tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79899722024-03-18T08:25:00.383-05:00CMRLS NewsYour Libraries' news, book reviews, and more!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17744536357269478345noreply@blogger.comBlogger910125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-7637376810354887582024-03-17T18:09:00.000-05:002024-03-17T18:09:21.742-05:00Meet Our Team - Rose Roberts (G. Chastaine Flynt Memorial Library - Flowood)<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LkBkcPeiQN_HELEkAgtzEcA8kM_kmJJHGNFfhlDYR0ciRdsyTSUK_IIy116n5h97cZtO8jtQixwPXHUep2jbP9xNXYQxNUEvAV6dNJbJ7UhOKoWgdjC2i7jFpdTamP9XgRY1lIc7t6rdKngbmcnsKT-Cr195q3PTD8vBJFVdMcLwqrMZU4jZ7g/s4032/IMG_0002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LkBkcPeiQN_HELEkAgtzEcA8kM_kmJJHGNFfhlDYR0ciRdsyTSUK_IIy116n5h97cZtO8jtQixwPXHUep2jbP9xNXYQxNUEvAV6dNJbJ7UhOKoWgdjC2i7jFpdTamP9XgRY1lIc7t6rdKngbmcnsKT-Cr195q3PTD8vBJFVdMcLwqrMZU4jZ7g/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Rose Roberts</b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> | Circulation Clerk | G. Chastaine Flynt Memorial (Flowood) Library</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Rose has been a part of CMRLS for over 10 1/2 years! </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Rose:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I love h</span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: left;">elping people find specific items.</span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I don't remember when I started to like reading, but my current favorite book is <i>And I Alone Survived</i> by Lauren Elder. It is about a woman who survives a plane crash.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">It would be nice if more people knew about <a href="https://cmrls.freegalmusic.com/users/sdlogin">Freegal Music</a>. Freegal provides library patrons with 5 free LEGAL downloads per week. Also, create and stream playlists for 3 hours every day. <a href="https://cmrls.freegalmusic.com/users/sdlogin">Log on with CMRLS library card and pin.</a> </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I like to play video games and surf the web. Currently, I'm playing Garden Life which simulates caring for a community garden.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Staycation for the win!</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Halloween.</span></p></div><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-39170212390867674192024-03-14T20:54:00.000-05:002024-03-14T20:54:33.989-05:00Meet Our Team - Joyce McKinley (Evon A. Ford - Taylorsville)<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCHGvN8G3TdJ8sjStNhCw1AaT3_hWLG14XXSoP1VTAWiqJCiO-TI41EdcezkMbViwgUSNBotWPRJwTuYKCvarBpOOIwXZmQsfq67zII_n-CezS80pQwvSSj31dm-iUbVkbqJBCNk5AjgxpNm7BoqSslUL6f-FR0JpPxng4N5KM8RH6lUoqJosDg/s640/February%2026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCHGvN8G3TdJ8sjStNhCw1AaT3_hWLG14XXSoP1VTAWiqJCiO-TI41EdcezkMbViwgUSNBotWPRJwTuYKCvarBpOOIwXZmQsfq67zII_n-CezS80pQwvSSj31dm-iUbVkbqJBCNk5AjgxpNm7BoqSslUL6f-FR0JpPxng4N5KM8RH6lUoqJosDg/s320/February%2026.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Joyce McKinley</b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> | Branch Manager | Evon A. Ford (Taylorsville) Library</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Joyce has been a part of CMRLS for over 19 years! </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Joyce:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I love my patrons and I love the work I do to provide them with services they need. I also love the children and the smiles they have when they leave with a new library card or a book.</span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><i>The Notebook</i> by Nicholas Sparks. I loved that it was a book that kept my interest, and it had a sad but great ending.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">The World Book e-resource, because it has so much information!</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I enjoy relaxing at home and also spending time with my grandchildren.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">My perfect vacation would be in the mountains, on a deck at a cabin, listening to the stream and reading a great book.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><p><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Christmas</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aIcSyjRmKSO5ksAuwuTPJ5FWXgcvmjLJZ4Dk8T0CKixo6NdLVhOiH-wnVRPj3x-yq-IjbL_NGJHTTDgFpLzi4b7paQkI2nhqOtTT11vOWfMAgXamuVEBKE-rggGoiYVFQy3RuCcTo656SM3Uhx-fgOFfougjvXIkGPFyHZJUrPAZETRXEQXdtg/s960/febraury%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aIcSyjRmKSO5ksAuwuTPJ5FWXgcvmjLJZ4Dk8T0CKixo6NdLVhOiH-wnVRPj3x-yq-IjbL_NGJHTTDgFpLzi4b7paQkI2nhqOtTT11vOWfMAgXamuVEBKE-rggGoiYVFQy3RuCcTo656SM3Uhx-fgOFfougjvXIkGPFyHZJUrPAZETRXEQXdtg/s320/febraury%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-89418904047196721242024-03-13T14:11:00.000-05:002024-03-13T14:11:48.243-05:00Meet Our Team - Kimberly Ollison (Florence Public Library)<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQDXldkG8TJvdfqQGFr7bZYS7fgwk-9fVnW5GswqaX5Tk8dh-xF33ouZkkvemQIqQILpXj5cVbQuVvrLvYt9AfE_hmU5Sg-CxtxTHNFOt9eZ2dFu_0gwnIg8xYZZRz8OABta65yWCzmmVJ4bewY5V_lx9hGGUvvTyCrI9IL3vCoV6OY5fmdTfUQ/s960/309353668_8029014710505094_8964541854999558986_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQDXldkG8TJvdfqQGFr7bZYS7fgwk-9fVnW5GswqaX5Tk8dh-xF33ouZkkvemQIqQILpXj5cVbQuVvrLvYt9AfE_hmU5Sg-CxtxTHNFOt9eZ2dFu_0gwnIg8xYZZRz8OABta65yWCzmmVJ4bewY5V_lx9hGGUvvTyCrI9IL3vCoV6OY5fmdTfUQ/s320/309353668_8029014710505094_8964541854999558986_n.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Kimberly Ollison</b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> | Branch Manager | Florence Public Library</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Kimberly has been a part of CMRLS for 4 1/2 years! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Kimberly:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I approach everything with passion, especially my role as a dedicated branch manager where I am driven by a strong desire to serve others. Planning, creating, and delivering programs for my community brings me immense fulfillment, and I take pleasure in staying up-to-date on the latest trending books, movies, and more.</span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">One of my favorite books is "Educated" by Tara Westover. I am drawn to this book because it showcases the incredible resilience and determination of the author. Despite facing numerous obstacles, she was able to educate herself and ultimately earn her doctorate, proving that with perseverance and hard work, one can overcome any challenge.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I wish more people knew about the wide range of resources available on our website. One standout resource is the LearningExpress Library, which provides online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books for all ages. It covers job search skills, workplace improvement, reading, writing, math, science, career certification, college entrance prep, GED test prep, and more. It's a fantastic tool for personal and professional development.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I enjoy spending time with my 4 kids, my husband, and our dachshunds.