(From my professional website, www.katekosturski.com)
Born and raised in Woodbridge, New Jersey, I graduated Woodbridge High School in 1996 and then moved to York, Pennsylvania to attend York College of Pennsylvania and get my degree in Government/Public Administration. At YCP, I was active in the Spartan Newspaper (Organizations Editor), the History and Political Science Student Organization (HISPO), the Horizon Yearbook (Organizations Editor), and The Players of YCP. Undergraduate honors include induction into the Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society) and the York College Senior Honor Society. I received my B.A. summa cum laude from YCP in May 2000.
After graduation, I returned home to New Jersey intent on pursuing a career in law, either in law school or legal administration. After nine years of employment at two Newark, New Jersey law firms, I realized that law was not my calling. With encouragement from my sister, I applied to Pratt Institute and their School of Information and Library Science, and matriculated there in Fall 2007. I served on the executive board of the SILS student chapter of the American Library Association, held two graduate assistantships, and had a temporary (five month) fieldwork position in my law firm’s law library. Outside of Pratt-SILS, I continued volunteer work and community service with the Museum of Modern Art and the York College of Pennsylvania New York City Metro Area Alumni Chapter.
I received my MSLIS with Distinction in May 2010 and am looking for employment opportunities in all parts of the United States and Canada that fit my research interests. I’m also considering a second post-undergraduate degree – a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science, a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy (to fulfill a desire to teach), or a MPA in Public Administration (to fulfill a goal of government work and policy making).
About this Blog
This blog is a mishmash of all things that interest me, but most of it tends toward library and information science. I’m fascinated by government documents, government information, reference, academic libraries and scholarly communication. But I am not a one-track mind, and you will find other topics on here, including knitting, my running training, TV shows I like, new music, and travel endeavors.
As for the “7578″ at the end? It’s my birthday – July 5, 1978.
Hi Librarian Kate,
I heard you podcast on promoting citizens to go to a library. My main reason I do not go to a libary is the internet is so easy to get info. My other reason is homeless people hanging in the library and using the bathrooms and using the library as a second home. The other reason is, which may not exist today, is no control over the computers for pornography. I took a stand and did not go to my local libray. This was many years ago so I do not know if there are controls in this area. Also when I needed infor from the desk they are too snobby and busy to help out. Thanks for listening
so, what happened to your podcast? I’ve been checking every once in a while and no nothing!
Best wishes.