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Youre going to DO WHAT?!?

• LIBRARY 500
• Maya Medea Sanders
• maya.sanders_at_ubc.ca

Reactions to, and Advice for, Maya
Becoming a Librarian!
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• When I first announced that I would be
  pursuing a career as a librarian, I got a variety
  of responses from people in my life.

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• My lovely, supportive brother warned that I
  couldnt be a librarian because I am.

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TOO LOUD!
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My parents were happy that I was further pursuing
my education

• Apparently, my first cap n gown event wasnt
  enough for them. Parents you just cant please
  em.

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My lovely, supportive friends said.

• (in surprised, sarcastic tones)

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That sounds
EXCITING
Maya!
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My very significant other was worried that hed
never see me anymorehe said,
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• Honey, youre going to be a very busy bee

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• Most supportive, and least surprised were my
  friends and colleagues who are librarians.
• They offered words of encouragement before I
  began the program, and continue to be great
  sounding boards for my vents about my school work!

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Corinne, my friend and mentor was
absolutely ecstatic she said,

• Finally, someone is following in my
  foot-steps!

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• Last summer I was approached by a
  well-meaning patron who asked, Why come you need
  a Masters to work here?
• She told me she planned to work for the
  United Nations. Seriously.

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My colleagues at Koerner library were also very
supportive

• Koerner Library

Visit Koerner Library by clicking on this link!

• I see it as a really good sign when all the
  librarians you know are trying to recruit you
  into the profession.
• Ive noticed that on the whole, librarians
  are very enthusiastic about their jobs.

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• I was more than a little nervous to begin
  the program, and solicited advice from some of my
  colleagues who are also SLAIS students or recent
  graduates.

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• Paula, a December SLAIS graduate, quoted her
  former 510 instructor
• All will be revealed in the fullness of time.
  Lynne Lighthall
• Paula also recommends a couple of drinks now
  and then

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Kevin, a recent Core Survivor has some good
advice for us all

• Maintain a sense of perspective of the conditions
  of both those you are working beside and those
  youre trying to serve.
• Most library students have other obligations,
  like family and work, beyond library school.
• The people we are trying to serve are struggling
  with technology, ideas, and the library as an
  institution.
• We need to be patient with one another with the
  aim to support colleagues and move citizens to
  understanding.

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Hopefully, in the not-so-distant future, we too
will be able to offer advice and support to
incoming SLAIS students
Best of luck to everyone during the program.
Were all in this together!
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Thank you

• UBC Library for letting me link to your website.
• Friends and family who let me post their photos.
• Photo credits to Sanders family members, and
  slide six, shot of friends, was a random guy in a
  pub.
• Thank you to all my class-mates who helped me to
  figure things out at the lab.