Post 9 - Final Reflection

In the beginning of internship I had a goal: To forge a strong relationship with my supervisor. After ten weeks, I’m proud to say that achieved this goal because now I have a great relationship with Tracey. I learned a few things at the library. Some skills I gained are how to be organized and accurate just like my supervisor. The most memorable moment of my internship is the last day of it. My supervisor brought a cake for me to show how thankful she was that I was an intern at the Clinton Hill Branch. She also gave a paper where she and other staff members wrote some good things about me.

After spending 125 hours at my internship my thoughts have changed about jobs, careers, and the professional world. Jobs are not always as I think they are. Being a librarian is not easy job you have to deal with a lot of people and paperwork every day. They have their own challenges and responsibilities. My biggest challenge that I had to overcome was the kids. WOW, they made such messes in their section of the library. And guess who had to clean up? ME! To overcome this challenge I had to smile at them or just ignore them, since there was no other way to teach them how to not make a mess. 

If I were to start a brand new internship next week, I would choose some other things to do besides shelving and I would try to complete my hours week by week. My advice to future interns is showing your talent, being on time, and having a strong relationship with your supervisor. The people I would miss about my internship are my supervisor and other staff members.

Post 8 - Updated Resume

Shahodat Sharopova

EDUCATION            International High School at Lafayette                                 09/2009-present       

                        Brooklyn, New York          

Expected Graduation Date: June 2013

GPA: 3.8

EXPERIENCE            Librarian’s Assistant                                                                   Spring 2012

                                    Clinton Hill Branch, Brooklyn, NY

·      Shelved books in alphabetical and numerical order

·      Created artwork for the library

·      Organized the children section in the library

HONORS                  International High School at Lafayette Awards:

·      International Student of the Year                                              06/2011

·    Certificate of Achievement in Attendance                                   06/2011

·      Certificate of Achievement in Physical Education                      06/2011

·      Honor Roll Award                                                                   06/2011

·      Certificate of Achievement in Science                                      06/2010

ACTIVITIES             iMentor Program                                                                    10/2011-present

New York, NY

·      Participate in technology based mentoring program for high school students

·      Develop an ongoing relationship with an adult volunteer mentor via weekly emails and regular face to face meetings

·    Attend iMentor-sponsored events

                        College Now Course                                                                           Fall 2011

                        Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY

·      Engaged in activities that promote college readiness

·    Wrote term papers exploring career options                

SKILLS                      Computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet), knitting, translation and leadership skills

LANGUAGES         Fluent in Uzbek and Tajik; Conversant in English

     

References available upon request

Post 7 - Thank You Letter

Dear Ms. Tracey,
With all my respect, I want to thank you for being such a special mentor this year. I enjoyed working with you and all the other staff members. All the staff members have been very nice to me and treated me like one of the workers. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be an intern at the Brooklyn Public Library. It was an unforgettable experience.
I really appreciate your patience and the time you spent to teach me new skills. I also appreciate how you taught me about how library works and how to shelve the books in their section. I admire you for your patience, intelligence and teaching skills. I like the way of you keeping everything accurate and organized. I am thankful to you that I had an opportunity to work at Clinton Hill Branch!
I also want to thank you for encouraging me to show up my talent. Thank you!
With appreciation,
Shahodat Sharopova

Post 6 - Photo Essay

This place is my supervisor's office. It's very small. I go there everyday to sign up for library time sheet. Whenever there are boxes of delivery books, I shelve them in her office.

This is a piece of art that I did in the library, as you can see they gave me a credit for my work. There was a contest between BPLs. Each of them had to create a piece of art, so more people would donate for the library. My supervisor came up with this idea. The tree represents the library. The leaves on the tree represent the favorite books of people in Clinton Hill (below).

This is a small job I've done in Clinton Hill. I did these flowers around the bulletin board, so it will attract people's attention. This where people find information about public opportunities.

This is the section of Juvenile Non-Fiction books. This section is my least favorite section, because since it's kids' section they mess up everything >.<!!! Especially babies, who don't even know how to read,  take these books out of their places and not put them back! Very frustrating!!!

This is the kitchen of the library, where only staff members are allowed. I usually spend my break time in here. 

There are big models of books in the library like this one. Library recommends these books. I've seen many people asking for these books.

Post 5 - Vocabulary, 2,3,and 4 of 4

 Word: Advisor

• Native Language: Консультант
• Definition: Someone who gives advice
• Sample sentence: My math teacher, Mr. Nikola, is my advisor.

Word: Appropriate

• Native Language: Соответствующий
• Definition: Suitable for the condition
• Sample sentence: People curse in public places, although they know it’s not appropriate.

 Word: Attitude

• Native Language: Отношение
• Definition: An opinion about something
• Sample sentence: I always show up to my internship with a positive attitude.

 Word: Criticism

• Native Language: Критика
• Definition: An opinion of what is bad about somebody
• Sample sentence: My supervisor never uses criticism while talking to me.

 Word: Discrimination

• Native Language: Дискриминация
• Definition: Treating people differently based on their race, skin color, religion, etc.
• Sample sentence: Our school is against discrimination since we are international.

 Word: Duty

• Native Language: Обязанность
• Definition: A responsibility
• Sample sentence: My duty at my internship is to shelve the books.

 Word: Employee

• Native Language: Сотрудник
• Definition: Paid worker
• Sample sentence: There are more than five employees at library.

 Word: Employer

• Native Language: Работодатель
• Definition: A person who hires employees
• Sample sentence: My employer is very friendly, but strict.

 Word: Evaluate

• Native Language: Оценивать  
• Definition: Rating someone
• Sample sentence: When the portfolios are over teacher evaluate each student’s work.

 Word: Flexible

• Native Language: Гибкий
• Definition: Being able to adapt to a new environment
• Sample sentence: I think I am flexible because when internship started I thought I would not be a good intern, but now time has passed and I adapted to my internship environment and responsibilities.

 Word: Novice

• Native Language: Hачинающий
• Definition: A beginner
• Sample sentence: I was a novice intern in the beginning of March.

 Word: Recommendation

• Native Language: Рекомендация
• Definition: Suggesting something
• Sample sentence: We all need a recommendation letters from our teachers before graduating high school.

 Word: Reference

• Native Language: Pеференс
• Definition: A source of information
• Sample sentence: There is a section for references in the library.

 Word: Salary 

• Native Language: Зарплата
• Definition: Payment for work, usually monthly
• Sample sentence: If you study and work hard you will have a good salary.

 Word: Task

• Native Language: Задача
• Definition: Assignment; job
• Sample sentence: My task at my internship is simple - just shelving the books.