While exploring the readings for Module 5, I encounterd a statistic in Stephens (2016) that surprised me greatly: According to a study conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 90% of Americans ages 16 and older said closing their local public library would affect their community. However, only 29% said that their own…

The most common interaction in my library is a transaction. We scan the patron’s library card, check out their chosen books, read the due date, say thank you, and call the next person forward. It happens thousands of times a week at my branch, and as the person who supervises circulation, I am the one…

Hi, everyone! My name is Marlo and I’m a second-year MLIS student at San Jose State University. Currently, I work at a public library in Southern California as the Assistant Branch Manager. I have about four years of experience in public librarianship, first as a page and now in management, and those experiences have shaped…