{"id":5362,"date":"2012-12-14T08:30:18","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T13:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=5362"},"modified":"2013-05-27T13:24:33","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T17:24:33","slug":"kristen-squire-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=5362","title":{"rendered":"Kristen Squire …Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"\"<\/a>Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 How did you find your current job?
\nKristen:<\/strong>\u00a0 I was told about the position by a friend of mine, who had received the notice through a local library job listserv. I ignored him, because it wasn’t precisely what I was looking for, but when I saw it again in the INALJ <\/a>email, I figured it wouldn’t hurt. That’ll teach me not to listen to my friends: the job is fantastic and it is exactly what I can bury myself in and feel fulfilled.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Favorite library you have been to?
\nKristen:<\/strong>\u00a0 I would have to say the Rush Rees Library at the University of Rochester<\/a>. Marble, hard woods, leather couches, statue of Athena, the ability to be lost for an entire generation in the below-ground stacks… It is a glorious place, I would highly recommend a wander through.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/strong>Favorite book?
\nKristen:\u00a0 <\/strong>Oof, this is tough. It would have to be one of three books: Pride and Prejudice<\/em><\/a> by Jane Austen, House of Leaves<\/em><\/a> by Mark Z. Danielewski, or The Book Thief<\/em><\/a> by Markus Zusak.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/strong>Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nKristen:<\/strong>\u00a0 My favorite thing, by far, is the community surrounding librarianship. Whether it is all the folks in the tumblr community (Yes, Tumblrarians<\/a>!), fellow classmates, or other people in the profession: we all know how it is, what we’re going through, the struggles each person faces. We all come from the same perspective from very different directions. It’s amazing.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/strong>Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?
\nKristen:\u00a0 <\/strong>People really should be following The Lifeguard Librarian<\/a> on tumblr, as well as the tumblrarian<\/a>\/tumblarian<\/a> tags there. There’s some amazing sharing and hilarity going on there. It is a great safe space for all librarians.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong>\u00a0 Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nKristen:\u00a0<\/strong> You need to strike a balance between knowing your self-worth, and not assuming you deserve something. It is a flaw I’ve seen in a lot of people coming out of school, and it was one I had to overcome as well: nothing, but nothing is a guarantee. Apply for anything and everything, even if it isn’t exactly what you want. It will take you where you’re going but it just takes time.<\/p>\n

Howdy!<\/em>
\nI am a Spring 2012 graduate from the University at Buffalo’s Master of Library and Information Science<\/a> program. I earned my BA in English from SUNY Fredonia in 2008 and my MA in English from the University of Rochester in 2009. I returned to school because I was after better employment, but I fell in love, truly, with libraries and what they are. I am currently employed by Dawnbreaker, Inc <\/a>as a junior market researcher in Rochester, NY. I love doing volunteer work with high school students, reading, baking, and crochet.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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All Jobs for INALJ can be found here: https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=1441 Updated daily Naomi House\u2019s interview with success story Kristen. Naomi:\u00a0 How did you find your current job? Kristen:\u00a0 I was told about the position by a friend of mine, who had received the notice through a local library job listserv. I ignored him, because it wasn’t…<\/p>\n

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