 Hello. I am Tessie Walker. I am a Master's of Library and Information Science student at the School of Information and a recipient of the Special Session Scholarship Award for the spring of 2020. I want to express my gratitude towards Dr. Sandra Hirsch, Dr. Cheryl Stenstrom, and the entirety of the Student Awards and Scholarship Committee in addition to the School of Information Faculty for the scholarship. I've worked in public libraries for five years and I'm excited for the opportunity to expand my knowledge of what it means to work and lead within public libraries. By pursuing the career pathway in public librarianship with a complement of leadership and management courses, I am planning on enriching my understanding of how best to serve my community. My scholarship submission focused on one of the larger events that I manage, the Aurora MiniCon. Since then I've planned and executed with my team another large programming event, our escape room. I'm also exploring other educational and community-driven programming, including a financial literacy series that will be hosting in spring of 2020 that pulls in financial organizations from across the Aurora Denver area to promote financial health in our community. I was extremely appreciative when I learned that I received a scholarship. With the scholarship and with my degree, I will continue to promote literacy, provide equity of information access, and inspire my community. Thank you.