Posted May 16, 2025
Hello everyone! One of the things that I struggle with the most during the school year is that I have less time to read for pleasure. Now that the spring semester is over and I have much more time, I plan on reducing the vast size of my reading list by a large chunk. The first book on my list is the romance novel, Funny Story, by Emily Henry. Several of my friends have repeatedly recommended this book to me, not only because it is a fun read, but also because the main character is a librarian. You know what they say: if the shoe fits! Looking to the opposite side of the genre spectrum, I am looking forward to exploring some horror novels. On my list, I have The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix and Maggie’s Grave by David Sodergren. I have also most recently added Stephen King’s The Long Walk in the hopes of reading the novel before the movie comes out this September. While I enjoy reading…
Posted May 13, 2025
As I wrap up finals, my library shifts dwindle until my summer internship starts, and I attend my last meetings about student engagement, I find myself wanting to reflect on my most productive and busy semester at Simmons. Way back in January I was elected to be the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA for short) president at SLIS. LISSA serves as the umbrella organization for all student orgs at SLIS. As LISSA president in many ways I serve as the student body president of SLIS. I attend various meetings with SLIS faculty and administration, other centers at Simmons, and even the Simmons University Board of Trustees where I serve as the voice for the SLIS student experience. Additionally, LISSA itself is an organization so I plan and host events, create and send out the “This Week at SLIS” email newsletter, and oversee our Instagram. Some of the events LISSA has held this semester were selling SLIS t-shirts, a movie night for “Google and the World Brain,” a study break event in the Simmons…
