Authors Among Us - Children's Writers Who Are or Who Have Been Librarians
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Judith Saltman |
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Authors Among Us - Children's Writers Who Are or Who Have Been Librarians
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Featured Titles by Canadian author
Judith Saltman:
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Goldie and the Sea |
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The Riverside Anthology of Children's Literature |
| Find out more about Judith Saltman
and her writing at this URL: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/people/faculty/saltman/saltman.htm |
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| What influenced you to become a librarian, or
to work in a library? I loved books.
Do you have a library/information science
degree? University of British Columbia's Library School What kinds of library positions have you
held and where? Children's librarian positions in Toronto, and Vancouver. How long were you, or have you been, a
librarian? Fifteen years, and 15 years as a library educator. Are you currently working as a librarian? No. I am a library educator. Which came first in your life, your work
as a librarian, or writing for children? Work. Did your library work have anything to do with becoming a children's writer? Yes. Did your library work directly influence your work as an author? Yes - I loved children's books and took a course in writing for children. Did librarianship increase your knowledge of children's literature and influence the kinds of things you chose to write? Yes. Did incidents from your library work ever
make it into your books? What are/were the greatest benefits of
being a librarian to you as a writer? Surrounded by stories Were there any drawbacks to being a librarian and also a writer? No. If you wrote while working as as librarian, how do you manage the time-juggling act? Hard and exhausting. Did you find any conflicts or job-related difficulties in being both a writer and a librarian? No. Do you feel that librarianship has/had specific benefits to you as a writer? Awareness of cultural traditions and library collections Are there any other comments you would like to make about librarianship and writing for children? Just that it's the most important thing in the world! |
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Last October 31, 2003