Week Eight Check In

Screenshot of Riverside County Law Library website

Today I challenged myself to spend a little time researching my home network of legal resources. I have spent a significant amount of this summer looking federal, and I realized that I am not familiar with what my own county/city has to offer. I only have lived here for a year, but that is still no excuse for not digging in. One of the check in questions this week as questions we have about libraries, so I thought this was an appropriate time to explore my own. I was instantly impressed with the Legal Resource Center, it was clean and well stocked. The in-library access was adequate and the remote access was decent as well. I take my daughter to the children's section often, but I never really explored the physical library. (I am a frequent user of the virtual library however). I was impressed and I have signed up to utilize some of these remote resources so I will report back once I gain access. For now, back to the weekly check in.

The weekly check in included discussing how we respond to the prompt "tell me about yourself" and a question we have about libraries or librarians.

For the interview question "tell me about yourself?" Whew. This one is always a doozy for me because I always feel like a deer in the headlights. I don't have a sordid past or much to hide (haha), but I'm not a personal detail oversharer. So, to go back to the question- it depends on the field. A cop-out, I know. But sex crimes is different than research which are both vastly different than the food industry. And it depends on who I am speaking with and the vibe I get- some people give off a strong conversational vibe and then I feel like the answer is something I am "sharing" versus a bulletpoint answer and then we move on. All this to say- I am still figuring this out!

A question about libraries and librarians: This isn't related to anything but I love when I go to the grocery store (or something like that) and there is a short fun fact on the name tag of the employees. I worked at Barnes and Noble during undergrad and there is always the Staff Recommends shelf and I loved seeing what readers love to read. When I go to library (I took my daughter today) I always wonder- what are you reading right now? What was your (one) favorite book as a child? I think little things like that help humanize people and help introverts bridge conversation gaps with others and it helps people discover new books. Anyways, random musings for this Friday.