The Fly-in Librarian

LAMS: Final Paper

It’s been awhile since I last posted anything. Apparently working full-time, managing the social and extra-curricular lives of a small band of pirates (aka the minions), spending time with HWIMH, and going to school is apparently a lot? During the Fall 2023 school term, I took IST 715: LAMS – Libraries, Archives, and Museums as part…
Co-Operative Collection Development

I had the opportunity this term to explore Co-operative Collection Development (CCD) through IST 635 Collection Development and Access as part of the MLIS coursework of Syracuse University’s MLIS program. Much of the literature on CCD focuses on academic libraries and over the next while I plan to explore the topic further from a public…

If at first you don’t succeed… Adventures in Program Prototypes

One of the great things about being a library programmer is that I get to decide on the regional offerings of our library system. This week involved inspiration from YouTuber Steve Mould and in particular his video “pop pop boats are weirder than you think” where he goes through the science behind the steam powered…

Desirae wears many roles: pilot, mom, MLIS student, and nerd fighter to name a few.

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