my classes introduced the Hyperlinked Library, sparking my interest in this course. I was very excited to see it offered this semester, and got lucky enough to get a spot very last minute. I think that being involved in community growth is a crucial aspect of library work, and I look forward to learning and discussing how technology can help libraries collaborate and grow our community involvement.

I am excited to explore this course and to learn from my peers through open discussion and reading each other’s blogs. I look forward to learning and growing with everyone this semester!