Anyone who knows me knows that I make my job look pretty awesome. I get advanced reader copies of books and meet really famous people so obviously everyone wishes they were a librarian for about 20 seconds after I post a cool picture or I publicize that I received a highly anticipated picture book before it hits the shelves. Back in December I received an adorable Corduroy and took him on adventures with me for a week. Shortly after I passed him around I wrote an article about the experience and it has been published in this month's Children and Libraries Journal! To quote their website, Children and Libraries(CAL) is the official, refereed journal of the Association for Library Service to Children. It primarily serves as a vehicle for continuing education for librarians working with children, and showcases current scholarly research and practice in library service to children and significant activities and initiatives of the Association.
Every time I read an article in this journal I always think about how successful the authors must be in their careers and how knowledgeable they must be to be able to write a piece worthy of being shared with all the librarians who receive the journal. I am honored to be a part of the author list for this esteemed journal and will now share with you my essay. I hope everyone just assumes I am as amazing in my career as I look in that bio picture on the page.
Also - a very special shout out to Penguin Publishing because without their Corduroy initiative I never would have had this experience. You guys are the best!