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I like the idea of museum-hopping for a vacation. Planning a trip to a city known for its many museums sounds like an exciting way to spend my days, exploring different exhibits and learning. I'd love to immerse myself in diverse cultural experiences, discover new subjects, and appreciate the world's rich heritage through various museum collections.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">My favorite season is October because it's when the wind starts to blow and the leaves begin to change. It's a month for roasting marshmallows over bonfires, pulling out leggings and cute boots, celebrating mine and my middle son's birthdays, and enjoying pumpkin patches, state fairs, and roasted corn. October is when I married my best friend. It's a magical time of year that holds special memories and activities that I cherish!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-trFDen2Vk3mqdavESW6Ijrw6VjQZOhdSl9yUZuKghXZahT1q2xVQF0QToV-JCywznwTrIxc1s_HKsQbX4i1avlR3XRpElH635VFEDWWESNkpeyU-Z92rUXfZ6g9CjnAjujUt1v0xYelQqIaA3k6xk1yigLceB9l2YD0o3TEjSEl5t6gVBNlhzQ/s1600/168628013_5245870148819578_7322518664558397055_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-trFDen2Vk3mqdavESW6Ijrw6VjQZOhdSl9yUZuKghXZahT1q2xVQF0QToV-JCywznwTrIxc1s_HKsQbX4i1avlR3XRpElH635VFEDWWESNkpeyU-Z92rUXfZ6g9CjnAjujUt1v0xYelQqIaA3k6xk1yigLceB9l2YD0o3TEjSEl5t6gVBNlhzQ/s320/168628013_5245870148819578_7322518664558397055_n.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8nt_beBChtovCtt3pgJWN9uMtcuHLv59Uyel4mk-vp0VAmEZ5AMiQ59loPzDa16VSnOdevAou6-x863ezChEw1f8_sahSJTrKwXrT3YehaPYjhK2rKSEQ68pNtWN9W55saQaeIj9zpEacaj1z0rsrR5dIKnomVhEfEZm94Cp0rKEcXD9KVGgOg/s960/384425078_10056276751112203_4492083075368237649_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8nt_beBChtovCtt3pgJWN9uMtcuHLv59Uyel4mk-vp0VAmEZ5AMiQ59loPzDa16VSnOdevAou6-x863ezChEw1f8_sahSJTrKwXrT3YehaPYjhK2rKSEQ68pNtWN9W55saQaeIj9zpEacaj1z0rsrR5dIKnomVhEfEZm94Cp0rKEcXD9KVGgOg/s320/384425078_10056276751112203_4492083075368237649_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-57399380981687345942024-03-10T13:54:00.000-05:002024-03-10T13:54:17.169-05:00Meet Our Team - Carrie Brown (Headquarters)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDILmS1NtDYjt0bewFI-FV_SUigZ3EtmlCcbJ8pZ91rchn4mW0nFVb_62nTvG086WAJL1IpFp6G1OzPszpd6Qf-8jXwhou4fcdHcWTHluZvOyz_mucypJiNpKXQwJFxU_yRZp88_iAwEYDJyg7LBXm19-RscyAbeDH7TA6ztO6xhvAOhPo_gjOIA/s1581/processed-207B8AA6-720C-4A63-B09A-E490EF2863E8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="1188" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDILmS1NtDYjt0bewFI-FV_SUigZ3EtmlCcbJ8pZ91rchn4mW0nFVb_62nTvG086WAJL1IpFp6G1OzPszpd6Qf-8jXwhou4fcdHcWTHluZvOyz_mucypJiNpKXQwJFxU_yRZp88_iAwEYDJyg7LBXm19-RscyAbeDH7TA6ztO6xhvAOhPo_gjOIA/s320/processed-207B8AA6-720C-4A63-B09A-E490EF2863E8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Carrie Brown</b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> | Coordinator of Programming | CMRLS Headquarters</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Carrie has been a part of CMRLS for a little over 7 years! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Carrie:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">My favorite part of my job is visiting our schools every year with our Book Character Visits. I love getting to bring the love of reading to the kids. I also love going to work in the different branches, where I get to help patrons find the things they need.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0an6jM_R3SVjKtp-zupvZoam_CxI9EQnGp0hUYbVZRkuP0r7bIQhrah7QZ-QaxRTKp8H4YAM4eya8904BDaDZ-uPPzpX-2FgjQ0WTn5gVZKjaFDxb0BEt-18peWS3EsiPEMwpI4EysYqNB15gQH0-M6RVPxzKyIrkIoFgSeYIiGUbwpuO8Of5rw/s1188/processed-939CC781-93F8-4422-9870-8E207F6933DD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1188" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0an6jM_R3SVjKtp-zupvZoam_CxI9EQnGp0hUYbVZRkuP0r7bIQhrah7QZ-QaxRTKp8H4YAM4eya8904BDaDZ-uPPzpX-2FgjQ0WTn5gVZKjaFDxb0BEt-18peWS3EsiPEMwpI4EysYqNB15gQH0-M6RVPxzKyIrkIoFgSeYIiGUbwpuO8Of5rw/s320/processed-939CC781-93F8-4422-9870-8E207F6933DD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I was read to as a baby and have loved reading ever since! I think my favorite book as a small child was the Foot Book by Dr. Seuss. By the time I was in second grade, I was checking out historical nonfiction and fiction books. The first books I actually bought for myself were at the book fair in second grade. They were Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and a book about Ancient Egypt. I guess those two books began shaping the things I love to read now.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: left;">Rocket Languages! It has so many languages to learn including American Sign Language.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I love to spend time at home with my husband, our daughter, and our dog. We love to go walking at the park.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I have always wanted to visit Prague. I’ve been fascinated with the city and its beautiful architecture for a very long time. It would be great to spend a week or two taking it all in.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Christmas! It’s so magical and pretty.</span></p><div aria-label="7. What do you like to do when you're not at the library? 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Prince Memorial Library</span></b></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Frances has her 26th anniversary with CMRLS in April! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Frances:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I really enjoy talking and getting to know each person that walks through the doors. The very best part is watching a little child’s face light up when they see how many books there are in our children’s area!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">It was not just one book. When I was young, it was a way to pass the time. I read the picture biography books and nature books that my grandmother had until I got tired and knew them by heart. It was in my teen years that I found Nancy Drew and those old orange biographies, like <i>Molly Pitcher: Young Patriot</i> by Augusta Stevenson. My classmate introduced me to <i>Illusions</i> by Richard Bach. My dear, wonderful mother introduced me to paperback romances and that took over for awhile until a friend hooked me on Jeannette Oke.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">The Resume Builder! Patrons will come in and want to do a resume and will go to Microsoft Word. We always redirect them to the Resume builder. It's so fast and easy!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">I love spending time with my grand-babies, my dog, Bear, my Buddy cat, and my family. I also like to do puzzles and watch Survivor and Amazing Race.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_RmEgTWmGiZfQxOpEqOhRKFQn3__UHTbmYYUbrbUd7R9fk3NG5sAiXSQGRF7jUNi3WIMD2PC6sy1BcpfMrcMv8Ey5zs7C8Ntsyf6wcuf4-9qnSxOh4alhf5rRFEDNJT6-F_kgHpHkkFqiJYjnsxDBEhS5aRjB1qVUpqinICAzi2__RPz0a3cPg/s2000/My%20Heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_RmEgTWmGiZfQxOpEqOhRKFQn3__UHTbmYYUbrbUd7R9fk3NG5sAiXSQGRF7jUNi3WIMD2PC6sy1BcpfMrcMv8Ey5zs7C8Ntsyf6wcuf4-9qnSxOh4alhf5rRFEDNJT6-F_kgHpHkkFqiJYjnsxDBEhS5aRjB1qVUpqinICAzi2__RPz0a3cPg/s320/My%20Heart.