And away we go...

I first heard of the "23 Things" at TLA last year. A librarian from Kansas gave the me information and website. I do remember looking at the 23 things and even attempting to learn a few of them. But life and other things got in the way and I didn't manage to complete very many. I am looking forward to beginning the process again... to finally completing the 23 things.

I will begin by blogging a little about me. I consider myself very lucky to have stumbled into a career that has brought me so much joy. After twenty-one years of being a school and public librarian I can say that it is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I like it all. Reading books, sharing books, ordering books... even cataloging books is something I love. Searching out and finding answers to obscure questions and helping students learn skills to find answers to their questions is something I find rewarding and interesting. But I also really like the techie side of the job. My first real challenge with automation occurred when I automated the school library where I worked in 1991! Those were before the days of "Tech Services" and if it needed to be done I had to figure out a way to do it. I can very clearly remember asking a computer salesman if I should buy a 286 or a 386 computer. He told me couldn't imagine why I would ever need a 386! In any case, the library did get automated and my career, that I thought would be mostly about books and kids, suddenly took a dramatic shift.