Check out who is running for YSS Chair Elect!
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| Julia Lee |
Julia
Lee
Candidate for YSS Chair
Elect
Tell
us a little about what you do at your library.
I’m
the Youth Services Manager at Manitowoc Public Library. That basically means I
get to work with a bunch of awesome people to coordinate, plan, promote, and
provide services & programming for birth-age 18.
Why
do you want to be more involved in YSS?
I
love what I do and I want to be better at it! Being involved in YSS will help me
learn and grow as a librarian as I meet new people and gain fresh perspectives
and new ideas!
Do
you have a favorite library memory - either as a librarian or before?
My
favorite memory was the day I first felt like a true rock star. I was going to
a story time at one of the local schools with my ukulele strapped to my back.
Kids saw me walking down the hall with my books and uke and started shouting to
each other, “DID YOU SEE? IT’S HER! MISS JULIA IS HERE!” I have never felt
cooler.
What
do you like to do in your free time?
Hike,
Bike, Yoga, Go on Adventures, Play Board Games, Garden, Write, Cook, and READ,
of course!
In
honor of this year's WLA YSS luncheon speaker, Chris Grabenstein and his book
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library, what is your favorite board game?
Settlers
of Catan
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| Katherine Schoofs |
Katherine
Schoofs
Candidate for YSS Chair Elect
Tell
us a little about what you do at your library.
I'm
the Youth Services Librarian/Assistant Director at Aram Public Library. I plan and implement programs year-round,
provide outreach to the schools, update and maintain the Youth and Teen
collections, operate the library's Facebook page, provide customer service,
patron support, and reader's advisory, and don the Director's hat when our
fearless leader is unavailable.
Why
do you want to be more involved in YSS?
How
do I love thee, YSS? Let me count the
ways... YSS is the bee's knees! The cat's pajamas! In all seriousness, I have been consistently
impressed and inspired by YSS since I first joined WLA, both in terms of the
innovation and idea-sharing and the community of like-minded, passionate,
welcoming, and, let's be frank, kick butt youth services professionals from all
around our lovely state.
I
am so excited for the opportunity to advocate, innovate, and support all
aspects of Youth Services--for both our patrons and our fellow librarians--with
such an enthusiastic and energetic group of library superstars. The work we do is so important. Let's work together to explore, create,
discover, and invigorate! I'd be honored
to be selected for the position of Chair-Elect and thank you for your
consideration.
Do
you have a favorite library memory - either as a librarian or before?
Picking
favorites is so hard! OK, here
goes... One of my favorite memories as a
librarian was the first time one of my patrons sent a picture of her daughter
pretending to be "Ms. Katherine"...she was checking out materials
("booping the books" as she called it) and holding story times for
her stuffed animals. <3
Another
favorite--and funny--moment was when I worked in a school library for a short
time and a little girl came up behind my desk and said--completely
straight-faced--"PATRON! That's
what my daddy drinks!" I
complimented her letter recognition and provided the definition of
"patron," explaining that--while spelled the same--they were two
different things.
What
do you like to do in your free time?
In
my free time, you can often find me spending time with my family, reading and
creating stories with my daughter, participating in impromptu song and dance
parties, singing karaoke, hanging out with friends, rocking out the thrift
store, and incorporating shenanigans and pop culture references into everyday
situations.
In
honor of this year's WLA YSS luncheon speaker, Chris Grabenstein and his book
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library, what is your favorite board game?
My
favorite board games are Scrabble, Boggle, Scattergories, Clue... I dig anything word, trivia, or
mystery-related.
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