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Wow! I think it would be a cruise for an entire month for my whole family, including all my sisters and their families too, and even my in-laws! That way no one has to cook or clean up. We can go do other things and still be together.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Thanksgiving. Getting together with the expectation of simply being thankful for family and friends.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-72790437696902076192024-02-29T20:56:00.000-06:002024-02-29T20:56:08.826-06:00Meet Our Team - Alice Green (Magee Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXycmhyphenhyphenwlYMo61WqrkWWZS564Lf-Tg37fcr0IZFO4KLz9wv_NXoZqNgA85-hGa7_9vUQysm7fCh5WiDNxbAG_Vb-PC42b_2UV82O_Xt2g6x0UNRQUnToo0j-nCHDEfUfUwfoDAT8diBCfy96dVVLBNZNhOtVQUvvitbW0IRfrOFJ_s5Keuy7Aimg/s1024/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(35).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXycmhyphenhyphenwlYMo61WqrkWWZS564Lf-Tg37fcr0IZFO4KLz9wv_NXoZqNgA85-hGa7_9vUQysm7fCh5WiDNxbAG_Vb-PC42b_2UV82O_Xt2g6x0UNRQUnToo0j-nCHDEfUfUwfoDAT8diBCfy96dVVLBNZNhOtVQUvvitbW0IRfrOFJ_s5Keuy7Aimg/s1024/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(35).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtxyitFmCumTC2bXbwCM5-Hz8LuVbvqDjIM4KQ3gU-eiVWAtbfIldpekAL6Xoj_cX1_F5ajNucfn50EiJnwYw400Txs7dhHuaJ0_l6ZPdqUl_P3YV6FFR4qtd0aMWNx9YLF40coK95ojDrLuzpeGiruM5yc2NTrPxQ2Cu9ELJu3TYuoIDa_RJow/s1080/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(34).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtxyitFmCumTC2bXbwCM5-Hz8LuVbvqDjIM4KQ3gU-eiVWAtbfIldpekAL6Xoj_cX1_F5ajNucfn50EiJnwYw400Txs7dhHuaJ0_l6ZPdqUl_P3YV6FFR4qtd0aMWNx9YLF40coK95ojDrLuzpeGiruM5yc2NTrPxQ2Cu9ELJu3TYuoIDa_RJow/s320/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(34).png" width="320" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Alice Green</b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> | Youth Services Specialist | Magee Public Library</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Alice has been a part of CMRLS for 1 1/2 years! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Alice:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My favorite part of working in the library is watching the story time children grow in social skills and knowledge.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Breaking Dawn! I was so captivated by the series, when it came out, that I couldn't wait for the movie to be made. I got the book and read it in two days. I've made time to read ever since that book came out.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All the test preps available to the public.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I enjoy dancing with my husband and listening to live music on a trip to the coast.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My perfect vacation would be in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in a cabin for a week. While relaxing and reading books on the deck, I can take in the mountain view during the fall.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christmas</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXycmhyphenhyphenwlYMo61WqrkWWZS564Lf-Tg37fcr0IZFO4KLz9wv_NXoZqNgA85-hGa7_9vUQysm7fCh5WiDNxbAG_Vb-PC42b_2UV82O_Xt2g6x0UNRQUnToo0j-nCHDEfUfUwfoDAT8diBCfy96dVVLBNZNhOtVQUvvitbW0IRfrOFJ_s5Keuy7Aimg/s320/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(35).png" style="background-color: transparent; text-align: justify;" width="240" /></span></div><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-39313860715283701012024-02-25T17:51:00.000-06:002024-02-25T17:51:32.569-06:00Meet Our Team - Miranda Loper (Pearl Public Library)<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvUaIXeXW7tFTnq4S5xAr1zcqsuBo2B2sNlwUNCoHk8Od1340d0KnLMz8HsYUWcil6TyLgOTPq8zAGeHnYLBm-JsfNLRvRdJ2ouWjgOXN9D071kbL108-rSJKVrVNRcmD3WQQJ7UqH6jL_grDr074qhJGAAf7BTLqePvm-6xWgG080_WvzYzNBQ/s2000/1000005836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvUaIXeXW7tFTnq4S5xAr1zcqsuBo2B2sNlwUNCoHk8Od1340d0KnLMz8HsYUWcil6TyLgOTPq8zAGeHnYLBm-JsfNLRvRdJ2ouWjgOXN9D071kbL108-rSJKVrVNRcmD3WQQJ7UqH6jL_grDr074qhJGAAf7BTLqePvm-6xWgG080_WvzYzNBQ/s320/1000005836.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Miranda Loper</b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> | Branch Manager | Pearl Public Library</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Miranda has been a part of CMRLS for almost 5 months! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Miranda:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My favorite part of working in the library is collection development and reader's advisory. I love choosing a wide assortment of materials for our patrons based on common interests and new, popular titles. It fills me with joy when a patron returns to the library having loved the books I helped them select.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My favorite books as a very young child were The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk. I remember reading those both at home and in the classroom and imagining a world of endless play. In second grade, my favorite book was The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White. The school librarian helped me find it based on my interests, and I have been found with my nose in a book ever since.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aside from reading (I love Hoopla!), one e-resource that I wish more people knew about is the Mississippi Digital Library. It is such a great resource for people interested in Mississippi culture and history with tons of digitized images. Another great e-resource is the online Mississippi Encyclopedia for history-buffs and students alike as it has short, factual articles and audio-visual materials for anything Mississippi.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like to spend time with my little family, travel, bake, garden, and a myriad of other hobbies that introverts typically like to do.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My ideal vacation usually includes visiting a state or national park with hiking, exploring local businesses and flea markets, and eating new, exciting foods. One day, though, I wish to make my way overseas and trek through the United Kingdom, Italy, and maybe even Japan.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My favorite holiday involves ringing in the New Year. The stress of the holiday season is over, and I can finally start to rest in the remainder of winter while looking forward to spring.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRHvciYXQb5hOYiOekE2RoeksLTiliC5Bctt5_CB3SFA83kEJT_8IqX9amNJYYAQorpNtEUS63hp3tdImvIjZsZhforlAuKMkI0efzEN_1uGHZ1gEay4eRyzHUQN1m6Sw_lXKi4BzLUlJVsObYRKuUe8Oq9s2_f4PvJp7Y5HGSME-thL2eQvfOg/s2000/1000005860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRHvciYXQb5hOYiOekE2RoeksLTiliC5Bctt5_CB3SFA83kEJT_8IqX9amNJYYAQorpNtEUS63hp3tdImvIjZsZhforlAuKMkI0efzEN_1uGHZ1gEay4eRyzHUQN1m6Sw_lXKi4BzLUlJVsObYRKuUe8Oq9s2_f4PvJp7Y5HGSME-thL2eQvfOg/s2000/1000005860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0Q5gZedtpk34YkHBj_MxK7Q9rlEopyh9ekzcSS6AQZNfkZBthp5mIaKv4EV5JUnEDWd0eNfQf4XP4Ot_7NnQoiFyn-bcPpx7vNQUJCj0Rz2KPS2o5W4MSQHJgIEELalM1nijLnIW5B5BC0aQsO4xVLee5J2AVEhIHG3DVaYoNdoxW78Dg687gg/s1000/1000004776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0Q5gZedtpk34YkHBj_MxK7Q9rlEopyh9ekzcSS6AQZNfkZBthp5mIaKv4EV5JUnEDWd0eNfQf4XP4Ot_7NnQoiFyn-bcPpx7vNQUJCj0Rz2KPS2o5W4MSQHJgIEELalM1nijLnIW5B5BC0aQsO4xVLee5J2AVEhIHG3DVaYoNdoxW78Dg687gg/s320/1000004776.