Ever since I was a senior in high school when I got the opportunity to be an intern at the elementary school library, I have found a niche in the library environment. On Friday, February fourteenth, I got the opportunity to interview and job shadow Amy Bowman, the Media Center Coordinator at Community Schools. By having both of these experiences with Amy, it really proved to me that I want to work in library sciences when I graduate from college.
Amy began her post-secondary education at State University. She graduated in 2002 studying education with a enforcement in English and a minor in social studies. Amy ended up teaching English for a few years post graduation. Then she decided after a few years of teaching she wanted to go back to college and get her MLS (Masters in Library Science) degree. She graduated in 2007 with her MLS degree from State University. Amy shared with me that receiving her masters was probably the best thing that she has done in her life. She shared with me that she would recommend getting your masters in whatever your future career is. She mentioned how her experience was a lot of hard work at the time, but looking back she feels as if it has made her a more well-rounded person in the career she currently is in.
As I mentioned before Amy is the Media Center Coordinator at Community Schools. Her job constantly keeps her on her toes day after day, in fact even year after year. She mentioned hat her job is constantly changing and she really never knows what to expect. Amy shared how the at times the diversity and the constant changing can be crazy at times but she could never imagine doing a different job than the one she has today. The change in fact is one of Amy’s favorites enjoymen...
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... become no existent and I will not be needed for the future. But to me this all sounds gibberish I have found something I am passionate about and I am going to pursue it. Even though the way a librarian is viewed today may be different in the future but you will still need that “Expert Googler” or that person to help you find the perfect book for you.
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