Overall, my visit to the Sawyer Library at Husson University was a nice change compared to the public libraries I have visited for past classes. I especially want to thank Shelly Davis and Diane Hanscom for taking time out of their busy schedules to meet with me and answer my questions. You were both very thorough in your answers even if I wasn't very thorough in my note-taking. I also appreciate how accommodating you both were when I had to reschedule my visit at the last minute. Thank you!
As I said, this was my first visit to an academic library for a class assignment and it was nice to take note of some of the differences. First, Sawyer Library is at Husson University so the patrons are usually students and faculty. There were no kids running around, no frantic parents, just students studying. Second, there was no need to have maker spaces or any other program that may loan out other technology. It's purely an academic library and only has what is necessary for the various programs of study. Third, having a separate IT department makes dealing with what technology they do have a lot easier than in most public libraries. Smaller, more rural public libraries can't afford a separate person to deal with the technology let alone a whole department.
I enjoyed my visit to Husson University and the Sawyer Library. As I said in my first post, my grandmother graduated from Husson in 1948. She was a sorority member and a member of the women's basketball team. Growing up I would often accompany her to both men's and women's basketball games, various alumni events, and events with the alumni of her sorority. If she were still alive I would have had to take her on my interview because she loved visiting the campus and I don't think she had seen the library. So, as I bring this blog to a close, I want to dedicate this assignment to my grandmother, Eunice Harding Sibley 5/9/1928 - 1/12/2020. Thank you for reading!
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