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXwoySGxgddaN1MGUztaiSnVYlwlQfaJxkKlupGOirgEzhYZKw2onZSLkyfH53lEotm3vm6I9qdZoIikgNx1JNV1MqfcXO8ipk0iV8wXeXvUK3tIo5mjR7FlnP57z2ClET-brUemHXZpvOURF6Dkzmp7i_D5kddQxZfJsS0UtxvCnw_Ljt4_ToA/s2000/1000005860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="letter-spacing: -0.24px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqXwoySGxgddaN1MGUztaiSnVYlwlQfaJxkKlupGOirgEzhYZKw2onZSLkyfH53lEotm3vm6I9qdZoIikgNx1JNV1MqfcXO8ipk0iV8wXeXvUK3tIo5mjR7FlnP57z2ClET-brUemHXZpvOURF6Dkzmp7i_D5kddQxZfJsS0UtxvCnw_Ljt4_ToA/s320/1000005860.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-5799347668091127222024-02-22T20:54:00.001-06:002024-02-22T20:58:28.749-06:00Meet Our Team - Kayla Flynt-Ceciliano<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yk_NxFmAja1_t-0H2Ymq75l2Newe55jC1X_xavuSMYYkvpPAOa3cqnxA90MlXVceGRKUBGLNRJzKbVJe92-a5wc2d9LVmenZ1Dae5pvBWE_ipmvulTwtLy8_hQf5TM5sqE5STaWuLKnyK6AMAscQXGYlmri6ONyCMVZ2wDeuZmdQ9U2itmB16A/s1224/1000017892-01%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="565" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yk_NxFmAja1_t-0H2Ymq75l2Newe55jC1X_xavuSMYYkvpPAOa3cqnxA90MlXVceGRKUBGLNRJzKbVJe92-a5wc2d9LVmenZ1Dae5pvBWE_ipmvulTwtLy8_hQf5TM5sqE5STaWuLKnyK6AMAscQXGYlmri6ONyCMVZ2wDeuZmdQ9U2itmB16A/s320/1000017892-01%20(1).jpeg" width="148" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Kayla Flynt-Ceciliano</b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> | Reference Services | Flowood Public Library</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Kayla has been a part of CMRLS for almost 5 months! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Kayla:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love seeing all the hard work patrons put into their jobs, education, or personal projects while using the resources we offer. Hearing about the great things that come into fruition because of their dedication is my favorite part!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">“Ranma ½” by Rumiko Takahashi</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;" /><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">This manga opened an entire new world for me, and I couldn’t be more grateful!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The (Mississippi) Driver’s Education Program Practice Tests, which can be found in the virtual reference list on the CMRLS website. You will be able to find up to date CDL, motorcycle, and driver’s manual handbooks along with some practice tests that will help prepare individuals to pass the written exam on their first go.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been playing video games ever since my parents bought me a Super NES and PS1 in the mid 90’s. So, when I am not at the library, I like to play those same games from my childhood along with the many other games that have been released throughout the years. I also love going to the gym early in the morning and going on long walks at night.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Driving out to Texas to spend time with my niece will always be the perfect vacation for me!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Easter</span></span></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-26664149806217139302024-02-18T20:39:00.001-06:002024-02-18T20:39:32.323-06:00Meet Our Team - Sandy Orman (Mendenhall Public Library)<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0cqMzpL0YYT5NZJL6gWo4WdIUvYlPHmAl9BHbxm7GMZiwsEgh4wm9ZpIINF4uuElcV7aU2MJeI7dLnvIufBxzA_QxGKjzmF93QXyFAkP3Hp65ByMXE1__PdCaBa1ejFf_JpMHh-sYMJHXiKEl8iDw8yrSN9dPItugMDL4s4AOIHGooLl5aaNVA/s3088/IMG_7398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0cqMzpL0YYT5NZJL6gWo4WdIUvYlPHmAl9BHbxm7GMZiwsEgh4wm9ZpIINF4uuElcV7aU2MJeI7dLnvIufBxzA_QxGKjzmF93QXyFAkP3Hp65ByMXE1__PdCaBa1ejFf_JpMHh-sYMJHXiKEl8iDw8yrSN9dPItugMDL4s4AOIHGooLl5aaNVA/s320/IMG_7398.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sandy Orman | Circulation Clerk | Mendenhall Public Library</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Sandy has been a part of CMRLS for almost 2 years! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Sandy:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Finding books for my patrons, especially the ones who claim to not enjoy reading!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've loved reading for as long as I can remember. A few of my first favorites were <i>Little Women</i> by Louisa May Alcott, <i>The Thorn Birds</i> by Colleen McCullough, and <i>The Outsiders</i> by S.E. Hinton.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hoopla! It's a fantastic resource for readers who enjoy audio and electronic books. They also have a large selection of magazines that you can check out, such as Highlights. It's nostalgic for me after reading those regularly as a kid.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hang out with my dog, Tripper, travel, play poker, and binge-watch good television.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An ocean beach on a sunny day!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Halloween! I love scary movies and horror novels!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIZZHV8grRppcijw3dfi4C29a5VTk7E4CUq5YXhm4RzEz9MHEpPkj3bIrLmQUecfr6d0jeNclKWOfH2n9f6tLUinc3KrhEB5SOf8FSp7cTrfFjOAj-JEGHIIoL6Y1yArYVOlPjb_8acz24Y0ElZmJPRviw17nGwXnVc78g-KYVPErPdn-ie7NTg/s4032/IMG_6573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIZZHV8grRppcijw3dfi4C29a5VTk7E4CUq5YXhm4RzEz9MHEpPkj3bIrLmQUecfr6d0jeNclKWOfH2n9f6tLUinc3KrhEB5SOf8FSp7cTrfFjOAj-JEGHIIoL6Y1yArYVOlPjb_8acz24Y0ElZmJPRviw17nGwXnVc78g-KYVPErPdn-ie7NTg/s320/IMG_6573.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XQ5oTYTCb3flxR9WJT1P-7tvLZDfMQrNqcwDLVv0yModLUF0q0px8Jajv5X3X52N7L2vNWTwQ9gqa1626FKwnc27X3VXHoBgVMAoQbfv-pxuVoHBjaVt5JHBiGONburhRuuATUhKMYRmksU34ufOC_PoHBCb6w8-H_ZiIWoHxVOrtOXAXllY9w/s2569/IMG_7218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="letter-spacing: -0.24px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="1927" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XQ5oTYTCb3flxR9WJT1P-7tvLZDfMQrNqcwDLVv0yModLUF0q0px8Jajv5X3X52N7L2vNWTwQ9gqa1626FKwnc27X3VXHoBgVMAoQbfv-pxuVoHBjaVt5JHBiGONburhRuuATUhKMYRmksU34ufOC_PoHBCb6w8-H_ZiIWoHxVOrtOXAXllY9w/s320/IMG_7218.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-55318992346667913212024-02-15T15:26:00.000-06:002024-02-15T15:26:46.864-06:00Meet Our Team - Austin Gamblin (Brandon Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE0-_XYjM5FlJqVegB09HRFA_7kG-ByNTgsy8cWm0i_XRFE9NemF74ksieWY3ybN2frh3fLGzc_ZlWI0e7IQwx_Pa5G_iKae520VBBGJRD91aux1hDzqhfQfyDbwyGTfcxt2GdbJZmz1D0poBLRQZvM0va-Nrr0AY2t68Yg52TGzz1lwlomc5Tw/s4032/Austin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE0-_XYjM5FlJqVegB09HRFA_7kG-ByNTgsy8cWm0i_XRFE9NemF74ksieWY3ybN2frh3fLGzc_ZlWI0e7IQwx_Pa5G_iKae520VBBGJRD91aux1hDzqhfQfyDbwyGTfcxt2GdbJZmz1D0poBLRQZvM0va-Nrr0AY2t68Yg52TGzz1lwlomc5Tw/s320/Austin.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Austin Gamblin | Circulation Supervisor | Brandon Public Library</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Austin has been a part of CMRLS for 4 1/2 years! