ALATT Book Club discussion
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Name: AmandaField: Academic Libraries, Access Services
Hobbies: Read, write, craft, sing/stage acting
Favorite Book: _My Name is Will: A Novel of Sex, Drugs, and Shakespeare_ by Jess Winfield
Time Period: Victorian England or Ancient Greece
Name: DanielleLibrarian field: Public library, youth and adult services, Reader's Advisory, outreach
Hobbies: Reading, crocheting (I just learning how to!), traveling, camping, practicing and speaking Spanish
Favorite Books: The Awakening, The Great Gatsby, & 1984
Time period: Early 20th century Yugoslavia and America; I would like to see where my grandmother lived and experience her transition to America.
Name: TessField: Youth services, public library
Hobbies: reading, making music, playing dungeons & dragons, walking my dog, going to beer festivals
Favorite books: "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville, "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin, "Tender Morsels" by Margo Lanagan, "Watership Down" by Richard Adams
Time period: Victorian (mainly for the clothes)
Hi everyone! Name: Anna
Field: children's librarian in a public library (queen of story times, play groups, messy programs, etc)
Hobbies: hanging out with my kids (4.5 year boy, 3.5 year boy, 21 month girl), running, reading nonfiction and picture books, watching every movie I can get my hands on
Favorite book: love in the time of cholera
Time period: Renaissance (as a noblewoman...) :-)
Name: MelissaField: Currently unemployed, but public library-circulation/adult services
Hobbies: Reading, writing, singing, tag sales, home decor
Favorite books: Any by Dan Brown, "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert, "Murder on Edisto" by C. Hope Clark
Time period: The 1950s, life was good and so was the music :)
Name: Mary BethField: Public library, reference and adult services, fiction collection development
Hobbies: Reading, writing, walking, enjoying music
Favorite book: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Time period: Medieval to Renaissance England (also as a noblewoman, but not in a royal family)
Name: MicheleLibrary field: I have worked in several..but, went back to what I love...childrens
Hobbies: reading when I can, crocheting, camping, girl scouts, games on my kindle
My favorite book:a children's book..One and Only Ivan. Adult, mysteries.
Time period: never thought about it...Germany in the 60's when I was born just to see what it was like at that time
Name TheresaField ~ Public Library @ Circulation dept
Hobbies ~ Genealogy & Family Search Indexer
Favorite Book ~ Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Time period ~ Early 1900s specifically Chicago
Do we see a theme here ?
Name: SharonField: Reference and early literacy specialist
Hobbies: Travel, music, film, student of pop culture
Favorite Books: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Secret History, anything by David Sedaris
Time Period: 1920s Baltimore ...I would like to have drank hooch while reading Mencken's columns, and I liked the clothes.
HIIIIIIII!!!!Name: Amy!
Field: Public Librarian, generalist, but I love teens, and I just started a new job where I'll be working with our TeensReach group
Hobbies: Netflix and knitting and kitties and tea (is tea a hobby?)
Favorite Book (at the moment): Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Time Period: Ancient Greece (but only if I can be a wealthy dude. Or Sappho. Or one of the women from the Lysistrata). Otherwise ~the future~ when we have flying cars.
Name: EmrysField: Metadata & Cataloging at a university library
Hobbies: Reading, appreciating British music & pop culture, playing electric violin poorly, watching tv shows in marathon mode, drawing and painting, and writing fiction.
Favorite book: Lord of the Rings -- Angus, Thongs & Full Frontal Snogging -- Naked by David Sedaris -- I Like You by Amy Sedaris -- Infinite Jest -- The Skull Mantra -- anything by Joseph Campbell...
Time period: Either Ancient Egypt during the rule of Hatshepsut and/or Ramses II, or 2,000 years from now.
Name: Jennifer Field: Public- Adult Services in general for now but interested in information literacy and community outreach.
Hobbies: Food tasting, podcast surfing, Korean Dramas (Is that considered a hobby?) And of course reading.
Favorite Book: favorite recently read book is The Martian by Andy Weir.
Time Period: Always have trouble with this question as a black person 0_0...probably the 1980's. Big Hair, brat pack all of that.
-Name: Kelly B-Librarian field: Adult Services Supervisor @ medium sized pub lib in TX
-Hobbies: reading, crafting, reading, collecting owls & nutcrackers, reading, tv/movies, reading
-Favorite Book: I read romance & mystery/suspense. Recent fav: I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
-What time period would you travel to if you could. 1920/1930s golden age of Hollywood
Hi! My name is Alicia.Academic library (outreach)
Hobbies: not many, I try my best at some Pinterest crafts, repurposing books, and reading/watching/playing whatever my 3 teenager boys are so I can do it with them.
Favorite book? Can you ask a librarian that? I can't pick one!
Time travel: the future! Hoping for better.
-Name: Jen-Librarian field: High School Librarian and YA Services (combined public/high school library)
-Hobbies: Treasure hunting at flea markets, thrift stores, etc; Sailing/kayaking; Learning Ruby; Wasting time on social media
-Favorite Book: Usually the one I'm currently reading, whatever that may happen to be. If not, then the one I most recently loved. I'm fickle that way.
