Before this semester, the only other blog I faithfully kept up with was a fitness one with two of my best friends. It was a blog purely for fun and keeping in touch with one another. Blogging for this class has been a new experience for me because I have been writing purely about me; my professional opinions on the LIS profession, my dream job preference, and personal objectives for this class.
Looking back through all of my posts, I realized that in almost every single one, I have mentioned my love for children's and young adult literature. A couple weeks ago after getting through a significant chunk of the first half of this semester, I wondered if public libraries were really up to par with what I really wanted to spend the rest of my life doing in a library. Finding that "dream job" dealing with children's and young adult literature as well as being in an academic library made me realize that the job possibilities in the LIS field are so numerous. Throughout the course of this semester and even the different explorations I have gone through this this journal, I have learned so much more about libraries than I had ever known previously. Although I really have never doubted my career choice since starting on the path, I am glad to find that these posts have really continued fueled my passion for this profession.
I am excited for the next half of the semester because of the upcoming discussions about banned book week, censorship, and my groups next Think Tank article. Since I am interested in books for young people, I am also very aware that those are usually the most challenged in schools and even libraries. Although I know that the parents/ people that challenge these books usually just want to "protect" children, most aren't giving those young people the credit they deserve when it comes to being able to handle those books. In my next Think Tank article, a group of publishers posed naked, covered only by books, to protest a challenge made on a book for young people about naked bodies. While I don't think I would ever be brave enough to make a bold statement like that, I can appreciate what they did in the name of speaking against censorship.
Overall I really appreciate how these journal entries and our discussion posts get me thinking about issues such as professionalism, ethics, and even looking to see what kind of dream job I could find. I look forward to continuing on with my journey and I hope to keep learning more about myself and my professional goals.
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