{"id":15450,"date":"2013-03-26T08:30:04","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T12:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=15450"},"modified":"2019-01-13T20:10:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T02:10:51","slug":"tamara-evans-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=15450","title":{"rendered":"Tamara Evans… Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

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All Jobs<\/span><\/b> for INALJ can be found here: https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=1441<\/a> Updated daily
\nNaomi House\u2019s interview with success story Tamara.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"tamarae\"<\/a>Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 How did you find your current job?
\nTamara:<\/b>\u00a0 I visited INALJ and saw an opening for a Digital Librarian for the Kern County Library.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Favorite library you have been to?
\nTamara:<\/b>\u00a0 I’ve been to so many, I don’t really have a favorite.I think all libraries are awesome!<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Favorite book?
\nTamara:<\/b>\u00a0 Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman; I love the idea of time in alternate universes and his storytelling was very vivid.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nTamara:<\/b>\u00a0 I love that libraries have the ability to bring people together. Working in\u00a0libraries has given me an opportunity to meet people of different races, ages, social status and backgrounds and I love to share or introduce information to others.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?
\nTamara:<\/b>\u00a0 Indeed.com, Lisnews.org, coursea.org<\/a>, codeacademy.com<\/a>, librarytechnology.org<\/a> and librarianinblack.net<\/a> just to name a few.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nTamara:<\/b>\u00a0 Libraries and librarianship are constantly changing so it’s important to continue to build your skills;through the internet there are tons of ways to do this for free. Also be willing to apply for job outside of your comfort zone and network with people both in person as well as virtually.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I was born in Huntsville, Alabama, I started working at the local library as a volunteer when I was 14 years old and was fortunate enough to continue to work there as a computer aid, assistant reference librarian and lastly as a web services librarian. I\u00a0received\u00a0a BA in English from the University of Alabama-Huntsville in 2003 and a MLIS from the University of Alabama in August 2009. My husband and I relocated to California in 2010 and I worked at a community college for two years before being recently hired as the digital librarian for Kern County Library. In my spare time I love to travel, exercise, take photos and eat yummy vegan food.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees’ positions All Jobs for INALJ can be found here: https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=1441 Updated daily Naomi House\u2019s interview with success story Tamara. Naomi:\u00a0 How did you find your current job? Tamara:\u00a0 I visited INALJ and saw an opening for…<\/p>\n

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