It seems like every semester I have to do some sort of library visit and/or interview for one of my ILS classes at UMA. Due to Covid, I have only done one in-person visit while the rest were conducted over Zoom and/or e-mail but everyone I've encountered has been very accommodating considering the circumstances.
Since most of my previous interviews have been with public libraries, I decided early on that I wanted to try to set something up with an academic library. I considered my options and contacted the W. Tom and Bonnie Sawyer Library at Husson University. Husson is located at 1 College Circle in Bangor, Maine and the library is on the second floor of Peabody Hall. I selected this library because my grandmother was an alumnus from the late 1940s and I used to go with her to basketball games at the William P. Newman gymnasium and events at the Cyr Alumni Center. My grandmother always had such pride in the university and I see this visit as a way to honor her memory.
I have never been fond of making phone calls so I sent an e-mail to Diane Hanscom, Resource Discovery and Access Librarian, and cc'd Shelly Davis who is the University Librarian. A few days later I received a wonderful response from Diane saying they would be happy to help me with this assignment and to let them know when I would like to visit. After reviewing my calendar, I decided the afternoon of October 21st would be best for me and verified that day with them. They were fine with the day and we decided the meeting will take place at 2:00pm. I'm not sure who I will be meeting with but they both seemed interested in helping me so maybe they will both take part in the interview. I did promise to send them the questions in advance so they could prepare for the interview and let them know that I was looking forward to meeting them.
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| W. Tom and Bonnie Sawyer Library (picture from Husson University website) |
