GSLIS West student and LISSA West officer. I have lived in Western Mass forever and I love it! I live in Southwick with my boyfriend and our adorable cat, Owen. I am passionate about librarianship but also shopping and Project Runway. You can follow me on Twitter: @chelllseeeaaa
January 17, 2013 – 3:39 pm
Happy New Year and welcome back, GSLIS! I hope you all had a fabulous holiday and a relaxing break. I am still in denial that the spring semester is here. Today reality sunk in and I reluctantly opened some emails from professors and GSLIS staff. I know that once I get into the swing of [...]
December 6, 2012 – 11:22 am
My last post about being rejected for a job I really wanted was sort of sad. Sorry about that. But really, I was depressed about that job. It sounded so cool. But that very day I was called about another job that I had completely forgot I applied for and was asked to come in [...]
November 29, 2012 – 12:07 pm
About two weeks ago, I got notification of the *perfect* job. It was a full-time information-literacy librarian position at a small, private college close to home. In my mind, I fit all of the qualifications. The pay wasn’t great, but as someone without much library experience, I thought it would be the best opportunity to [...]
November 14, 2012 – 3:26 pm
After last week’s post, I got a comment from a prospective GSLIS student, Jodi. She writes, “As a prospective student (probably West), I would love to hear more about the differences between the two, especially from a student’s perspective. Anyone care to summarize that discussion at the Squealing Pig?” Jodi, and all who are curious [...]
November 8, 2012 – 11:53 am
I bet many of you have seen this map before. It’s funny! And sort of true. But some of us out in the dragon-filled regions see Boston not so much as the center of the universe, but more as a big scary jungle. That’s why last week, LISSA West sponsored a field trip to the [...]
November 1, 2012 – 11:59 am
My last post was about yoga, and this one will be about running. But first, I need to provide a disclaimer: I don’t do fitness. I’m not claiming to be in shape or know anything about how to get there. I am someone who is completely new to the idea of physical challenge but I [...]
October 18, 2012 – 11:36 am
For those of us who, like me, are buried in the depths of this program we can truly understand the need to keep our mental and physical health at the forefront. I do feel strongly that we deserve to reward ourselves for all of our hard work. But sometimes we reward ourselves in the wrong [...]
October 11, 2012 – 12:07 pm
This weekend I am attending a fancy family gathering to celebrate my grandfather’s 75th birthday. So in addition to worrying about what I am going to wear, I am also trying to prepare myself to be inundated with questions about what I am doing with my life. And like any other LIS student, I need [...]
October 4, 2012 – 3:10 pm
I never thought I’d go to library school. I wasn’t even sure I’d get a master’s degree at all. So you can imagine how amazed I am at the fact that not only am I here, but I am here with one of my oldest and best friends, Michelle Fredette. Shelly and I met on [...]
October 2, 2012 – 10:39 am
One thing I love about GSLIS professors is they are always making sure that we aren’t just sitting in a classroom trying to absorb information. They really want us to get real experience and therefore they encourage us to visit libraries, talk with librarians and meet our future colleagues. These are often the best learning [...]
