Lately, I've felt caught between two worlds. I've expressed my concern to some people that I'm feeling utterly disconnected from the library community, yet I don't really feel like a teacher either. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to be teaching (tomorrow!), but when I've spent the last year of the life preparing for something else, it just feels plain old weird. It's still a shock to think that one year ago, I was headed to my very first library school class, and, now, I sit here preping to teach my very first communications class. The world operates in very interesting ways.
So, I'm trying to think of ways to stay connected to librarianship, while keeping myself immersed in teaching, and here's what I've come up with so far:
1) Stay active in the professional organizations to which I belong: OLA, CLA, SLA. (*maybe I should ammend that to get more active with SLA, since I haven't explored the full benefits of that particular one). That reminds me...
2) Renew association memberships!
3) Keep using the library. I tend to forget it exists sometimes when I'm wandering around Chapters contemplating all of the books I could buy.
4) Read blogs of fellow librarians to see what's new in the community. There are so many great library-related blogs out there, that I'll never lack for entertainment, even when I'm lacking time.
I'm off to delve into the wonderful world of classroom prep! Did I ever mention learning how to use Power Point was perhaps one of the most useful things I gleaned over the last year? Countless presentations in library school actually have practical application in the real world--who knew?
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O-Town, you truly are the queen of professional development.
Remember also to read my blog, it will provide you with many insights!! :P
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