Book Syrup

Once upon a time, there was a very new blogger—practically a baby blogger—who created a website named after the online alias she had chosen in the mid ’90s, but then thought the blog should be called something different. It may not have been the correct marketing choice, but she was still learning. The name she chose was “Book Syrup”, and on February 17, 2010, she made her first post. In honor of that archived creation, she has revived the name for this space.

Leaving third person behind, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Mellisa Hannum. My mom chose the spelling of my first name after seeing it in some family records and thinking it looked quite pretty. 16 years later, we would discover it had been misspelled in the genealogy. There is probably a metaphor for my life in that account. I bring it up as emails have a tendency to get lost if folks do not think about my name when typing. I am a Youth Services Librarian for the Nevada County Community Library in Grass Valley, California. My main focus is teens, but I serve our patrons from 0-18 as well as their caregivers. I have been volunteering in libraries since 1988. Five years ago, I landed a job with my public library and have been focusing on serving my community through programs, digital resources, and books ever since.

I chose to take this course because it intrigued me and because I want to continue to evolve in order to best serve my patrons. I love what I do, and I enjoy being an active part of the constant change in libraries as well as addressing the needs of our community.