This post is written for Round 8 of the Library Day in the Life, a project started by Bobbi Newman, where librarians across the world share details of their daily activities. The is the 4th time I am participating. Here are my Round 5,  Round 6 , and Round 7 blog posts. 

I am the Research and Development Librarian at Kansas State University Libraries, and I work in the Office of Library Planning and Assessment.

8am: Statistics class. Probability theories today. Mostly gambling examples. *Took notes in preparation for ALA 2014 in Vegas.*

10am – 11am: Virtual reference. There is always a question 2 mins before the end of the shift.

Lunch with colleague at The Chef , one of my favorite eateries in Manhattan, KS. Had fun talking about some of our recent international travels.

Chicken Pot Pie for lunch @ The Chef

2pm – 3pm: Met with Director of HR on our big project this year – to redesign our library’s recruitment and retention strategies. We want to attract the best talents out there, but how are we going to do it? It’s going to be a fun and exciting project. It also helps that our university president has just made the hiring process a lot simpler. Plenty of good ideas today.

3pm -4pm: Worked on the upcoming Popular Culture Conference presentation (the instructional design of cooking shows). Watch cooking show clips. Yes, that’s research!  Tried to get a handle on Prezi.

5pm: Swam.

6:30pm: Sushi dinner. Planned and grocery-shopped for a 3-course Mexican dinner for this weekend. Mmmm. Can’t wait!

9:30pm: Tried to read Stats textbook. Switched to Moneyball after 15mins. At least that’s about statistics too…