Meet Our Team - Colby Faulkner (Brandon Public Library)

 

Colby Faulkner | Circulation Clerk | Brandon Public Library

Colby just celebrated his 1 year work anniversary with CMRLS! 

Here's more from Colby:

1. What is your favorite part of working in the library?

My favorite part of working here is recommending books and authors to patrons as they are checking out materials.

2. Was there a book that made you love reading?

J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye was the first book I read that made me realize the inimitable power of a flawed yet sympathetic narrator. I read it when I was 16, the same age as the narrator/protagonist, and have read it once a year every year since then.

3. Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.

I think that the audio book and e-book apps we use, cloudLibrary and hoopla, are extremely helpful free resources that a lot of our patrons do not realize they can use with their library card. You can find them in our Virtual Reference Collection at cmrls.lib.ms.us.

4. What do you like to do when you're not at the library?

I love watching TV and movies with my wife and our 2 dogs.

5. What is your idea of the perfect vacation?

To me, an ideal vacation strikes the perfect balance of exploring a new place with my wife and relaxing by reading somewhere scenic and quiet.

6. What is your favorite holiday?

I can easily say Halloween is my favorite!

When Colby went on study abroad to England, he visited the gravesite of author J.R.R. Tolkien - his proudest literary achievement.