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Hello all,

I'm in my third semester of Pitts MLIS program. I'm primarily focused on youth services within public libraries. The program has been pretty great, particularly by making me a better and more varied reader. Some of the assignments in my classes have allowed me to devour books that I had placed on the backburner for years.

I chose the program because of its brevity, but also because I got some romantic notion into my head about moving to Pittsburgh (I'm from Virginia originally). I think I want to get out of Pittsburgh once the program is over. I like the city and I want to continue liking it. I'm looking for jobs all over the east coast.

My love of libraries stems from my desire to just work with media. I'm a voracious consumer of music, film, and literature. So I guess it's a somewhat selfish desire. Damn you Neitzsche, you were so right. It's not all about that though. I got in library work simply because I had such a positive experience at my public library as a teenager. I sometimes think I want to recreate that same experience for other teenagers and kids.

I'm certainly into technology to some degree, but I wouldn't call myself a technophile. I used to take old computers apart, so seeing all the video card, RAM, and mother board in class brought me back a bit. I'm simultaneously open-minded and cautious about technology and its ability to solve problems for society. That said, I'm looking forward to this course and beyond!