-What time period would you travel to if you could: Assuming I would be able to find a way to blend in/maintain my freedom - Japan before Perry; Alexandria before Caesar; or 18th Century Scotland.
Name: JazLibrarian field: Public, urban generalist librarian primarily serving adults
Hobbies: Thrifting/clothing swaps, organizing groups and events, sporadic knitting, swimming
Favorite Book: Many favorites including Pride and Prejudice, Crime and Punishment, The Sadness of Sex, Hunting and Gathering, The Vintner's Luck...
What time period would you travel to if you could: The future, but only if it's like the Star Trek kind of future where humanity has gotten over blowing itself up.
- Jenn-Adult Reference focused in User Instruction
-Crochet, museums, coffee and all kinds of Netflix and comfy lounging, lol
-The Great Gatsby and am currently listening to How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran.. Hilarious!
-I'd travel to the library of Alexandra and see what I could do about all that.
Hi All!Name: Alice
Librarian field: Director of rural library with an interest in archives
Hobbies: vintage clothing/thrift shops, Old & foreign films, writing
Favorite book: I read lots of memoir (and write it). Tough question to answer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
What time period would you travel if you could: Paris in the 20s, but with antibiotics.
Name: TriciaLibrarian field: Technical Services Librarian at a small academic
Hobbies: Cross stitching, watching movies, baking, and reading.
Favorite Book: Too many to list, but I enjoy Shakespeare, the Harry Potter novels, anything David Sedaris, and the Game of Thrones novels
What time period would you travel to if you could: Shakespearean England--I'd love to see one of his plays as a "world debut"
-Name (What you want to be called in the club)Jenny
-Librarian field-What do you specialize in?
I was an academic music librarian for 7.5 years, now I'm in middle management heading up an Outreach division. I specialize in people! :)
-Hobbies
Reading, baking (JennyBakes), podcasting (Reading Envy and SFF Audio), and writing
-Favorite Book
Seriously? Ha. Um. Depends on the day. Maybe Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente.
-What time period would you travel to if you could.
Belle Époque in Paris or between the world wars in Vienna.
Name: Leslie-Librarian field: Current MLIS student, Public Library Paraprofessional in Circulation/AV materials
-Hobbies: Reading, Watching movies, Schoolwork, Traveling
-Favorite Book: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin and On Writing by Stephen King
-What time period would you travel to if you could: I would probably go back to the 1980s and be a roadie with Bon Jovi.
-Name: Sam-Librarian field: I started my first full-time position as a Youth Services Specialist at a public library this week :)
-Hobbies: Books, Netflix, 80s music, true crime (THANKS, SERIAL), comic book shopping, and eating sushi.
-Favorite Book: Top three would be Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, and Melina Marchetta's Jellicoe Road.
-What time period would you travel to if you could: The 1980s, and go see as many New Order shows as I possibly could.
-Name: Roseanna-Field: Current College Student, of the English major variety.
-Hobbies: Reading, writing, playing ukulele, knitting and vlogging (and sewing, when I get really adventurous!)
-Favorite Book: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith <3
-What time period would I travel too? No contest, regency period England to hang out with Jane Austen.
Name: ValField: Academic
Hobbies: triathlons, reading, horseback riding
Favorite book: Frankenstein
Time period: I'd love to visit ancient Mayan and/or Aztec civilization
Name: GabrielleField: Archives but really primary historical research
Hobbies: reading, attempting to knit, traveling, Netflix
Favorite book: The Secret History - Donna Tartt
What time period would I travel to if I could? I would like to see the library of Alexandria but also Paris in the 1920s and the future just because why not?
Name: CarolynField: School Library
Hobbies: reading, art, being outside
Favorite book: (always changing) American Gods, Practical Magic,Lord of the Rings series
Time period: the '20s
Name - BrandiLibrarian field - Youth and Teen Services (more focus on the Teen)
Hobbies - reading, randomly watching TV shows on Netflix, cross-stitching, eating breakfast foods, going on book dates
Favorite Book - UGH! Crazy loaded question with no answer! As of today, favorite books are Going Bovine by Libba Bray, Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith, and Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick
What time period would you travel to if you could - I would really like to check out the 1920s.
Name: Cristina Field: Public Library
Hobbies: staying up all night reading, watching Shark Tank, The Profit and/or binge watching Netflix. Going to the movies, concerts and playing with my two little ones.
Favorite Book: The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
What time period would you travel to if you could. the 1920's.
-Name: Michelle-Librarian field: I'm a 9-12 (hs) school librarian
-Hobbies: reading (duh, right?), listening to live music, and my kids' activities
-Favorite Books: YA faves right now include Andrew Smith, David Levithan, Elizabeth Wein, Sarah Dessen; and always Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman
-What time period would you travel to if you could: none? Boring, perhaps, but I'm happy here reading about it without the inconveniences
I bought How to Build a Girl and I cannot wait to read it! :D Jennifer wrote: "- Jenn
-Adult Reference focused in User Instruction
-Crochet, museums, coffee and all kinds of Netflix and comfy lounging, lol
-The Great Gatsby and am currently listening to How to Build a Girl b..."
