Hi!

I think I’m tenacious, but others just say pushy, so I guess that makes me a Shover, and I try to Make opportunities for collaboration and information sharing wherever I can.

Me, in a lightning and hail storm, 100' vertical from the top of Mt. Sneffels - about to realize there's no way the dogs can make it to the top.

This year I help put on BCR’s Reference Renaissance conference, and started a blog for public libraries, The Librarian is IN. I was a reference librarian and head of adult services at a public library branch for many years and can’t think of much more satisfying than to work with or in public libraries (no offense all you academic and special librarians out there).

I’m a huge fan of not reinventing the wheel, so love it that librarians are so willing to let you steal their best ideas – we used that philosophy when we worked with the Colorado State Library to help create AskColorado, a sucessful, long-lived, statewide 24/7 virtual reference service.

When I’m not at work or reading books or watching DVDs I’ve
checked out of public libraries, you’ll find me hiking in the mountains with my husband and dogs.