Between the Traces: February Member Highlight
Zinnia Bayardo
Library Educational Assist Specialist, Northside ISD, San Antonio
What impressed you to change into a librarian? The primary librarian I labored with as a trainer inspired me by mentioning all the issues I used to be doing as a classroom trainer that very a lot aligned with librarianship. However who really impressed me, I’ve to say, was my dad. He all the time inspired me to study and to all the time have that thirst for data and analysis and studying. After I realized what being a librarian was all about — not solely as an expert but in addition as an educator — it immediately jogged my memory of my dad and I knew it was the place I wished to be! My father has all the time been and can all the time be mi primer maestro (my first trainer).
What’s an revolutionary follow at your library/group (present or former) that you simply’d prefer to share with others?
An revolutionary follow in my former library was organizing a writer-tutor program alongside an AP ELA (Superior Placement English Language Arts) trainer on my campus. He had nice AP college students that would tutor different college students who wanted assist with their writing. I organized connecting these college students with each other. I promoted the service in our library and whereas visiting with all ELA (English Language Arts) courses after which I related the AP scholar tutor with the scholar needing help. The AP scholar practiced their tutoring abilities, whereas providing precious assist to the scholar in want.
In case you might have dinner with three authors (residing or lifeless), who would they be and why?
This was each a simple and arduous query to reply! I immediately know who I’d love to call however there are too many to slender down! I’d positively wish to meet and have dinner with Gloria Anzaldúa, bell hooks, and Rudolfo Anaya.
What are you studying proper now?
The Weight of All the pieces by Marcia Argueta Mickelson and Madame Restell: The Life, Loss of life, and Resurrection of Previous New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Notorious Abortionist by Jennifer Wright.
What’s your most memorable Texas Library Affiliation Expertise?
I’ve to say my most memorable expertise, subsequent to my FIRST TLA, is having the chance to interview the keynote speaker Frederick Joseph after the discharge of his e book, The Black Good friend, as a part of the all-virtual TLA 2021 Annual Convention. Assembly authors is all the time a memorable expertise in and of itself however having the consideration to interview an creator is even higher!
The rest you want to share?
Being part of TLA has been such an important expertise for me professionally. I’ve realized a lot from my fellow colleagues, I’ve additionally grown as a frontrunner and that’s invaluable! My PLN (private studying community) has grown and a few of my fellow TLA members have change into buddies and like household! TLA is such an important group that all of us profit from; and I’m so glad it exists.
“I’m a TLA member as a result of…” it has change into a useful useful resource for me all through my profession AND an amazing software for me to develop as a librarian.
