 Hello, Dr. Hirsch and the Scholarship Selection Committee. My name is Joshua Sanchez and I just wanted to extend my sincerest gratitude for selecting me as one of the recipients for the San Jose State University iSchool Returning Students Scholarship. I'm deeply honored to be a recipient of this award and I'm very excited to start my second year at the iSchool. Looking back on my first year at San Jose, I have learned so much and there's been a lot that I've been able to apply to my work here at the Long Beach Public Library. Since submitting my application, my team and I have successfully promoted mental health programming for veterans as well as for our staff. I'm also looking forward at the end of the month to promoting my bibliotherapy and art therapy programs for people experiencing homelessness and LGBTQ youth. I'm also excited to continue my work with California Humanities to promote storytelling from the immigrant perspective. Thanks to the classes I've taken here at San Jose State, I have both the knowledge and confidence to take these projects on with a high level of execution. It's my goal to provide the highest quality programs and services to the citizens of Long Beach. I'm looking forward to continue serving this community as I enter my second year. As I begin planning, I've looked at classes that push the boundaries on what it means to be a public librarian in the 21st century. I hope to deepen my skills and knowledge of the profession and take courses that focus on the cutting edge of library services. I'm very excited to continue my education here at San Jose State and once again thank you very much to Dr. Sandra Hirsch and the Scholarship Selection Committee.