{"id":16580,"date":"2013-04-03T08:30:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T12:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=16580"},"modified":"2019-01-13T20:08:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T02:08:09","slug":"christy-herndon-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=16580","title":{"rendered":"Christy Herndon… Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees’ positions<\/span><\/h2>\n

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 Christy.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"christyh\"<\/a>Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>How did you find your current job?
\nChristy:\u00a0 <\/b>I started to volunteer at my local library about nine months ago. I made it clear to them that this is what I wanted as a career, and they told me they would keep an eye out for job openings for me. (Even at other libraries.) Finally, a few hours a week opened up and they offered them to me.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Favorite library you have been to?
\nChristy:\u00a0 <\/b>I know it\u2019s biased but I really do love the library I work in now. It used to be a tiny little one- story building until a few years ago. They\u2019ve since remodeled and it is just lovely. It even has a cozy fireplace on the bottom floor for the cold nights! I think no matter where I end up in the future, my first library will always have a special place in my heart.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Favorite book?
\nChristy:\u00a0 <\/b>The Tea Rose<\/em> by Jennifer Donnelly. It\u2019s the first in a series of books that follow the Finnegan siblings but each book can stand alone as well. I\u2019m a sucker for historical fiction!<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nChristy:\u00a0 <\/b>I\u2019m still a newbie in the library scene but so far my favorite thing about libraries is that look I get when I help a kid or young adult find a book they\u2019ve been searching for. When I was younger I remember being so disappointed when I couldn\u2019t find a book I wanted, and I was much too shy to ask a librarian or an assistant for help. But that\u2019s what we\u2019re there for! And I love being the reason for a happy face.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?
\nChristy:\u00a0 <\/b>I\u2019m partial to Tumblr as a whole, and Ms. Kate Tkacik (http:\/\/thelifeguardlibrarian.tumblr.com<\/a>) is sort of the de facto leader of the librarian movement on Tumblr. She even has a list of librarians and library school students she keeps up to date called \u201cTumblarians\u201d. Mental Floss also frequently has some great library-related articles.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nChristy:\u00a0 <\/b>Volunteer! Even if it doesn\u2019t lead to a job right away, you\u2019re making connections which are very important. The librarians I work with are so sweet and helpful and seem excited that this is the career I have chosen. They\u2019ve encouraged me in every way possible and even though I\u2019ve been working with them less than a year, I owe them so much already.<\/p>\n

My name is Christy Herndon, and I work part time at my local library. I haven\u2019t been able to find full-time library work yet so I\u2019m also a part time receptionist. I have my Bachelor\u2019s in English from ETSU, and I\u2019m planning on getting my Master\u2019s in Library Science soon. (Not sure where yet!) Right now I work as a reference desk assistant but I\u2019ve been leaning towards being a young adult librarian career-wise. I do enjoy helping the reference librarians in any way I can though. Helping them with research on microfilm or re-shelving books are probably my favorite things to do.<\/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 Christy. Naomi:\u00a0 How did you find your current job? Christy:\u00a0 I started to volunteer at my local library…<\/p>\n

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