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My name is Abby Ryan.

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I'm a Youth Services Librarian at Madison Public Library Central Library.

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When I was

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maybe in second grade,

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someone interrupted me

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while I was reading a book

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to ask me what I wanted

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to be when I grew up.

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And because I was so anxious

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to get back to my book,

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I said, "Oh, I'll

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just be a librarian."

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True story, but it took

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a while for that to

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actually happen.

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When did you realize this was your passion?

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I think it was

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when I was an assistant librarian

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that I had that moment

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that I thought, "Okay, yep."

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This is my vocation,

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this is my career,

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this is where I'm meant to be.

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It made sense finally

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that my job is to learn

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about everything every day.

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Be a librarian.

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My favorite part is actually easy.

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It's learning something new every day.

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Close second is being

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able to help people with

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the information that

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they're looking for.

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That's important to them,

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and then close third is

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baby story time.

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Always makes your week better.

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What’s your favorite memory at the library?

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One of my favorite

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library memories is from

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when we reopened

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the Central Library in 2013

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here in Madison.

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We had one of the Wild Things there

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from Maurice Sendak's book.

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It's in all the official pictures

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with the mayor

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and the city council.

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We have this giant Wild Thing,

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and that is just...

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a moment of library joy

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for me and a memory of joy.

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For my particular work

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as a children's

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librarian, it's really

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supporting kids and families.

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If I had a teeny tiny

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two-second elevator speech

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I would say, "Questions welcome."