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Read more about the article Out of the Stacks: Prison Librarianship and Volunteering at a Prison Library
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Out of the Stacks: Prison Librarianship and Volunteering at a Prison Library

Written by Alondra D. Thomas, Blogging Assistant In October 2025, I volunteered with the Men’s Library at Elmwood Correctional Facility, a project led by SJSU alumnus Kristi Kenney. Kristi had previously worked with Seattle’s Books to Prisoners program, the San Francisco Public Library’s Reference by Mail service, and founded the Friends of the San Quentin Prison Library nonprofit. In 2025,…

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June 15, 2026
Read more about the article The Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Public Library Worker Edition
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The Good, the Bad, and the Funny: Public Library Worker Edition

Andrea, it must be nice to work in a library- it’s so nice and quiet, you probably get a lot of reading done! …. uhm... Working at a library can be very wonderful, just not in the way you’d expect. It’s a customer service job, so you are in the position of helping people enjoy their time at the library-…

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November 14, 2025
Read more about the article Building Literacy: Reflecting on my iSchool Book Ecosystems Internship Experience
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Building Literacy: Reflecting on my iSchool Book Ecosystems Internship Experience

Pursuing the Masters in Library and Information Science program at SJSU is more than just learning theoretical knowledge, it’s also about applying what you’ve learned to solve real-world problems.  The module INFO 294 (or MARA 204) allows students to pursue an internship for course credit and to gain experience in a field of library science that interests them.  This past…

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September 15, 2025
Read more about the article ALASC Spring 2025 Theme “LIS Career Advice Beyond the Classroom”
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ALASC Spring 2025 Theme “LIS Career Advice Beyond the Classroom”

  This is your blogging coordinator Sabrina, and welcome to the spring 2025 semester! We hope you had a restful and rejuvenating winter break, as well as time with family and friends during the holidays. If this is your first semester, welcome to the iSchool! This semester, ALASC’s theme is, LIS Career Advice Beyond the Classroom. We learn a lot…

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January 23, 2025
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Stepping into International Librarianship with Librarians Without Borders

Stepping into International Librarianship with Librarians Without Borders by Alison Peters   I am having more fun in library school than I ever imagined possible. A wonderful conundrum that is making it a challenge to reach the endgame (graduation), but which is allowing me the opportunity to participate in exciting LIS experience after experience, learning and growing all the way.…

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January 26, 2015
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