{"id":4423,"date":"2021-09-03T15:54:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T23:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/?p=4423"},"modified":"2021-09-03T15:54:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T23:54:34","slug":"get-to-know-your-alasc-executive-committee-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/get-to-know-your-alasc-executive-committee-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know Your ALASC Executive Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get to Know the newest member of the ALASC Executive Committee &#8211; Treasurer <strong>Elizabeth Kuykendall!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/62354946_10158002187974381_8718748821644902400_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4427\" src=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/62354946_10158002187974381_8718748821644902400_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/62354946_10158002187974381_8718748821644902400_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/62354946_10158002187974381_8718748821644902400_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/62354946_10158002187974381_8718748821644902400_n.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>What inspired you to get into the library field?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The core values of the profession really appealed to me. Plus, libraries have always been my happy places.<\/p>\n<p><em>Who are your favorite books\/authors?<\/em><\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\">In no particular order:<br \/>\nAnything by Jane Austen or a Bront\u00eb sister<br \/>\nthe Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley<br \/>\nthe Harry Potter series (though my author crush on JK Rowling has been obliterated due to her blatant transphobia)<br \/>\nThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy<br \/>\nWives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell<\/p>\n<p role=\"presentation\"><em>Where is your favorite spot to vacation?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hmm. Maybe some quaint and charming New England town? Though I also very much look forward to exploring Europe someday when I win the lottery.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you do to unwind?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hanging out with my cats! And jigsaw puzzles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_8150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4428\" src=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_8150-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_8150-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_8150-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_8150.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>What do you hope to accomplish with your MLIS?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The further I get into the program, the less sure I am exactly what I want to do when I graduate. (That\u2019s how it\u2019s supposed to work, right?) Public libraries have always been my thing, but I currently work in an academic library and really like that, too. In a more general sense, I want to connect people with information and resources that help make their lives better in some way.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks so much, Elizabeth!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get to Know the newest member of the ALASC Executive Committee &#8211; Treasurer Elizabeth Kuykendall! What inspired you to get into the library field? 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