I am ACRL Member of the Week

Stylish, funny, empathic.

I am listening to the podcast Ear Hustle. I am reading a few books at the moment: "Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone" by Sarah Jaffe, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" by Shunryu Suzuki and "It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage" by Arlan Hamilton.

Focused, engaged, supported.

When there are so many things that impact academic libraries, I appreciate and value the steadiness and time those involved with the day-to-day and long-term goals of the organization. Also, being part of an organization dedicated to providing a forum for us to showcase our talent, passion, and curiosity is ideal. Where else can we share, learn, grow, and mentor? However, as with all good things, there are moments where we disagree at times. ACRL provides the space for folks to see the other person's perspective.

As a librarian with faculty status, there are many ways that I contribute to my campus. For example, I served on university governance committees, collaborated with faculty, mentored first-generation and transfer students. In addition, I have supported teaching, research, and outreach events in the library and academic departments; facilitated campus-wide and unit-specific unifying values and culture workshops. As a subject liaison, I meet with undergraduate and graduate students to consult on research projects. And, most of all, my favorite way to contribute to campus is to have one-on-one connections with folks.

Have fun, be fair, act with integrity, be socially responsible and eat lunch; hangry is real! If we are not investing in our well-being, we will not have the energy to collaborate, the drive to create, time to inspire, or the will to be authentic.