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\u201cYou\u2019ve got to think with your head as well as your heart, but I\u2019ve had what I call \u2018that good feeling\u2019 a couple of times in my life,\u201d she says.<\/p>\nKacee Eddinger believes in intuition.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to think with your head as well as your heart, but I\u2019ve had what I call \u2018that good feeling\u2019 a couple of times in my life,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Eddinger\u2019s inner voice spoke up when she traveled from her home in Colorado Springs to Hollins to get her first look.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt very at home,\u201d Eddinger remembers. \u201cA lot of people talk about the welcoming environment they feel when they walk on campus. I definitely felt that. I just had a feeling that Hollins is where I was meant to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
This winter Eddinger interviewed for a job as a youth services librarian for the Montrose Regional Library district in Colorado. She tuned into her subconscious again. It told her to take the position\u2014so she did. \u201cIt\u2019s been a dream job for me,\u201d Eddinger says.<\/p>\n
From a young age, Eddinger knew she wanted to be a writer. By high school, she was also starting to picture herself working in a library. She put down Wyndham Robertson Library as her top choice for a work-study placement her first year. \u201cIt was the first choice for a lot of other people as well,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Instead, Eddinger ended up working in the physical plant, where she did lots of data entry. \u201cIt\u2019s another form of information science,\u201d she says, cheerfully.<\/p>\n
In her free time, Eddinger, an English and creative writing major, often headed to the Robertson Library, where she preferred studying in a second-floor carrel that sat across from the graphic novel section. During her junior and senior years, she worked part time as a page at a nearby public library. \u201cI got exposed to a lot of the aspects of public librarianship there.\u201d<\/p>\n
After graduation, Eddinger began an online master\u2019s program in library and information science through Kent State University while working at a call center for an insurance company. She graduated in the spring of 2017.<\/p>\n
Although she\u2019s only been in her current job for a few months, Eddinger feels confident she\u2019s found the perfect home for her first professional gig. At Montrose, Eddinger develops children\u2019s programming and works on collection development. \u201cI buy lots of picture books,\u201d she says happily.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited I\u2019m sort of at the beginning,\u201d Eddinger says. \u201cI feel like there\u2019s so much more time for me to grow and explore and learn. It\u2019s going to be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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