Yesterday afternoon, I had a mini interview with Jennifer, the director of the Stillwater County Library in Columbus, Montana. The interview went really! I was asked some really great questions. She especially wanted to know more about my investment in acting and going into the entertainment industry as well as my love for libraries across America. I mentioned how the NPR experience motivated me in pursuing acting school and how I am super excited to graduate in 2 months and be able to launch my career this summer. I look forward to the publication of the article in the local newspaper in their area and having it get published in the Montana library association newsletter too! I believe that there were discourses used during the interview because we were both discussing various things in shared ways. I really enjoyed how I was able to discuss my hobbies, career investment, and unique love for particular things with Jennifer. Of course, there are going to people in the world who are going to be fans of my pursuits. but there will always be people who are anti-fans, that don’t enjoy what I am doing and are against these ideas. However, I will not allow this to be a barrier to my desire in pursuing an entertainment career nor will I allow it to end my love for libraries across America and my virtual engagements in summer reading and other various programs.
During the interview, the term “yanged” was mentioned. This term is something that is used when a librarian or a library has been contacted by me, requesting to participate in summer reading programs virtually. I think it is a pretty cool term to use because it is kinda funny and I believe that this is like fanagement since whenever a librarian has been contacted by me, they would make an announcement either on librarian listservs or Facebook groups. I feel that it is a creative and fun way to use this type of marketing to allow people to realize I am indeed a human being who has a unique love for libraries and a impressive passion for wanting to participate in various programming virtually with libraries all over the country. Many people especially librarians consider me a celebrity because I have become well known in library circles and the NPR story feature last year really helped lots. That publicity experience allowed others to understand what my intentions are and that I mean no harm at all. I believe that I will be considered a true celebrity/public figure soon since I will be graduating from acting school soon and launching my acting career this summer. Overall, it has been a fun experience and I hope this experience will allow others to further understand who I am and what I do in life that makes me unique too.