That's So Library!

Name:       Elizabeth Padilla

Position:   Librarian, Institutional Repository

Which book did you choose?

Sticks and Stones : Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy by Emily Bazelon.

Emily Bazelon brings readers on a deeply researched, clear-eyed journey into the ever-shifting landscape of teenage meanness and its sometimes devastating consequences. The result is an indispensable book that takes us from school cafeterias to courtrooms to the offices of Facebook, the website where so much teenage life, good and bad, now unfolds.

Can you tell us why you chose this book?

It’s important to learn that bullying is not acceptable, and remember that no one is alone, there are always others who feel the way you do. So, take heart!!

We’d love to hear more about the books you have read in the past. Could you share a few favorites?

I really loved Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis. It’s inspiring and not surprising it won the Canada Reads 2017.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

I do a lot of photography, I love to capture unique moments or unusual perspectives that tell a story. Sometimes I share the photos online with friends, or I make a small photobook of a theme or event.

Name:        Alison Griffin

Position:   Liaison Librarian for Renewable Resources & Business. Collections Coordinator

Which book did you choose?

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Think Sliding Doors, but more positive – based on one fateful midnight decision. How much of life is destiny, how much is chance? Is anything meant to be?
Can you tell us why you chose this book?

I saw it recommended on a blog talking about favorite summer reads. Other books on the list were familiar and I enjoyed them, so I hope this is good too.

We’d love to hear more about the books you have read in the past. Could you share a few favorites?

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
All the Light you Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Run, knit, garden, hike

 

This year the BCIT Human Resources Dept. challenged all departments to submit their best “Pink” photo in celebration of Pink Shirt Day. What a surprise it was to find out that our submission won the grand prize of a teddy bear donned in a pink shirt and a $200 gift certificate to Chapters Indigo. Since we love books, we each hand-picked one to donate to our Popular Reading Collection which we will be featuring here on the blog. First up, meet Joanna from our Marine Campus.

Name:        Joanna Erickson

Position:    Library Coordinator, BMC Campus

Which book did you choose?

The book I picked was The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.

The Boys in the Boat is about a group of nine University of Washington students who overcome many obstacles in life to beat the odds of becoming the US Olympic rowing team for the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin, Germany.  Even though most people will know the outcome of the story before picking up this book, Daniel James Brown keeps the reader intrigued throughout the book and the individual life stories of these young men are both heartwarming and inspiring.  It also gives a fascinating account of life during the Depression in America and the political changes happening in Germany in the lead up to World War II.

Can you tell us why you chose this book?

I was introduced to this book through one of my book club members who chose it as her pick for us to read, and even though we are a group of women that rarely read sports books, we all ended up really enjoying this book!  I’ve selected this title for the Marine Campus library because I think our marine students and staff will enjoy it’s nautical themes, but I also think this book would appeal to anyone who enjoys a good human interest story and likes reading about the history of the Pacific Northwest and the world.

We’d love to hear more about the books you have read in the past. Could you share a few favorites?

Choosing favourites is so hard!  But other titles I’ve enjoyed reading are Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Casual Vacancy by J.K Rowling, Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman and The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

What do you like most about your job?

What I like most about my job is being surrounded by books and getting to know the great students and staff at BMC!  I enjoy learning about how things work on board ships and love hearing about the adventures our students have at sea!

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Being a book nerd, what I love to do most in my free time is read, but I also do really enjoy walks in the forest and gardening.

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