{"id":4687,"date":"2012-10-22T09:20:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T13:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=4687"},"modified":"2012-11-20T16:10:59","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T21:10:59","slug":"scott-wiebensohn-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=4687","title":{"rendered":"Scott Wiebensohn …Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

My interview with success story, Scott<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 How did you find your current job?
\nScott:<\/strong>\u00a0 I found my East St. Louis Community College Center<\/a> Library Director position through a professional contact on LinkedIn<\/a> and my Learning Resource Center Manager job at Sanford-Brown College – Collinsville through an old college roommate.\u00a0 Yes, I work a full-time position and a part-time evening one too!\u00a0 I enjoy my library jobs immensely and still find time to run 30+ miles a week to maintain a balanced healthy life.\u00a0 Simply, it helps to know the right people and keep in contact with them, not only through social media, but also in a deeply personal manner.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Favorite library you have been to?
\nScott:<\/strong>\u00a0 I truly loved my time spent in the Carnegie Library in Vancouver, British Columbia<\/a>, Canada.\u00a0 It has such a rich historic story and is a must see if you are ever in the area.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Favorite book?
\nScott:<\/strong>\u00a0 The moment I opened Orange Pear Apple Bear<\/em> by Emily Gravett I had to read it out loud.\u00a0 It is one of my favorite books to read for storytime and I highly recommend it whether you have children or are a child at heart!<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nScott:<\/strong>\u00a0 I still enjoy all of the people that visit my libraries.\u00a0 To me libraries are more than just buildings with a collection of information and resources.\u00a0 Libraries are time machines for viewing the world through the acquisition, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge.\u00a0 A library is also a means for a community to connect with its past, stay in tune with its present, and plot the course for its future.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?
\nScott:<\/strong>\u00a0 Personally, I just don\u2019t follow any one source of information.\u00a0 Since I\u2019m a new transplant to St. Louis, I rely on Alive Magazine<\/a> and Explore St. Louis<\/a>.\u00a0 They are both wonderfully helpful resources for someone seeking entertainment or local information.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nScott:<\/strong>\u00a0 My best advice is that you have to put yourself in a situation to be mobile.\u00a0 It is also quite helpful to think outside of the box, be strategic, and apply for jobs that are at a level to push you to succeed!<\/p>\n

I come from a long line of Wisconsin mink ranchers, but at the age of eleven, I vividly remember my Uncle Kurt telling me, \u201cDon\u2019t ever grow up to be a mink rancher!\u201d\u00a0 Over the past decade I have worked in various education settings and taught 1st<\/sup>, 7th<\/sup>, and 8th<\/sup> Grades.\u00a0 More recently, because the field of librarianship has been an unwavering source of intellectual interest, I shifted my employment to public and academic libraries. No matter the question, I\u2019m determined to provide library users with a credible and speedy answer.\u00a0 Join me in transforming libraries into welcoming spaces, information commons, and places where academic creativity blossoms.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My interview with success story, Scott Naomi:\u00a0 How did you find your current job? Scott:\u00a0 I found my East St. Louis Community College Center Library Director position through a professional contact on LinkedIn and my Learning Resource Center Manager job at Sanford-Brown College – Collinsville through an old college roommate.\u00a0 Yes, I work a full-time…<\/p>\n

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