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Austin:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I enjoy helping patrons find books to read or helping them find new authors to read they have never tried.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I was in the fifth grade, teachers would take the class to the library to check out books. It was towards the end of our session when we were leaving that I checked out Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Ronald Dahl. Though I casually picked it out, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I spent nearly every moment reading it repeatedly until I had to turn it back in. I had checked out books before but I think that book was the true start of my love of reading and libraries.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I wish more people knew about Hoopla and Cloud Library to read and listen to the ebooks and audiobooks that we have in our digital collection.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I also wish more people knew more about our Inter Library Loan program so that they could know that even if it's not in our system, there are alternative ways to find the items they wish to find.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I enjoy playing SWTOR and World of Warcraft. I also like reading and writing.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Relaxing at home.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanksgiving</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rTKEuOEmAaRl7Sf4AO1rVQs_vtIrtDd9Cni_s8ctJHOAgga16XF9hNS_JGS5F3RBUy2Mo2QlBTVJqUyCfgcQkWls11D5-S3ls94eSq0gHaspu3wnBVtOFwMG_Z9FwJ2w_ifAUv4qwA397J8G6fkCOLHDGoTzkVqdLkngfwxex8x3un2N6cg0vg/s4032/Austin2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rTKEuOEmAaRl7Sf4AO1rVQs_vtIrtDd9Cni_s8ctJHOAgga16XF9hNS_JGS5F3RBUy2Mo2QlBTVJqUyCfgcQkWls11D5-S3ls94eSq0gHaspu3wnBVtOFwMG_Z9FwJ2w_ifAUv4qwA397J8G6fkCOLHDGoTzkVqdLkngfwxex8x3un2N6cg0vg/s320/Austin2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-86672655335950409252024-02-11T18:49:00.000-06:002024-02-11T18:49:20.298-06:00Meet Our Team - Helen Ruffin-Chambers (Polkville Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MUtTSkKvCvHmtHayb5XjbcdpMHCYnI7WfZyPP7zR0b9Toqhl7cRmjqo6aRklNuvruz8Z12wA4uI_LCY2GvrrALUjoJYX_KxcN0u4GWwnj7gAPeS03ay0qnE5QRPfLnlFtB10G3SUVQkI5lnrmsLVGVq5ckquoj6Kga3xDA1U10cHwu3xNR1wLQ/s960/Helen%20-%20PO.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MUtTSkKvCvHmtHayb5XjbcdpMHCYnI7WfZyPP7zR0b9Toqhl7cRmjqo6aRklNuvruz8Z12wA4uI_LCY2GvrrALUjoJYX_KxcN0u4GWwnj7gAPeS03ay0qnE5QRPfLnlFtB10G3SUVQkI5lnrmsLVGVq5ckquoj6Kga3xDA1U10cHwu3xNR1wLQ/s320/Helen%20-%20PO.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Helen Ruffin-Chambers | Branch Manager | Polkville Public Library</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Helen has been a part of CMRLS for 8 months! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Helen:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My favorite part of working in the library is seeing young readers being excited about a new book.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This book took me away to a place of magic where I wasn't alone and I was loved.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm not very computer savvy, but I like Good Reads.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I'm not at the library, I like to travel, eat good food, and read.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My perfect vacation would be going to the beach or mountains with my best friend.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My favorite holiday is Mardi Gras.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViPW1rDpB43_Jkn4NyKJpSN6WekhPMCrHHn35-BCNmp5k-uSFPXna1FeO-4PzcxCvG2fQZNBCc0kozD8J44fWUChvwpPXROqgwr2jcc3LH9P-IyiKNcRO5ZjeWW1clr-nLA0dq4TrFCpuCHBYQWmlswtlVbZF31TnzN8Kx1OjVbCU_Lyw_V5ZrA/s480/Helen%20-%20PO3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViPW1rDpB43_Jkn4NyKJpSN6WekhPMCrHHn35-BCNmp5k-uSFPXna1FeO-4PzcxCvG2fQZNBCc0kozD8J44fWUChvwpPXROqgwr2jcc3LH9P-IyiKNcRO5ZjeWW1clr-nLA0dq4TrFCpuCHBYQWmlswtlVbZF31TnzN8Kx1OjVbCU_Lyw_V5ZrA/s320/Helen%20-%20PO3.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvz-JzL8Vc37gE_Ci8UBrwldvlr45jGushiRMAS5_-fTxRGiKh5ql8WA5in48PQjSGC0jyeJFKSl9HMtJcEeI5Ee4WH0OFf5IcchtKRDiMAddn0s962SFeJIYC1FyKFH0_PISFceI4sFW4G2XGmW2nCRwk8zG7HIxytU07m3RsYyMR99T9YL9zQ/s320/Helen%20-%20PO2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="letter-spacing: -0.24px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvz-JzL8Vc37gE_Ci8UBrwldvlr45jGushiRMAS5_-fTxRGiKh5ql8WA5in48PQjSGC0jyeJFKSl9HMtJcEeI5Ee4WH0OFf5IcchtKRDiMAddn0s962SFeJIYC1FyKFH0_PISFceI4sFW4G2XGmW2nCRwk8zG7HIxytU07m3RsYyMR99T9YL9zQ/s1600/Helen%20-%20PO2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-9235326622141080902024-02-08T18:02:00.000-06:002024-02-08T18:02:30.788-06:00Meet Our Team - Marsha Meadows (Morton Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XDr83VgqOWUgG6Iwcqtg2Nsml-aMLblJFkrAARB5lKYq12TuYabBffWV_aCSga8flbA6o3umwl8dOcZxEFMvgo4l5yWwj4S7aXV8nOYSup3x0m98yhZHjNiXpf_GvS1pDxkhSaEds0vclODg979rhuxtzv4Tl86zcltWa4HywsZsg2XlvRMkEA/s1973/Marsha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="1247" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XDr83VgqOWUgG6Iwcqtg2Nsml-aMLblJFkrAARB5lKYq12TuYabBffWV_aCSga8flbA6o3umwl8dOcZxEFMvgo4l5yWwj4S7aXV8nOYSup3x0m98yhZHjNiXpf_GvS1pDxkhSaEds0vclODg979rhuxtzv4Tl86zcltWa4HywsZsg2XlvRMkEA/s320/Marsha.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Marsha Meadows | Interim Branch Manager | Morton Public Library</span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Marsha is fairly new to CMRLS! She has been working at the Morton branch for seven months and is currently the Interim Branch Manager.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Marsha:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love helping our patrons find the information that they are looking for and seeing the children excited to get books to read.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The tell-tale heart" by Edgar Allen Poe. I checked it out in the fifth grade to shock my teachers and ended up loving it. I guess I was the one that got shocked.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Rocket Languages. I am learning new languages and, here in Morton, it comes in handy to be bi-lingual. It's just great to have some help learning, and it's free!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spend time with my family, garden, read, craft, and learn new hobbies. When I am not doing that, I am at my church.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sitting in the middle of nowhere by a river and a fire, with nothing but peace and quiet.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christmas! As much as I hate winter, I love all of the Christmas traditions and decorations my family and I have developed over the years.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UL1bKObGVDu68111hjZ4-WWS2G-QUfL3w2xzL99FjVKB4OtDwyP1i2CpMq_0oyNst__qloHHu-u4VhLAhvvmt3uE56j8vyAqbvXFP4o1ZXRc8THfBg2RKbMXI6xuhVJ_3Ff_SNRvRvouT230FSzC2vQ3y137cpr2eUhjfK-dfP9EeiihSx4VrQ/s4080/Marsha%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UL1bKObGVDu68111hjZ4-WWS2G-QUfL3w2xzL99FjVKB4OtDwyP1i2CpMq_0oyNst__qloHHu-u4VhLAhvvmt3uE56j8vyAqbvXFP4o1ZXRc8THfBg2RKbMXI6xuhVJ_3Ff_SNRvRvouT230FSzC2vQ3y137cpr2eUhjfK-dfP9EeiihSx4VrQ/s320/Marsha%202.