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Hello ACRL Members, First and foremost, I am honored that the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has recognized me as the Student Member

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I'm writing this on the first day of the semester and the library is full of people, full of energy. Every one here is working

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As an early career and resident librarian, I felt a lot of pressure to be a good librarian to prove my worth and land a

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A mentor and friend told me years ago I should be a librarian because I was a generalist, and librarianship was the only profession where

We are privileged to be both surrounded by and tied to research and knowledge creation, and in doing so have the opportunity to impact our

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I am glad that my current job allows me to be both a library director and a librarian. As someone who is naturally curious and

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Being an academic librarian, and working with first year students, is kind of the best. I love being able to wear a few different hats

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I love being a special collections librarian with a focus on instruction and outreach. I find books as material objects endlessly fascinating and it is

I always wanted to be that person who said that they loved their job, that they would do their job even if they were not

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As I get closer to retirement, I reflect on my academic librarianship journey that has taken me to three university libraries in three Canadian provinces

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I tell people that I backed my way into being an academic librarian because I had an unconventional start in academia: my first job out

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I am extraordinarily lucky and thankful for my position and career. I've worked very hard, as those close to me know. There was a time

As the mother of twins, work-life balance is something that is very important to me. The topic is reflected in my scholarship: I have presented

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My favorite part of my job is working with the classes that come to special collections. This is ironic, because I'm actually quite a nervous

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I became an academic librarian because I believe that our role in the scholarly community is one that can help learners grow in academic confidence

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When I was a graduate student, I needed a place to study and needed resources (e.g., journals), and services (e.g., how to manage my citations)

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Academic librarianship is such a great field; it’s so varied, there’s something new every day. I love that alongside my professional duties, I can work

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Being an early career librarian, I have been lucky enough to have great support from my colleagues and those close to me which has helped

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I have been working as an academic librarian for a year and a half now; it has really been a whirlwind of new information, faces

I have been so incredibly blessed by library mentors in my life who have challenged, encouraged, and helped me grow. I’m so grateful for you

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An embedded librarian is a happy librarian! I think every college campus should go with this model of embedding a librarian into each school. All

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Whenever people ask me what libraries are in this modern age, I say they're stuff (collections) and space + people and expertise. When most of

Academic librarians have the power to make higher education more affordable, authentic, and inclusive. No one can do this work alone, though, which is why

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We live in a world of information overload, and I so enjoy working closely with researchers as an academic librarian to help them navigate the

I think academic libraries will continue to be staffed by talented professionals for the years to come. Our libraries need librarians from diverse backgrounds with

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I am lucky to have found a profession that is very supportive and continues to work to be better. I am especially glad to see

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I love the opportunities for interdisciplinary work in libraries. In my job, I get to work with graduate students from across all departments. It is

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In the past couple of years, I have been thinking more about balance; for myself, my team, and what that might look like in the

I tell students all the time that being an academic librarian is a lot of fun because I am constantly learning! I work as a

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Learning brings me joy. This is what first drew me to libraries, because information is the tool that powers learning. My favorite part of being