I was lucky enough to be chosen to be the librarian at Brown
Elementary School.
So I was a elementary librarian for 20 years, and one of the
first things I did when I started as a librarian was I
connected with KDL because I knew there were a lot of things
I couldn't do without networking and people in my back pocket
basically, who were there rooting for me.
And they really did.
They were very giving always.
When my library was remodeled, the librarians literally came
over on their own time and helped me put my library back
together.
During my time in the school library, I was able to direct
some of my parents there.
I had one gentleman that was a volunteer back when people were
first starting to have to go on the Internet to apply for jobs.
He didn't have the money to have Internet or a computer and he
was very sad because he wanted a full time job to support his
family.
And I directed him to the library.
I go, you go get a library card, they will help you get on.
And he came back and said I have to quit being a volunteer
because I went to the library and they helped me get a job and
I can support my family.