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-76182067436187543042024-02-04T12:36:00.000-06:002024-02-04T12:36:30.417-06:00Meet Our Team - David Muse (Flowood Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpgzyT5Ji6CVDkBO0Rb1aQAGiOcEIpVzO_rqU6OIqLa_E-Qhw4udUvEbFucsdD1EBck21kdXghqx2QLLGTr59s3DLcvInLpTX-u0pgFagjLg-LwEtkbEucryRkjlFlnRn-mcPaBHpddoysf2N5Uwk4AZ_L2YD2gwS42P19cxGAe2B0ORLrwHf0A/s1080/Combat%20Librarian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpgzyT5Ji6CVDkBO0Rb1aQAGiOcEIpVzO_rqU6OIqLa_E-Qhw4udUvEbFucsdD1EBck21kdXghqx2QLLGTr59s3DLcvInLpTX-u0pgFagjLg-LwEtkbEucryRkjlFlnRn-mcPaBHpddoysf2N5Uwk4AZ_L2YD2gwS42P19cxGAe2B0ORLrwHf0A/s320/Combat%20Librarian.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">David Muse | Branch Manager | G. Chastaine Flynt Memorial Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">David has been a part of CMRLS for almost 12 years! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Here's more from David:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I enjoy working with a highly motivated and dedicated team of librarians as we strive to make a difference solving simple and complex problems for patrons.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">As a child, I enjoyed the Hardy Boys and any comic book I could get my hands on. I later moved on to Mack Bolan, The Executioner, and his War Against the Mafia by Don Pendleton.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I would later discover Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman, Last of the Breed by Louis L'Amour, The Harbinger 2 by Jonathan Cahn, and Patriots by James Wesley, Rawles.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">As a senior adult, I prefer reading books that are interesting yet practical.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Rocket Languages. I feel we should at least be familiar with a second language if not fluent. There have been days where I've needed to speak Spanish with someone who could not speak English.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Take a power nap and then work on odd jobs around the house. Stock up on supplies in preparation for the next global pandemic or catastrophe.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A perfect vacation for me would be an adventure away from everyone and everything. I would fly to Seattle, WA, get on a Holland America Cruise Line, and travel to Alaska. I would enjoy socializing with interesting people, dining at the captain's table, attending lectures on interesting subjects, other than plate tectonics. I would explore the world of acupuncture, enjoy room service for breakfast, eat fresh tacos and hamburgers for lunch, enjoy a buffet for dinner, visit and enjoy the amenities of Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka. I would wonder about the mysterious submarine following the ship or was that a whale? I would have dinner in a castle in the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, then return to Seattle, WA, fly to Salt Lake City, UT, rent a car, drive to City of Rocks, ID located near the Middle of Nowhere gas station, and then head south to Cedar City, UT. I would visit Cedar Breaks, Kolob Canyon, Zion, and Bryce Canyon National Parks. I would wonder about the mysterious shuttle bus full of European tourists following my turbo charged rental car, and return home knowing the world is safe for democracy. I would know in my heart that soon I would travel to the faraway island nation of Hawaii and complete my bucket list having visited all 50 states before turning 50.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #616161; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.24px;">Groundhog Day. A never-ending holiday if there ever was one. I used to live in the mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania where the wind was cold and the roads were covered in snow and ice. I would depend on Punxsutawney Phil as much as the weatherman for the local forecast and hope for an early spring.</span></span></span></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-73345342890555175382024-02-01T20:37:00.000-06:002024-02-01T20:37:57.022-06:00Meet Our Team - Dewayne Hellums (Richland Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_K4xkzX5gzBbNAT0YlJ-8MYH-BlmkH5Lh2mU6r2P29HhExCl9SrcIh5BlziXjd5r3BzXdwEBMkIm2Vzgjl5do_Hps01hCHCte9hBBSWLbR9Hh8ELJn0ajLaIRJ-hdz4J5Iaca4I09fGefPHRMm0cj2G71Vus5poWnzL2MNZWuPW6nFbfNVzwBw/s2624/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(9).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="1968" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_K4xkzX5gzBbNAT0YlJ-8MYH-BlmkH5Lh2mU6r2P29HhExCl9SrcIh5BlziXjd5r3BzXdwEBMkIm2Vzgjl5do_Hps01hCHCte9hBBSWLbR9Hh8ELJn0ajLaIRJ-hdz4J5Iaca4I09fGefPHRMm0cj2G71Vus5poWnzL2MNZWuPW6nFbfNVzwBw/s320/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(9).png" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dewayne Hellums | Branch Manager | Richland Public Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Dewayne has been a part of CMRLS for 22 years! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Dewayne:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">My favorite part of working in the library is that every day is something new. Learning is a lifelong challenge, and every day I learn something new from researching information for our patrons. It gives me great joy when a student comes back into the library and tells me they received an A on a project I helped them find the resources to complete. I love it when former story time kids start bringing their children to the library, so they can learn to love the library too!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">The first books I checked out from the Pearl Library were "The Fire Cat" by Esther Averill and "The Little House" by Virginia Lee Burton. These books not only initiated my love for reading but also helped develop my love of small houses and the renovation of older homes.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Flipster is my favorite e-resource. I used to subscribe to home improvement magazines. Now that the library has Flipster, I am saving money and I don't have piles of magazines cluttering up my house!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I am just starting a new hobby. I am starting a rose garden and a daylily garden. Then, I can sit on my deck and look at all the pretty flowers.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">My perfect vacation would be to rent a small cabin in the mountains, preferably next to a stream so I could relax and listen to the water flowing down the stream.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="957" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyitQezLsZB72idd087a5gSiiDTwY6vu8Vpr5MEo1JC06dXW8XPEO3B4a1m1c07kb96GPbY75HTLai6UFhWZfsaM_Iv6VRJk6CiNgpX6nzUQyHnhdlgxdu7IF-0TCZ6wjH5C3NZD6IqmLpDShDPAHGDJiMLyInt2yMl8B6C-XMpYk_9JraAGSr2A/s320/Dianne%20Picture.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dianne McLaurin | Branch Manager | Forest Public Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Dianne has been a part of CMRLS for 10 1/2 years. </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Dianne:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Being part of a whole community is my favorite! No matter who they are, where they live, how much or how little they have, or what they believe, all demographics of the community are welcomed through the front door of the library.