by Christie Kwan
My time here in Leysin has come to an end. I had a great time here and met many amazing individuals. It was a very different term as I worked at both Savoy and Belle Epoque campuses. I commuted from Belle Epoque to Savoy almost everyday and I got to interact with older and younger students. It was very interesting how a few years difference in age can affect the way how one acts.
I had different jobs at different libraries from making book covers to finding missing books. As a Fine Art major, I got to use my creativity skills when I make posters, book covers and decorating bulletin boards. This year, the Savoy Library is responsible for student’s mail. Therefore, I set up a system where students would receive an email from the library every time they receive mail. The system proved to work very well as the library is not crowded with students’ packages.
One major project I had was to catalogue all the Chinese books in the Mother Tongue section. Albeit, Chinese is my first language, I can only read Traditional Chinese and I struggle with Simplified Chinese. Most of the books here at the Savoy Library were in Simplified Chinese, and it was a struggle. Another struggle was that most of the books at the Savoy Library are very outdated to the point that the publishing company does not exist anymore. It was very hard to find information on the internet on Chinese publishing companies let alone Chinese publishing companies that existed ten years ago. Moreover, I had always struggled with typing Chinese on the computer. Therefore, I found a website where I could write in Chinese with my mouse pad. It was a tiring process but nonetheless, I finished translating all of them.
Working at LAS taught me many things. I learned to work with young adults and what goes on at a library. I’m glad to have worked with both Rebecca and Amanda because they are both amazing individuals. Best of luck to the coops working at the Savoy and Belle Epoque libraries!
