The blog that captured my interest and of which I intend to follow is known as The Daring Librarian Blog. This blog was created by Gwyneth Jones. She is a teacher, a librarian, a tweeter, an international education speaker, and a google certified teacher. What interest me most about this blog is the ease at which the author introduces herself to the public on the homepage of the blog. She discusses how her passion for reading developed and the photo of her as young girl reading makes her passion for reading even more authentic. Her decisions about color and the overall design of the blog are in my opinion very daring. I don't know too many librarians who would venture to use a black cosmic background for their design choice. This speaks to how daring this scholar really is - not too mention her multi-colored hair makes Ms. Jones a unique and inspiring 21st century librarian. I was also impressed with the number of accolades she has received for the blog that I now follow. When I clicked on her edublog library link it takes you directly to her middle school library page. I could easily recognize some tools I learned in the LIBS 602 class such as the QR codes and embedding videos. I enjoyed reading the mission statement for her library and it appears to be a welcoming environment for all learners. I enjoyed visiting this blog and I am eager to spark up a conversation with her especially since she is a local librarian.
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