Danielle, I finished it and immediately began the web search to find out more about her. If you get a chance, check out some of the snippets of her talks during her book tour. She genuinely seems to appreciate her fans. And, her Twitter feed is a riot. I recognized the cover from her last book, and I remember thinking back then, "She looks awesome! I gotta read that one." But, that happens about 12 times a day, lol. So, "How to Be a Woman" is definitely a to-read in 2015.Danielle wrote: "I bought How to Build a Girl and I cannot wait to read it! :D
Jennifer wrote: "- Jenn
-Adult Reference focused in User Instruction
-Crochet, museums, coffee and all kinds of Netflix and comfy ..."
Michelle wrote: "-Name: Michelle
-Librarian field: I'm a 9-12 (hs) school librarian
-Hobbies: reading (duh, right?), listening to live music, and my kids' activities
-Favorite Books: YA faves right now include Andr..."
Name: Amy.Librarian field: I'm the branch manager of a small, rural public library- so I do a little bit of everything.
Hobbies: I knit and try my hand at multiple crafty activities. I love to hike and camp, but don't get to do it as often as I would like.
Going back in time: I'd really love to see the 1960s. Or fin de siècle Paris.
Derp! I forgot my favorite books: it's sort of depends on where I am in my life. Right now I love The History of Love be Nicole Krauss.
Hallo. I'm Manda.I'm a Youth Services Librarian that just returned to working with children from hanging out with teens.
My hobbies include crafting of all sorts, making and wearing costumes, video games, puppetry and writing.
My favorite book is a seriously difficult question to answer. I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, and of those, Half Blood Prince is my favorite. I also enjoy The Raven Boys quite a bit.
If I could travel to any time, I'd go to the future to see how right or wrong all the YA dystopian books are.
Hi there! Elizabeth here.14 yr. Youth Services veteran now in charge of Technology & Outreach for mid-sized, village-based public library.
Hobbies include two rescued Carolina dogs, sewing, baking, hiking.
Faves: Jane Eyre, Pride & Prejudice, The Sparrow, The Left Hand of Darkness
Time Travel - into the future, out into the galaxy. I want to meet an intelligent nonhuman (the peaceful variety, not the people-eating or enslaving kind)
Hi, I'm Eileen. ILS manager/trainer for a public library system. Favorite books include The Handmaid's Tale, The Historian, Slaughterhouse Five.
Hobbies: reading, knitting, world domination.
Forgot time travel: Medieval Europe, but I'd like to bring my own soap. :)
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That's awesome! I've heard such great things about her and her books, so the next time I was in Barnes and Noble I had to buy it. I was going to buy How to be a Woman, but didn't. I will definitely read How to be a Woman as well. :) Jennifer wrote: "Danielle, I finished it and immediately began the web search to find out more about her. If you get a chance, check out some of the snippets of her talks during her book tour. She genuinely seems ..."
HeidiYouth Services Branch Librarian in a large urban system, I so I serve all patrons birth - 18.
Loom knitting hats, anything netflix, board/card games, coloring.
I recently read Landline and loved it. And I <3 YA lit.
I don't know where/when I'd like to go. I've been marathon watching Quantum Leap, so I think I'd just like to stay in the present for right now. ;)
Name: JennField: I’m an academic librarian and work part-time as a reference librarian at a public library.
Hobbies: Reading, cooking & baking, gardening
Favorite book: That’s a tough one. Right now I am re-reading the Anne of Green Gables series which was one of my favorite series growing up.
Time period: 1950s
Name: MichelleField: Youth Services, currently masquerading as a Branch Manager in a large urban system.
Hobbies: Reading, knitting, visiting craft beer bars and breweries.
Favorite book: I love The Crystal Singer Trilogy by Anne McCaffrey
Time period: Not sure. Maybe Edwardian England, or the 1920s. Or Japan in the time of the Samurai.
Name: ErinField: Reference in an academic library
Hobbies: Reading, writing, beer/breweries/homebrewing, and football! ...which means I need a new hobby until September
Favorite Book: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, The Great Gatsby, The Bell Jar, and all Harry Potter.
Time Period: 1920's, I love the fashion from that decade and if I could I would track down F. Scott Fitzgerald so we could be best friends
-Name (What you want to be called in the club)
-Librarian field-What do you specialize in?
-Hobbies
-Favorite Book
-What time period would you travel to if you could.
In the spirit of fairness I will start:
Name: Marissa
Field: I specialize in Adult services and community outreach
Hobbies: I read, write, knit, and do stand up comedy.
Favorite book: "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt
Time period: I would travel to Ancient Egypt: Take pictures of the Pharaohs to show Ridley Scott how wrong he was to cast an all white cast in 'Exodus', then hang out in the library of Alexandria, finally I would then have tea with Freddie Mercury.
Now....you!