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"She enrolled at Box Hill Institute, and discovered her true passion."
Libraries are dynamic places. That’s the view of Anne McCaul – Box Hill Institute librarian, student, mother of three and living proof of her own credo. Anne’s dynamism, passion for her vocation, and sheer joie de vivre cut a striking contrast with all the old stereotypes of stern ‘shushing’ librarians - and she has made such an impact in her short time at the Institute that she became the first ever Library Studies student to be nominated for the student of the year awards.
Born in New Zealand, and the youngest of a family of twelve – “you learn to eat communicate quickly" left school at 17 chiefly because she couldn’t afford further study, and took on various secretarial roles, working her way up to a position as an Executive Assistant in the Prime Minister’s Department. But when Anne and her young family came to Australia in 2004, a voluntary role at her daughter’s Primary School library flicked a switch. She enrolled at Box Hill Institute, and discovered her true passion. Her progress through the course has been marked not only by distinction in her work, but a real sense of fun and a missionary zeal for the joys of gaining and imparting knowledge.
Anne looks back on her Mother’s life raising twelve kids, and vows not to let life’s challenges stop her learning. From here she plans to continue study in business and, because it’s relevant, learn Mandarin. For Anne McCaul, learning isn’t a means to an end, it’s what life is all about.
29 July 2008
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