In elementary school, my school librarian helped me write a letter to James Howe, author of my then-favorite book,
Bunnicula. As fun as that was, I had no idea that he would actually write me back! He wrote a note on a bookmark that I used for the longest time and eventually lost track of 😭.
In high school, my school librarian suggested I read Ender’s Game, and that was my favorite book for years after (it only stopped being my favorite due to
issues with the author) and kicked my interest in science fiction into the stratosphere.
My high school librarian also helped me and a friend put together a video for a school assignment about the history of Batman 🤓 . We used THE COMPUTER to edit the VIDEOTAPE and it was AMAZING. THE FUTURE* HAD ARRIVED. My friends and I went on to make a dozen or so movies, kicked off by the horror film Day of the Washcloth. But that’s another story for another time.
I remember my high school librarian in particular helping me do some research for various papers over the years, and she made us take a test on the Dewey Decimal System!
The podcast started its run with a school librarian,
Buffy Hamilton, and I’m so pleased to be able to revisit this part of the profession from time to time. Enjoy.
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