Hello! My name is Tonya Pisinski, and I am a library media specialist. My travels to this destination have been long and varied. Oh so long ago, I began as a secretary to the managing editor of local news at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, a mid-sized newspaper in Central Massachusetts. From my desk outside the editor's office, I learned more about the news business than any journalism program could offer. Eventually, I was given the opportunity to work weekends as a general assignment reporter, covering local news around the city, and then moved into the features department, compiling events for a weekly entertainment calendar and writing an occasional parenting column. I also contributed to Worcester Living, a glossy, high-end lifestyle magazine. At the same time, I continued my education at Assumption College in Worcester, earning my bachelor's degree in humanities on my 40th birthday.
Oh yeah, and I have four kids.
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| Olivia, 17, Cameron, 20, Joshua, 12, Owen, 9 |
And then we moved to Amherst, New Hampshire. While working in the domestic arts (a.k.a. stay-at-home motherhood), I discovered a job called a "library media specialist." I'm embarrassed to say I never knew such a thing existed. As I learned more about school libraries and the the responsibilities of library media specialists, this happened:
I found out that Plymouth State University offered LMS certification, so I got right on it. Two years later, fresh from the PSU program, I started in my first LMS position, a job share, at Lincoln Akerman School in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. I then moved closer to home to work at Mont Vernon Village School part time in their library. Finally I landed a full-time position at Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School.
I love what I do. But now I need to do what I do closer to home.
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