August 9, 2008, was the culmination of over 4 years of hard work at USF. “I did it!” Now I’m proud to be a USF Alumni! Go Bulls.
Wed 13 Aug 2008
Wed 13 Aug 2008
Today I graduated from the Year 4 of the Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute in Tallahassee. Graduation was held at the Florida State Library and Archives.
Wed 13 Aug 2008
Tonight I retold the fable, A Whale of a Tale, in class!
Sun 11 May 2008
I am happy to report that Summer 2008 is my last semester in the SLIS program at USF.
On May 9, 2008, I co-presented a “Kick up your readers’ advisory skills for kids and teens” session at the VIP Conference at the St. Pete Community College with Diane, the Homosassa Public Library youth librarian. I had never presented at a conference and it was a great experience.
Comps is coming June 9–that’s about 4 weeks from now!
August 1, 2008, I graduate from the Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute at the Florida State Library in Tallahassee. Only 3 more trips to Port Orange, FL–like I’m counting.
August 9, 2008 is graduation at USF in Tampa! Wish me luck– the next 10+ weeks will be extremely challenging for me. Hang on–I’m in for a wild ride!!
Sat 19 Jan 2008
A classic from C. S. Lewis. I listened to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe on CD. I have the movie on DVD and will watch it soon. Similar to Harry Potter, I image the characters myself, then watch the movie to see how Hollywood brought them to life.
Genre: Fantasy
Sat 19 Jan 2008
Twilight is tThe first book in the Twilight Saga. A must read–I can’t wait to read Book #2, New Moon and #3 Eclipse.
Genre: Horror/Romance
Sat 19 Jan 2008
1994 Newbery Medal winner.
From Amazon.com “In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community’s Receiver of Memories.”
Excellent! A must read.
The Giver is also a challenged book.
Genre: Science Fiction
Sat 19 Jan 2008
My introduction into YA fantasy was Magyk by Angie Sage. It is the first in the Septimus Heap series (Flyte is #2 and Physik is #3. Coming in April ‘08 is #4, Queste). I listened to the book on CD in my car.
Grade 4-8, Ages 9-12.
Genre: Fantasy
Sat 19 Jan 2008
This Spring 2008 semester I am taking Dr. Linda Alexander’s young adult literature class. I have been saving young adult literature and children’s literature as my last two classes in the SLIS program. I will report on my readings, as well as what other’s in my class are reading in my blog, so come back and visit often.
Sat 18 Aug 2007
In August 2007, I was accepted into the 4th class of the Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute. I’ll be attending monthly classes in Port Orange, FL at the Port Orange Public Library.
Mon 14 May 2007
Be sure to visit my updated website. I used a new template and it looks pretty good.
http://myweb.usf.edu/~mstepane/
Thu 26 Apr 2007
On April 22, 2007, Marcia Stepanek was initiated into the Beta Phi Chapter of Beta Phi Mu at the University of South Florida, Tampa.
Beta Phi Mu was founded in 1948 by a group of leading librarians and library educators to recognize and encourage scholastic achievement among library and information studies students. The motto, Aliis inserviendo consumor, meaning “Consumed in the service of others” was selected by the founders based on the concept of dedication of librarians and other information professionals to the service of others.
http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/betaphi/
Wed 4 Apr 2007
On April 1, 2007, Marcia Stepanek was inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter 126, at the Marshall Center Ballroom, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
For a couple photos visit:
http://myweb.usf.edu/~mstepane/honors.html
Wed 4 Apr 2007
All the prior postings were for my web design class. It was a virtual book display. Hope you liked it if you checked it out.
Sun 15 Oct 2006
I just completed my first pass at a webpage using Dreamweaver 8 and CSS. The banner was designed and created using Fireworks. Be sure to check it out … it’s for my LIS5315 Class this Fall semester 2006.
Readers’ Advisory Virtual Desk
Wed 30 Aug 2006
I’ve completed 7 classes toward my Masters in Library and Information Science. All required classes were completed in Spring 2006 semester. During the Summer, I took an advanced reference class–LIS6609 and this Fall semester is Web Design–LIS5315. I’m looking forward to a great semester.
Mon 20 Feb 2006
Sat 17 Sep 2005
