Welcome, Welcome!

Posted September 30, 2025 by Lindsey Clarke

Introducing a trifecta of bloggers to the Snippets team!

Big Hello to Laura K!

Laura’s Bio: Hello! My name is Laura Kiely and I’m in my second year of the master’s program here at SLIS. I moved from Iowa to Boston to study library science and archives management, a move inspired both by the school itself and by my desire to uproot my life and try living somewhere new. I grew up and went to school in Iowa, so living in Boston is a brave new world for me! I will be writing about my classes, the process of moving to Boston, and the variety of jobs I have found here to support myself in my day to day life. I may also toss in a book recommendation or two—I am a librarian, after all!

Hello to Michaela O!

Michaela Bio: Hi! My name is Michaela O’Gara-Pratt (she/they) and I am a second year student at SLIS with a concentration in Archives Management. I grew up in the Boston area and graduated from Boston University in 2023 with a B.A. in psychology. Post-graduation, I worked for a year in pediatric in-patient psychiatry. After realizing I needed to pivot my career, I reflected on what I am genuinely interested in and the answer is libraries! I will always have a passion for mental health care, but I have found a home working with the collections that shape us. I have a special interest in working with art research collections, and outside of class I have both worked and interned at local art museums. In my free time I like to read spooky forest stories, ride my unicycle, and visit as many Sargent paintings as I can find. 

And Hello to June K!

June Bio: I’m June, I am a disabled trans woman and I am in my first practicum semester of my SLIS program. I am currently working part-time at my local public library as well. I am hoping to be a high school librarian. I’m also trying to wake up at sunrise every morning this semester.