Category Archives: library

Walking in the fog

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Dawn King

It’s been so warm here, the kind of warm I remember from childhood.  You remember…when you were a kid before houses had air conditioning and you slept on top of your sheets with your pj’s sticking to you and the … Continue reading →

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Second interview musings

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Dawn King

I had a second interview today at the urban library I interviewed with a couple of weeks ago.  I have no idea how it went.  Once again there was a question that I didn’t handle well.  This one was about … Continue reading →

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An interview reflection

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Dawn King

Most of you know that I’m a frustrated librarian–frustrated because I can’t seem to find work in the field that I love so much.  Today I had an interview at a public library in an urban setting.  It’s a place … Continue reading →

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Unexpected

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Dawn King

I had my whole day planned out yesterday.  The 2 mile run, some job searching stuff, then off to the grocery store for Aunt V,  deliver the groceries to her and visit a bit, then on to donate my old … Continue reading →

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Going to the library can result in a flu shot. Really.

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Dawn King

Actually I have two stories about going to the library and getting a flu shot.  Imagine that!  The first was earlier in the fall when I planned on stopping at the county health department to get my flu shot while … Continue reading →

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Another mountain

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Dawn King

The Miley Cyrus song struck home this week…”Always gonna be an uphill battle…Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose…”  Though I’m not particularly a Miley fan, I thought it was an appropriate song to hear as I was driving home from … Continue reading →

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Saturday night at the library

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Dawn King

Seems lately I’m scheduled often for the late shift at the library, working 5-9 p.m. on Friday or Saturday nights.  There are good points and bad points to this.  The good being that I can get a lot done during … Continue reading →

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Analyzing anger

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Dawn King

This past Monday the library was closed while all the staff attended an “in-service day.”  It was a day for us to communicate with each other, to share thoughts on policies and procedures, and to listen to a guest speaker.  … Continue reading →

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Listening to an author

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Dawn King

This evening I attended an event hosted by the library I work for.  Elizabeth Berg, one of my favorite authors,  was in town speaking about her life and her writing.  What a wonderful thing, to listen to her heartfelt words … Continue reading →

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Books can spark memories from waaaaay back

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Dawn King

A definite benefit of working in a library is watching books come and go.  Lots of times books coming in end up on my “to read” list.  Sometimes, though, I’ll see a book coming back over the counter that instantly … Continue reading →

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