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My name is Tori Tiso.

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What being a librarian means to

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me is that I get to

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be a part of a
community

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that loves to read

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and that is maybe

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growing readers

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or trying to
read more.

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I started working with my

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local librarian

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and realized,
wait a second,

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I really enjoy reading

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books to children.

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My favorite
part of my job

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is truly
connecting with

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children and
their caregivers.

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they're little bit shy,

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they're a little bit unsure,

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and then by the end of the

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month they go,

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"Miss Tori! Miss Tori!

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I need to tell you about
my glow-up shoes."

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librarians,
I've always

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really liked
to say are

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the bridge between

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people and resources.

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Those resources could be books,

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those resources could be

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job materials,

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those resources could be,

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figuring out what
coffee shop

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I want to go to
this morning.

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and so being a librarian

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is so special

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because I get to be

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a connector
and a builder.

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I also get
to be a part

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of a community where

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I'm connecting people.