Amy Agro

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My name is Amy (she/her) and here is a sample blog post and a little bit more about me.

Favorite things about SLIS WEST:

I love the feel of being part of the smaller cohort out on the SLIS West campus! Since we’re a smaller number, classes feel like weekly gatherings to talk with friends about important issues surrounding librarianship. It’s been really cool to get to connect with like-minded peers and hear about their experiences from a variety of backgrounds, institutional settings, and life experiences. These connections build week after week and semester after semester. It is also an incredibly supportive and welcoming environment – on my first day in January 2023, I was worried about finding lunch companions between classes. While I was in line at Tailgate Picnic, the deli in the Village Commons, one of the people from my class invited me to eat lunch with them and their friends in the office. Little did I know how consequential that would prove to be, as it got me involved with LISSA West, our branch of the student organization out on the West Campus – fast forward a year, and I am the President of LISSA West! I love the SLIS West Community and I want to make sure it continues to grow and thrive!

I am a year into the program on the Libraries and Librarianship Concentration, at the SLIS West Campus site, and I am really interested in how libraries can work to recognize the needs of their communities and show through action how Libraries are for ALL. Something fun about me is that with my current work schedule, I have Tuesdays off and I spend them with my grandma, running errands, playing games, and enjoying ice cream!

Entries by Amy Agro

SLIS West: A Few of My Favorite Things

I love the feeling of being part of the smaller cohort out on the SLIS West campus! Since we’re smaller in numbers, classes feel like weekly gatherings to talk with friends about important issues surrounding librarianship. It’s been really cool to get to connect with like-minded peers and hear about their experiences from a variety of educational backgrounds, institutional settings, and life experiences. These connections build week after week and semester after semester. It is also an incredibly supportive and welcoming environment – on my first day in January 2023, I was worried about finding lunch companions between classes. While I was in line at Tailgate Picnic, the deli in the Village Commons, one of the people from my class invited me to eat lunch with them and their friends in the office. Little did I know how consequential that would prove to be, as it got me involved with LISSA West, our branch of the student organization out on the West Campus – fast forward a year, and I am the President of LISSA West! I…

Welcome New Student Blogger, Amy!

Amy is a year into the program and in the Libraries and Librarianship Concentration. She studies at the SLIS West Campus site and is really interested in how libraries can work to recognize the needs of their communities and show through action how Libraries are for ALL. Something fun about Amy is that with her current work schedule, she has Tuesdays off and spends them with her grandma, running errands, playing games, and enjoying ice cream!