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What Aspect of Librarianship Most Interests Me:

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What Aspect of Librarianship Most Interests Me:

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I go by Vincent, as opposed to Vincente. I was born and raised and currently reside in Bakersfield, California. I recently graduated from CSU, Bakersfield with BA in English and Communications. I am first of my family to pursue an MA degree. I've worked in a mostly unrelated field (food service) at a local hospital for over 13 years; I also have worked as a volunteer for my university library for over 1 year.

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I became a father at a young age (18) and started community college sometime after that. I didn't really know what I wanted to do after high school: I almost joined the radiology program at my college, struggled with the idea of being a teacher, have always wanted to be a fiction writer. I sort of just took a class here and there--mostly English since it interested me most, and I've always loved reading and writing. One year, I got interested in the stories of Jorge Luis Borges; and when I found out he was a librarian, I thought: Oh! That's it!

After figuring things out, I worked full-time and went to school full-time (the last two years I became essentially a single father to my two daughters). I looked into many programs, but SJSU seemed like the best way for me to earn my MLIS and keep my full-time work without having to move.

Typography by Risa Rodil (http://risarodil.tumblr.com/post/80370348635):

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I'm Mexican-Filipino, so I look very young for my age. I have two daughters, age 12 and 8. My eldest daughter may or may not have been mistaken for my younger sister.

(Pictured: Odessa, 8, and Allele, 12 up in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park)

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As pretentious as it sounds, my favorite book is James Joyce's Ulysses. I first read it back in 2004, and not a day goes by that I don't think about it. Two of my life goals (besides earning my MLIS) are to see the manuscript at the Rosenbach Museum in Pennsylvania and to visit Dublin during Bloomsday (a fan celebration that takes place every June 16, the date of the novel's events).

I have a bookcase dedicated to his works and literary criticism, a large portrait of him in my dining room, and I even have a tattoo of a quote from Ulysses on my left wrist:

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I love learning, helping people, and the preservation of information. I love the jack-of-all-trades aspect to being a librarian, as I love being a student, a learner. As a volunteer at my university archives, I became more interested in the archival nature, though I think I'm still most interested in helping people and communities. Currently, I wish to work in an academic library, but I do love the important role public libraries have in communities.

I love this short film by Julie Dressner and Jesse Hicks, so I thought I'd share it!

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Ulysses by James Joyce
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
All the Wrong Questions series by Lemony Snicket