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I was lucky enough to be chosen
to be the librarian at Brown

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Elementary School.

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So I was a elementary librarian
for 20 years, and one of the

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first things I did when I
started as a librarian was I

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connected with KDL because I
knew there were a lot of things

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I couldn't do without networking
and people in my back pocket

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basically, who were there
rooting for me.

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And they really did.

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They were very giving always.

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When my library was remodeled,
the librarians literally came

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over on their own time and
helped me put my library back

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together.

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During my time in the school
library, I was able to direct

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some of my parents there.

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I had one gentleman that was a
volunteer back when people were

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first starting to have to go on
the Internet to apply for jobs.

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He didn't have the money to have
Internet or a computer and he

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was very sad because he wanted a
full time job to support his

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family.

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And I directed him to the
library.

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I go, you go get a library card,
they will help you get on.

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And he came back and said I have
to quit being a volunteer

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because I went to the library
and they helped me get a job and

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I can support my family.