Hi everyone,
I’m Eddie, and I live in South Florida. I work at the Miami-Dade Public Library System in Miami Springs. Even though I don’t live in Miami Springs, I spend a lot of time there for work. I really enjoy being part of that community because the library is closely connected to the people it serves.
I’m a graduate student at Florida State University School of Information, pursuing a degree in Information Studies. I’m primarily interested in helping with digital literacy and how can libraries better support their communities.
At the Miami Springs Branch Library, I help people with reference questions and their technology needs. I also spend a lot of time working with children, leading storytimes and crafts, as well as basic technology classes that encourage learning and creativity. I try to help everyone who enters the library, and also during outreach as best as I can with all of their questions and basic tasks.
When I’m not working or studying, I enjoy singing. I’m a part-time member of the Master Chorale of South Florida, a 100-plus-member community choir. Singing with the chorale is a hobby that I love, which brings a balance to my academic and professional life when I am able to participate.
I’m hopeful to improve and learn new skills in blogging by practicing hands-on and am glad we are starting very simply and building from there. Also to learn from all of you and from reading your posts.
Hey Eddie! It is nice to meet you! I have a cousin who is from the Miami area and have visited her pretty frequently. What a cool place that is so full of culture and art. It sounds like we have pretty similar roles at our respective libraries. I spend most of my time in the children’s section with story time and the like too. Choir is such a cool hobby to be apart of. It isn’t one you see often outside of churches and schools. It is awesome that you are able to be apart of something you are passionate about.
Hi nice to meet you! I have been to a few libraries in the Miami Dade system and some of them have been pretty cool, especially the architecture. A few of them even let me print in color for free so that was cool too. Being part of a choir is so cool and I think I found you in the image you included but I was only going off the image of you that you included so I might be wrong.