Check out who is running for YSS Secretary!
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| Julie Kinney |
Julie
Kinney
Candidate for YSS Secretary
Tell
us a little about what you do at your library.
I am currently wearing two hats; I’m officially the Adult Services
Librarian, but I still have a hand in planning teen programming, creating book
lists and displays for teens and generally keeping the collection.
Why do you want to be more involved in YSS?
Overall, I’ve enjoyed my time working with YSS—I feel like I have
a much better understanding of what happens behind the scenes at the local and
state level. I’ve also made some great contacts and met people who share
my interest in teen books and teens in general.
Do you have a favorite library memory - either as a librarian or
before?
I’ve been a library visitor forever. I’m lucky enough to
currently be working at my childhood library—which has undergone some serious
changes, but still smells like my library. Libraries were my refuge through the
latter half of high school, when being at home was difficult and became the
place where I went to hide when I started school at UW-Madison. I’m a book
lover and a reader, so I knew libraries were for me, it just took me a while to
get here.
What do you like to do in your free time?
I’m a knitter and a reader. I just moved in with my
boyfriend, so there is considerably less time to do either, but we’ve played
video games together, which has been interesting. I’m also the cat mom to
two kitties.
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 boyfriend and I just played “Life” recently, but hands down my
favorites are “Battleship” and “Stratego.”
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| Susie Menk |
Susie
Menk
Candidate for YSS Secretary
Tell
us a little about what you do at your library.
My
job includes programming, collection development, and I am currently working on
putting together book kits for schools, creating STEM kits that include tech
toys like Bloxels, Ozobots, Snapinos etc.
I am working on developing App recommendations for parents and I do
outreach to schools as often as I can.
Why
do you want to be more involved in YSS?
I
have been involved in YSS before and feel it is a worthwhile group. It is such a great group for sharing ideas
and creating resources for other librarians.
I have met youth librarians from all across the state by being involved
in this group.
Do
you have a favorite library memory - either as a librarian or before?
This
summer is turning out to be a memory maker.
We are giving away free books again as we have done in the past, but we
had a little girl jump up and down in excitement when we told her she got to
pick a book and keep it for her very own! J
What
do you like to do in your free time?
I
work in my yard, take long walks, visit family and I like to do card stamping.
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?
We
had a game night with our Youth staff a few months back. We tried the game Snake Oil. It was FABULOUS! We still have jokes going around from that
game night!
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