{"id":1416,"date":"2022-02-22T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2022-02-22T12:30:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:30:10","slug":"nmrt-member-of-the-month-spotlight-morgan-brickey-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/nmrt-member-of-the-month-spotlight-morgan-brickey-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"NMRT Member of the Month Spotlight: Morgan Brickey-Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Email:<\/strong>?morgan.brickeyjones@uta.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Institution\/Location of Institution:<\/strong>?University of Texas at Arlington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job Title:<\/strong>?K-12 Librarian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brief Job Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reach out to and engage with groups from elementary, middle and high schools in the area to share University resources and inspire K-12 students to view the University Library environment as a place focused on experiential and project-based learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some things you like about your job or about working in libraries in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love working with kids of all ages and this job pairs that with STEAM-focused technology and field trips. Visiting a college campus is a magical experience, the atmosphere can be electric and fun. Being a part of a college visit- for some their first college visit- is so exciting to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s a project or committee you’re working on right now that you’re excited about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am working on the UTA Library’s first summer camp! We are making decisions about our curriculum, learning objectives and themes. It’s so exciting to make a program that is not only going to be fun, but also affordable for working families, and full of quality experiential learning for kids in my community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What got you interested in libraries?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in going to the library! The first time I drove my car by myself I went to the library. Like all of us, I’ve always loved to read. I didn’t realize that it was a career in public service that not only encourages reading but also helping people discover what they need. I went to undergrad at a school that had a library program, and the rest is history!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is one of your favorite things about NMRT?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love how NMRT is open to my colleagues in ALA at different places in our library journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any advice for other new librarians?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seek out what you love to do in the library- programming, selection, cataloging, computer help, etc. Once you figure out what you love to do on a daily basis, then you can find a job in your library (or another) that focuses on doing that thing. The first step is definitely the hardest, but if you stick with it you will be rewarded on a daily basis!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Email:?morgan.brickeyjones@uta.edu Institution\/Location of Institution:?University of Texas at Arlington Job Title:?K-12 Librarian Brief Job Description: Reach out to and engage with groups from elementary, middle and high schools in the area to share University resources and inspire K-12 students to view … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[336,292],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-member-of-the-month","category-nmrt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbhMj7-mQ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1416\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}