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I’m Michelle McKinney, Reference and Web Services Librarian for the UCBA Library. I’m usually behind the camera for the From the Desk Of… posts but it’s time for me to switch gears and welcome you to my office space. There’s no rhyme or reason to my set-up or decor. I like being surrounded by photos of family and friends. I’ve also started displaying a few of the gazillion art projects that my sons create. It’s not unusual to come across small toys that have accidentally ended up in my purse during our hectic mornings.
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- This is where you can normally find me working on the library’s website or other related web space. I’m on call to answer research questions which is why I have the pager.
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- A wide shot of my desk showing some of the photos, posters and trinkets atop my hutch.
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- I’m a crafter and it carries over into the office in the form of bullet journaling. I have a collection of pens, markers and washi tape that I use. I also have lots of photos of my boys along with their art on my bulletin board.
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- I like to use my whiteboard for positive and funny quotes. They come in handy on those rare days when things get rough.
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- I’m a crafter and it carries over into the office in the form of bullet journaling. I have a collection of pens, markers and washi tape that I use.
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- My small collection of bookish buttons and pins.
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- You can’t fully see my lone bamboo shoot but I’ve kept it alive for a surprisingly long time. My mother brought me the wooden Jeepney from her trip home to the Philippines. I picked up the Nuts about Libraries nut while on at a library conference in San Diego and the beautiful decorative egg was given to me by math professor, Natalia Darling.
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- A few trinkets on my bookshelf. UCBA swag, my Spectrum Scholars bear, my library coasters and my old name plate from my office in our former library space.