</span></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">When I was small, my grandmother read me a book entitled "The Little Mailman of Bayberry Lane" over and over until I knew the words by heart. I think that book set a trajectory for me to always include the uninvited, to recognize illustrations and words for their importance, and to cherish the memories of reading to and with others.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Learning Express Library. The e-resource offers practice tests for the GED, ACT, Praxis, ASVAB, CDL, TABE, EMT and more. Tutorials are also available for students and adults, from basic core skills to advanced career preparation. It's a great learning site!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I like to read, of course. I also like to empty-nest with my husband, exercise with friends, take pictures of special moments, and carve out some quiet time to recharge.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Anywhere with family is my perfect vacation.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Labor Day in September -- the unofficial end of summer and fall (and college football) is on its way.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunfcqVfPSQJXpkqlCU2-J0FWFVVDFYJJglEdscAumPzgrYjR2tjMk9khkX83Juc_IhxqBsLHsbdChxlrBL1uZbHvcVg54ZHUR62so1rv1-nv5ffjDQkVFOaXVRTshSKv9FFLPEPooR84x4SDno06Jht7sLL_zBE1bEr9eiQMjvt20Y0OkCGAuMw/s960/dianne%20little%20library.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunfcqVfPSQJXpkqlCU2-J0FWFVVDFYJJglEdscAumPzgrYjR2tjMk9khkX83Juc_IhxqBsLHsbdChxlrBL1uZbHvcVg54ZHUR62so1rv1-nv5ffjDQkVFOaXVRTshSKv9FFLPEPooR84x4SDno06Jht7sLL_zBE1bEr9eiQMjvt20Y0OkCGAuMw/s320/dianne%20little%20library.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNj5L5wPmTyY4cydIPVI1h1hVOzAY-0hUTWMBKzOkso-MkHcxUBL51K4xwAa4vSmNjUmfj0iD06BMGac3krwygb_gH9rU0iltXyNh0yHQ6AqRu86W8VkDi8Z6cUvJXf1XddPBUaucQ9l9L9X6tzW6OjGWf7jqaxxtE3wDYFWS03VmVlGJMqybJ2w/s1131/Dianne%20with%20children.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="848" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNj5L5wPmTyY4cydIPVI1h1hVOzAY-0hUTWMBKzOkso-MkHcxUBL51K4xwAa4vSmNjUmfj0iD06BMGac3krwygb_gH9rU0iltXyNh0yHQ6AqRu86W8VkDi8Z6cUvJXf1XddPBUaucQ9l9L9X6tzW6OjGWf7jqaxxtE3wDYFWS03VmVlGJMqybJ2w/s320/Dianne%20with%20children.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-89586503163416683112024-01-25T16:41:00.000-06:002024-01-25T16:41:59.036-06:00Meet Our Team - Olga Frikha (Richland Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUd-Dywr7uereIFl-7ymHbx6OvA8lcW9XyyDb7BHOG1b2g66Fe4KT4htUL93jWyt1fte_-WDdEJ74tv02LZlB96HKh4hhufuEudwG0V8E20975bYYYr0Tcw8oemFT_9s4e4557g10rn18emvIXwrm-889wVrgXHIulysoUmKtwCZBmUfl-AxKgQ/s1024/IMG-20231025-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUd-Dywr7uereIFl-7ymHbx6OvA8lcW9XyyDb7BHOG1b2g66Fe4KT4htUL93jWyt1fte_-WDdEJ74tv02LZlB96HKh4hhufuEudwG0V8E20975bYYYr0Tcw8oemFT_9s4e4557g10rn18emvIXwrm-889wVrgXHIulysoUmKtwCZBmUfl-AxKgQ/s320/IMG-20231025-WA0000.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Olga Frikha | Circulation Clerk | Richland Public Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Olga has been a part of CMRLS for 5 months. Welcome to the CMRLS family, Olga! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Olga:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I enjoy craft nights, book displays, and signing together with kid's songs for Story Time.</span></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Wizard of Oz. (translated into the Russian language) Wizard of Emerald City. I was 8-9 years old. As a child, once after watching one of the documentaries about the Russian royal family's relatives, and vassals, I learned that it was very prestigious to have your own library. Each owner had the seal of his name, and each book had a number, and there was the signature of the owner of the book. Books were also decorated with precious stones made of birch bark, leather, or other materials. Only men could be librarians at that time and had to know many languages and have a lot of knowledge.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">World Book Online, (Mississippi) Driver’s Education Program Practice Tests, Freegal.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I like to travel, meet new people from different countries, and learn about their cultures. I enjoy </span><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: left;">free time </span><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">outdoors with my kids and exploring nature around our neighboring states.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Away from civilization with no phone, no relatives or family, on an uninhabited island with spa services on the beach...</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;" /><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">P.S.: Maybe some Pina Colada or Mojito ;)</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Easter and New Year.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhRHJITSb-O_Ww1ABHWO_DFMw5tpeyQjc8fdL4xDzUSwatIYBJth7OKyI7U8el_Ws9dClANU0GS4O4-dxUj-YB-1_q13rgNxGkCFSgrHYPciC4yY38Buj-x8NysLbK8ZmU7dqFkwsLvocBSsDWtTBPNRX4miMi0H4mBURwao44AqOdu_3a8FSBA/s1024/IMG-20231025-WA0006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhRHJITSb-O_Ww1ABHWO_DFMw5tpeyQjc8fdL4xDzUSwatIYBJth7OKyI7U8el_Ws9dClANU0GS4O4-dxUj-YB-1_q13rgNxGkCFSgrHYPciC4yY38Buj-x8NysLbK8ZmU7dqFkwsLvocBSsDWtTBPNRX4miMi0H4mBURwao44AqOdu_3a8FSBA/s320/IMG-20231025-WA0006.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmE0bKNw7Z4ulqEhExgWnm6J1FFxtmDnk_l_qncXYx5KZSCqPAedLBxcuVXX8__MH-8fb1pIX1dHBp7pcS2bcPGDzatGd-gP1zcTj_P889DgZOUwJVOhQKxq8DN-ogq9WkhwUUGfZK9VBbduvu3EKOU9JxFtCEV0ya0tCnpV6rCHNgm6POwSGng/s1024/IMG-20240122-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmE0bKNw7Z4ulqEhExgWnm6J1FFxtmDnk_l_qncXYx5KZSCqPAedLBxcuVXX8__MH-8fb1pIX1dHBp7pcS2bcPGDzatGd-gP1zcTj_P889DgZOUwJVOhQKxq8DN-ogq9WkhwUUGfZK9VBbduvu3EKOU9JxFtCEV0ya0tCnpV6rCHNgm6POwSGng/s320/IMG-20240122-WA0001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-81405254059434188402024-01-21T20:24:00.000-06:002024-01-21T20:24:22.441-06:00Meet Our Team - Jessica Howell (Forest Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKRZHhTpwOIh4h8ZFu67aHY6aLwkvSVoOOWHRFkCNV-wXyoIkOoDiGVfcbLP-M8p77T6dC7-1qzrvqiSDi0ZdhRoVWv-iHIt8L7wT6YJyB4cEhe5ekRJn-gcr8AHVCdXVZ9PcBL-w26s52BELW-KpEbwtGpOcyJ0nFndTKUZavLZbr-yLl2CHhg/s2573/Tazzy%20FO.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="1448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKRZHhTpwOIh4h8ZFu67aHY6aLwkvSVoOOWHRFkCNV-wXyoIkOoDiGVfcbLP-M8p77T6dC7-1qzrvqiSDi0ZdhRoVWv-iHIt8L7wT6YJyB4cEhe5ekRJn-gcr8AHVCdXVZ9PcBL-w26s52BELW-KpEbwtGpOcyJ0nFndTKUZavLZbr-yLl2CHhg/s320/Tazzy%20FO.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jessica "Tazzy" Howell | Circulation Clerk | Forest Public Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Tazzy has been a part of CMRLS for a little more than a year! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Tazzy:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Honestly? My favorite part of working for the library has to be when our patrons are returning their books or films. It's an opportunity to engage and get to know our patrons a little bit more. I get some great recommendations out of it too!