Ms. Hance opens up to TMS Journalism Class

An excited librarian, Ms.Hance, comes into the journalism class and reveals life secrets and lessons with the staff. She really opened up as she came in and the first thing she said was,"C'mon! Ask me anything." Her not so secret enthusiasm bled through.

Ms. Hance was amazed as we came straight out to the point as the first question the class asked was the essential question of "What was your greatest life lesson?" The answer came out pretty fast as she told us the story of how years ago her mother died when the Ms. Hance was 36 due to her heart not being able to be sewn back up after surgery because of its size. Even as an adult it hit her hard. She learned that you should always speak up but you need to watch what you say. Due to the death of her mom, Ms. Hance said words to her niece that ended a great relationship and to this day she can't even remember what she said. She also recalls this event as her biggest mistake in life.

The next subject we got off on was how she ended up as a librarian. She said she had a love for Hardy Boy books. Once on a visit to the library she saw one she wanted to check out. She laid it on the counter to check out and the librarian told her she couldn't have the book because she had read enough of the Hardy Boys. She Went to college eventually, even after a guidance counsellor told her she wouldn't make it in college. Eventually she did thanks to the job offer the school librarian gave her. She started then and has been a librarian for 16 years, 4 of those at Tanglewood.

She then started on the subject of relationships. After losing her mom she lost her grandmother then father. She hasn't been married for two reasons: She's very independent and she just hasn't found the right person. She has tight relationships with her friends though. I personally think she takes after her mother as far as the size of her heart goes. The class asked if she had any children. She said,"Yes. I have 600 and they all leave at 3:00 which is the best way to have kids. I also have one at home with four legs and a cold wet nose." You guessed it; the other child is her dog.

Amazing. Ms. Hance who spends half the time joking around or dressed up like a doctor named Dr.AR, actually has a serious side. I was kind of surprised to learn so much from her.