Why YzGuide:
I was a Teacher-Librarian in NY and NJ for over 40 years, working with all ages in every kind of setting: urban, suburban, and rural school and public libraries, large universities and multinational corporations, small non-profits and local community centers.
I've also been active in various professional and social organizations as a presenter, consultant, conference chair, curriculum coordinator, study group leader, program facilitator, website developer, blogger, and catalytic curmudgeon.
In 2003 I retired from full-time work, allowing me to explore new interests, consult, mentor, and read whatever /whenever /wherever /however I want.
As a child I was taught to
- S how what you've discovered/acquired
- H elp others succeed
- A ccept and Adapt other points of view and ways of doing things
- R each out and not hoard
- E ncourage and educate
In 2012 my husband and I moved to Reno NV, where I quickly became involved with the OLLI program at UNR, as the resident web-info guru.
I freely admit that I'm a format-agnostic infovore, addicted to:
- alliteration and acronyms,
- chocolate and coffee,
- learning and laughter,
FWIW, this is probably how it all started:
