U.S. women’s national team star Abby Wambach can credit the public library in her hometown of Rochester, N.Y., for getting her start in soccer. And while her family’s support has been instrumental, her focus, belief and mindset have been pivitol to Wambach’s success.
“I actually first started playing soccer when I was, like, 4 or 5. The way my family kind of got into soccer growing up is that my sister [Beth], the eldest in the family, wanted to learn how to play. And my mom was like, ‘All right, well, let’s go to the public library.’ They checked out a book [about soccer] from the public library, came home, read it, and that’s how soccer became in my family. I’m really lucky and I think it’s pretty ironic that I was able to take, one session, I suppose, or one decade with my sister from a book all the way to world championships and Olympic medals. I’m really proud of that fact. I think it’s pretty indicative of what you can do if you set your mind to something.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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U.S. women’s national team star Abby Wambach can credit the public library in her hometown of Rochester, N.Y., for getting her start in soccer. And while her family’s support has been instrumental, her focus, belief and mindset have been pivitol to Wambach’s success.
