Urban Poly Princess

AND I have someone covering my 12pm luncheon meeting. I wonder if I'm up to cleaning the kitchen sink. Chris said Angie's is like Village Inn so I guess there'll be lots to choose from.

I'm sooo glad I finished that lit review!!! I'm going to read through it once to see if there are any glaring errors before sending it off. I just can't look at it right now. I met with Richard Clement today. He is very nice. I wanted to see if he'd speak at our CVLA meeting sometime. He actually greeted people when we had our meeting at the library. My interview was at 3:30 so I parked illegally where I did before when I dropped stuff off at the library. I just didn't want to have to walk there from so far away. As I suspected I DIDN'T get a ticket!!! I could've NEVER done that at the U or the Y parking nazis EVERYWHERE. I like the DMV here too. Actual benefits to living in the Dairyland.

When I asked Richard Clement what prepared him most for his role as the Dean of Libraries he said leadership is just something you either have or you don't, something innate. I believe that too although he tried to undermine one of my heroes-Stephen R. Covey. I looove Stephen R. Covey. He talked about some amazing library developments too. Since my thesis title is how to direct a library in Utah he figured out that is what I plan to do some day. He told me to become a director because it is fun to run things. I have to agree. I love being in charge of things. When I told him how the SL County director has an MBA and not an MLS he said, "but the MLS is the foundation."-LOOOVE THAT!!!

While a Forbes magazine article about my MLS was depressing, I looked at some salaries of the people I used to work with in Salt Lake County and I'd be alright with that ALTHOUGH now that I know how much the salaries can differ, of course I want one of the higher ones. I like public libraries. I like working and building relationships with the community. Although I love children, I DON'T want to be a children's librarian. After working in libraries, there is NOOO way in hell I'd EVER work in social services again. Working at the Christmas Box House with at-risk children was WORK. Why would I EVER do that again??? Being a librarian is the best job in the world.

Staying up on books, movies and technology is my professional development obligation. I feel like it ALL is stuff I need to do to make me a better information professional. The Mountain Plains library association needs an editor for its newsletter it puts out 6X a year. You need to send 5 published articles for evaluation. Sweet!!! Piece of cake. There is a stipend of I think $300 a newsletter. NOT a sizeable portion but AT LEAST it chips away at the 50,000 I want to make next year.

Life is AMAZING and I LOOOVE it!!!

Librarianship is the perfect blend for me of using your mind BUT it still allows you to