{"id":6868,"date":"2025-01-14T10:10:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/?p=6868"},"modified":"2025-01-14T10:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:10:29","slug":"ms-informed-one-womans-unending-quest-for-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torch.cci.fsu.edu\/~lis5313\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/ms-informed-one-womans-unending-quest-for-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Informed: One Woman’s Unending Quest for Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Beginning a blog post in 2025, where every second sees more content created than the one before, feels a lot like I\u2019m waiting in a Zoom room where people are there, but no one is talking\u2014a.k.a, a lot of \u201cIs anybody there? Can you hear me?\u201d Or in this case, I suppose \u201cDo you read me?\u201d would be a little more apropos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assuming y\u2019all can read me, Hi! My name is Emily Bowlin and I have lived in Florida since I was 8 years old. Originally I lived in a small town called Crestview, which is in the Panhandle of Florida. My Grandpa always referred to it as \u201cL.A.\u201d for \u201cLower Alabama.\u201d Whenever people say that Tallahassee is a small town I chuckle, because for me, small town refers to seeing folks ride up and hitch their horses at the local Waffle House for a brunch. All that said, I consider myself to be as close to a native Floridian as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have always wanted to work in libraries because libraries were a safe place when I didn\u2019t have many. Books provided both an escape and a way to imagine a life beyond the one that I\u2019d lived. I am fortunate enough to be working in Resource Sharing within a library currently and am excited to continue on a career path towards librarianship. Currently I am pursuing my Master of Science in Information while working full-time. What I am really interested in pursuing is ways to better equip students and patrons with tools to navigate the constant misinformation and disinformation, while better building and supporting community. My hopes are that I can take some of what I’ve learned in this class and apply it practically to my working environment to improve accessibility overall.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I love reading, but even more than that I love learning. I am always eager to learn more about practically everything! Reading has been a core part of my life and I have read just about anything and everything, with the only exception being self-help books. Currently I\u2019m on a kick of non-fiction books about Roman History, and I just finished Honor Cargill-Martin\u2019s book Messalina: the life and times of Rome\u2019s most scandalous empress.<\/a> \u00a0<\/em>I love science fiction, fantasy, horror, and non-fiction, depending on the topic. For my honeymoon we visited London and I got to nerd out in the British Museum; in this image I’m standing next to a bust of the Roman Emperor Trajan! I\u2019m always looking to add to my TBR, so feel free to tell me about your last five-star read! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As far as hobbies go, when I’m not reading, I love just about everything crafty and creative. I am an avid fan of crochet, I enjoy making earrings out of small toys and Shrinky Dinks, I even love using Perler beads to make fun patterns! If you’re looking for a fun craft that’s pretty easy overall, Perler beads are great for going as big or as small as you want, and you could find patterns for just about everything! Here’s a website that has a lot of fun bead patterns: Kandi Patterns.<\/a> In general, the more creative, the more fun. What’s fun about being creative is that it’s the joy of making something, even if that means making a story for my character in Dungeons and Dragons! I look forward to learning about more ways to better utilize digital media in this increasingly digital world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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