 Hi, I'm Laura Gaskill, and I am so honored to be one of the recipients of the Director's Scholarship for Excellence for Spring Semester 2020 at the School of Information at San Jose State University. I wanted to just extend my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Hirsch, Dr. Stenstrom, the committee, the School of Information faculty and alumni, and anyone else who contributed to make this scholarship a possibility. As a mom beginning a new career in librarianship in the messy middle of adulthood, the scholarship is a huge help. Going back to school is not easy, especially with the family to consider both financially and logistically. And I'm so appreciative of the concrete help that this scholarship will give me. So I can worry a little less about the finances and really focus on the important task of learning. I also just wanted to share how the process of researching and designing my scholarship application really helped me learn more about the current issues facing libraries and librarians today and clarify where I envision my own place within this exciting field. Thank you again so much and I just can't wait to get started on my journey to being a librarian. Thank you.