I am the Austin High School Librarian and Campus Website Administrator.

My Journey to the Library

After my father, a library aide at Rice University, took me to Take Our Daughters to Work Day, back when I was 8, I knew I wanted to be a librarian.

I changed my mind, when I was in 10th grade, after realizing I was pretty good at teaching students in my Geometry class. 

I became a substitute teacher at 20 (yes, for high school, which means I was often only a year or two older than some students) and an ESL teacher at 22.

Once I taught ESL, I noticed there were so many other things I wanted to teach students, but didn't have time to, within the curriculum. So I went back for my MLS and became a certified librarian at age 26. 

My Overarching Goal for The AHS Library

In short: Access. I want to provide equitable access to the things students need and want, regardless of their background. 

Some things that fall under this category are: a recording studio, a lounge area to relax (complete with video game consoles), real-world "maker" items such as baking pans, toolkits, a jump-starter for dead parking lot cars, a sewing machine, a Cricut, etc.

Funds are tight, however, so this won't take place overnight.