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January 28, 2009 by Betsy Bird

Reports of My Departure Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

January 28, 2009 by Betsy Bird   10 comments

At the beginning of this year I was fairly certain that I would be moving from New York to L.A. in May.  Now a personal difficulty has raised its ugly head (which I won’t go about describing here) and as a result it looks as if I will be staying in New York for a longer period of time.  So!  If you were already erasing my name from your mailing list, think again.  I’m here for a slightly longer haul, baby. 

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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About Betsy Bird

Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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  1. Jenny Schwartzberg says

    January 28, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    I hope everything works itself out for you. Good luck!

  2. mhg says

    January 28, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    Sending condolences for the personal hard times… but I’m also thinking yay! May all your dreams come true!

  3. Tasha says

    January 28, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Betsy,

    All the best and here’s hoping it all works out in the most ideal way possible.

  4. Dan Santat says

    January 28, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    Well, Betsy, We here in L.A. would welcome you with warm open arms if and whenever you choose to do so.

  5. Fuse #8 says

    January 28, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    Thanks for the kind words, y’all. And Dan, don’t you worry. I am still getting out there someday, I am sure.

  6. Chrisin NY says

    January 29, 2009 at 7:49 am

    Hurray for us (but sorry for you!)
    Living in LA is overrated (I speak from 28 years of living there and 10 years of visits back)

  7. DanMc says

    January 29, 2009 at 8:32 am

    Mysterious.

  8. Fuse #8 says

    January 29, 2009 at 10:24 am

    All will become clear to you tomorrow night, Dan.

  9. Jennifer Schultz says

    January 29, 2009 at 10:42 am

    I came here looking for your posts about the awards (I came back from Denver two days ago and we were closed yesterday) and saw this. I hope things work out in the end, and quickly. All the best to you.

  10. DanMc says

    January 29, 2009 at 11:27 am

    “All will become clear to you tomorrow night, Dan.”

    –with a slight case of… murder!

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