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We’re so proud of our #KarpLibraryFellow Ayiana Crabtree! 💙 Read all about her work with us. 🎉🥳

76% of librarians quietly sing the alphabet song to themselves when shelving

I decided to start a blog on my website, and to kick things off, I wrote about my personal journey to library school. I also wonder why I didn't notice the signs sooner! ayianacrabtree.com/2022/08/22/how…

Librarian Responses to the Question "Why Do you Eat Lunch in Your Car?"

As the school year is kicking off for most people, I wanted to share some of my time management and organizational methods, in the hopes that they might help someone else get organized and ready to be their best self this fall! ayianacrabtree.com/2022/08/30/how…

How to avoid burnout. Get 7 types of rest:

Last week I posted about time management, then I realized, maybe it would be useful to tell people about some of the organization tools out there to help them keep on top of their schedule. Here's a short review on several free web-based and mobile apps! ayianacrabtree.com/2022/09/05/per…

If you're interested in reading the short practitioner paper I wrote for the Immersive Learning Research Network - #iLRN 2022 conference, it's finally up on their website! It's a short summary of the work I did during my time at Studio X. #xr #research #ilrn #conference2022 immersivelrn.org/pages/ilrn2022…

Are you looking to make your LinkedIn profile better than ever? Read my "10 Essentials for an Amazing LinkedIn Profile" post, up now! I share some tips and tricks that I've found, written in an easy-to-follow way with some helpful graphics to guide you. ayianacrabtree.com/2022/09/12/10-…

It's an honor to be mentioned on the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries blog page in one of their recent posts about fostering students' interest in librarianship! Read the post and my interview here: library.rochester.edu/about/news/nur…

I wanted to write another post about my personal experiences, and upon being asked this question multiple times within a few days, the timing felt right! Here’s a peek into my life growing up in a military family. ayianacrabtree.com/2022/09/19/whe…

It's Asexual Awareness Week, and I wanted to post something to bring awareness and share a personal story about my identity! I hope that everyone will learn something about Asexuality this week :) #pride #AceWeek2022 ayianacrabtree.com/2022/10/24/ase…

It's a new year and that means it's time for reflecting on the last one. Here's a blog post talking about my first semester of grad school (Fall 2022) as an Information and Library Science Master's student and all the things I accomplished in that time! ayianacrabtree.com/2023/01/02/my-…

All the love to the talented, smart, gorgeous Goldie Chan 💚 for interviewing me for Forbes! 💚 So glad we got to talk community, career, and branding togetherrrr. forbes.com/sites/goldiech…

Starting in June, I will be working as Lead Researcher for @ElizabethADill 's Carnegie-Whitney Grant project: "Academic Libraries’ Retention of BIPOC-Identifying Librarians in the Field of Library Information Sciences through Mentorship: A Guide for Managers and Supervisors." ✨