As I draw near to the end of this degree I can’t help book look back at what has happened during the three years I have been studying.
Navigating the fallout of a global pandemic while raising two toddlers and studying part time, a flood that wiped out my town, a career change away from teaching and withdrawal from the TL course, a career change back to teaching and reenrolling in the course, my two boys being diagnosed AuDHD, a complication in my pregnancy, welcoming a third child and then a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy and now completing my work placement at my own high school from many many years ago.

IT has been a long and tumultuous step into the world of a Teacher Librarian and information specialist but what a journey it has been.
Coming out of the other side all I can see (apart from that snazzy certificate just out of reach) is  hope.

In a previous blog post I showed the image of the Lismore Library and the mountainous pile of destroyed books from the flood.
Well as of this month, the Lismore Library has officially been reopened and as I step into this world I want to highlight the hope that comes from the sharing of knowledge.

(Lismore City Council, 9th October 2025)