Urban Poly Princess

I spent the ENTIRE DAY yesterday perfecting a sign about ProQuest our corporate visitor felt we needed in EVERY classroom and public area. That doesn't sound difficult BUT-AFTER finding art/an ad APPROVED by ProQuest there is a space available to customize that DOESN'T follow standard margins so I had to space the text just exactly right. My director wanted the ProQuest logo in a space on the sign sooo after finding one online I got to size it just right. The logo had to be closer to the text but no matter how hard I tried it wouldn't move closer sooo I printed each sheet of paper 3x - first with the "ad-ready" copy I found online, then with the logo, AND FINALLY with the customized text. That still doesn't sound very difficult BUT after first printing the ad copy the paper edge curled MEANING I had to place the printed copies under a heavy textbook to try to flatten the paper. The curled edges meant I wasted A LOT of paper AND the printer kept getting stuck because of it. I FINALLY tried alternating blank paper with my flattened ads. This worked although I ended up wasting a lot of blank paper first. BUUUT the signs look perfect now AND are hung in EVERY classroom. I told my boss about the Cache Valley Library Director position and she seemed alright with me applying-ALTHOUGH I did mention what an asset it would be to Stevens-Henager College to have me there AND that it was a perfect WIN/WIN situation. I went to see the current Director Marsha Herron who actually attended our last Cache Valley Library Association Meeting at the Logan library. She didn't seem too thrilled with the idea of me applying to be the new Director but I mentioned to her that I was completing my MBA in a couple months. Sooo this will REALLY B a good thing. Marsha told me if I wanted to apply I should see Lynn Lemon. I looked him up and he is the Cache County executive. I looove public positions because I can find out exactly how much they earn and he earns 132,000 a year. Marsha's position isn't posted. Shawn Bliss the bookmobile librarian is who told me about the opportunity. The state library in SLC offers MANY training opportunities especially for Directors. I would looove to join in that AND it's FREE!!! Plus Sara AND Cheryl Mansen my old reference teacher at Emporia work there. Cheryl gave me an A and is THE REASON why I got a substitute librarian job when I was STILL in library school. I called Lynn Lemon's secretary and set up a meeting with him for 3:30pm. I REALLY want this to work!!! The American Library Association Conference is in Anaheim this year and is next month. If I can get Cache County to pay for that it would be perfect too. I'd also get them to pay for my MPLA and PLA-the Mountain Plains Library Association AND the Public Library Association. The training I receive will be especially valuable for me as a begin as a new director. Of course I need to get the job first. I wonder if this county executive is any relation to Sharla. I'm going to find out. Then, I get to construct a budget of how I would like to spend money for the library for the next 5 years. Loving life right now ALTHOUGH there is still sooo much to do-I have an exciting weekend planned DOING homework!!!