</span></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">In high school, I would often have my nose down in whatever I was reading and this was in large part thanks to my English teacher, Mrs. Sanders. She would always encourage me to read more and open myself up to the magic of books. She introduced me to the <i>Unwind Dystology</i> series and sensationalized my love for reading, especially in the sci-fi and horror genres!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Cloud Library!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">When I'm not at the library, I love to world-build and create! You'll probably find me on a video game, drawing, or playing Dungeons and Dragons with my friends.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">My idea of a perfect vacation is up in the mountains or woods! I love to explore, fish, hike, and learn about the intricacies of the natural world or my environment.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Halloween! What's not to love about scary stories, haunted houses, and candy?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZY1HMAb0Si5YIl1mdw-tah_h9y2pd4JqDxv4AAMVVgaK88QWL9SRb-GyTy0uslisHgcR9UOMvCeGNdGfuNBemQ1f_WB_6a0jYFOBZ8DO-gLK897_qfleu2lyBHenYzFkSzd-R_2XRFPRH0y7BQhI-4V4IgePyYbNtk-8ENjiujHZjcjlpJZCWA/s1694/Tazzy%202%20FO.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZY1HMAb0Si5YIl1mdw-tah_h9y2pd4JqDxv4AAMVVgaK88QWL9SRb-GyTy0uslisHgcR9UOMvCeGNdGfuNBemQ1f_WB_6a0jYFOBZ8DO-gLK897_qfleu2lyBHenYzFkSzd-R_2XRFPRH0y7BQhI-4V4IgePyYbNtk-8ENjiujHZjcjlpJZCWA/s320/Tazzy%202%20FO.jpeg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-91010594420606786372024-01-18T19:15:00.000-06:002024-01-18T19:15:33.083-06:00Meet Our Team - Marie Jordan (Pearl Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnO9VD3lOLnRMZ48bhZpzQGYOwhzG5NXN8hbf_O8fnIhYXG5wXaR2IR7XiqUedEt0s0HW9NaTTjmKjJ5rKlc_-Uw1hLdONWaPQOb3vu_LxqBphXipfS0jt7yn8YrydW-HdKNmpyVDWfZ-K15n2KNmMDPomCx_Sl6WNosOIJ9SyxosOt1H5q8q_g/s1556/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="1143" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnO9VD3lOLnRMZ48bhZpzQGYOwhzG5NXN8hbf_O8fnIhYXG5wXaR2IR7XiqUedEt0s0HW9NaTTjmKjJ5rKlc_-Uw1hLdONWaPQOb3vu_LxqBphXipfS0jt7yn8YrydW-HdKNmpyVDWfZ-K15n2KNmMDPomCx_Sl6WNosOIJ9SyxosOt1H5q8q_g/s320/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(2).png" width="235" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Marie Jordan | Youth Services Supervisor | Pearl Public Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Marie has been a part of CMRLS for over 2 1/2 years! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Marie:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="ui-provider ed aze azf azg azh azi azj azk azl azm azn azo azp azq azr azs azt azu azv azw azx azy azz baa bab bac bae baf bag bah bai baj bak bal bam" dir="ltr">Working in the library enables me to use my creative side. I enjoy creating displays of our books, but the goal is not just to make it look good. The goal of a display is appealing to as many children as possible and catching their eyes in a way which makes them stop and not only scan the titles, but browse the books. If I’ve done that part of my job well, then hopefully they’ll check out a book or two and develop a love for reading. 😊</span></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="ui-provider ed aze azf azg azh azi azj azk azl azm azn azo azp azq azr azs azt azu azv azw azx azy azz baa bab bac bae baf bag bah bai baj bak bal bam" dir="ltr">That’s a loaded question! There are so many. I adored reading when I was little. I would sit outside under my Daddy’s pecan tree and read for hours! My favorites were the Little House books, Caddie Woodlawn, and Nancy Drew mysteries. Even then I got creative. I would use sticks and rocks to build the characters and settings. I made a pretty impressive little house in the big woods!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="ui-provider ed aze azf azg azh azi azj azk azl azm azn azo azp azq azr azs azt azu azv azw azx azy azz baa bab bac bae baf bag bah bai baj bak bal bam" dir="ltr">My current favorite resource is our Learning Express Library. Not only does it have practice work and tests for students, it also gives information for college prep, college entrances, etc.<br />
It is a gold mine for patrons - for free! </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="ui-provider ed aze azf azg azh azi azj azk azl azm azn azo azp azq azr azs azt azu azv azw azx azy azz baa bab bac bae baf bag bah bai baj bak bal bam" dir="ltr">Honestly, just spend time in my home and with my family. <br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="ui-provider ed aze azf azg azh azi azj azk azl azm azn azo azp azq azr azs azt azu azv azw azx azy azz baa bab bac bae baf bag bah bai baj bak bal bam" dir="ltr">I hope one day to visit Italy with my husband. That would be a dream come true! <br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="ui-provider ed aze azf azg azh azi azj azk azl azm azn azo azp azq azr azs azt azu azv azw azx azy azz baa bab bac bae baf bag bah bai baj bak bal bam" dir="ltr">Christmas. I love celebrating the birth of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His blessings are abundant, and Christmas offers so many opportunities to celebrate my greatest blessing, my family.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSDPNHSVibinkc_hLY2qQt3y5SjuLMkpfK5SarVV4L1fIqP1t3PVxfK4WkMDbd5LZ7nFf5xivnWfZGk85xg4z_-v60W9WILN6uFg1SsjZcxSRKcroz5tdaH_-nsK1A8u1ZQO6gpg2i0_89Oaw4M7qgjR2XmAVqROWPjrjWMHja_FMSJoZrFCYpg/s2624/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(4).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1968" data-original-width="2624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSDPNHSVibinkc_hLY2qQt3y5SjuLMkpfK5SarVV4L1fIqP1t3PVxfK4WkMDbd5LZ7nFf5xivnWfZGk85xg4z_-v60W9WILN6uFg1SsjZcxSRKcroz5tdaH_-nsK1A8u1ZQO6gpg2i0_89Oaw4M7qgjR2XmAVqROWPjrjWMHja_FMSJoZrFCYpg/s320/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(4).png" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdiDq_Bm2WLMdmHAOrFQZCPCmwegjndKx8YQDdavVzQruhTfZhTmtBPsMxNFElrKHEYbE2hpel0-t1eFB0-gd0xy-iWMfOW0HpWPJtCHe6UCr0DbS-Z_ajHwK5pL23YUPaomJ26Fn__XO2kFkSIYY5jCQNTJml1u_YGgGkh2x687GEixh5e0GlA/s2776/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(3).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="1847" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdiDq_Bm2WLMdmHAOrFQZCPCmwegjndKx8YQDdavVzQruhTfZhTmtBPsMxNFElrKHEYbE2hpel0-t1eFB0-gd0xy-iWMfOW0HpWPJtCHe6UCr0DbS-Z_ajHwK5pL23YUPaomJ26Fn__XO2kFkSIYY5jCQNTJml1u_YGgGkh2x687GEixh5e0GlA/s320/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(3).png" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span class="ui-provider ed aze azf azg azh azi azj azk azl azm azn azo azp azq azr azs azt azu azv azw azx azy azz baa bab bac bae baf bag bah bai baj bak bal bam" dir="ltr"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-58476802937404188502024-01-14T21:07:00.000-06:002024-01-14T21:07:30.860-06:00Meet Our Team - Kathie Ward (Mendenhall & Harrisville Public Libraries)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ArenpidANWSCHTMA_3zPvRMIlD_U8E5mdXJ6sIy0W2y7c_7AoLd9WwyedCqm4uGowBS17U-qi-5ExebOdOt4_Ya4LDME1zdd8X-v3w2kzyJ6bk_ekNCFzRYRjkCQV1c5fJr73YolPOVL0_owKF-vsU5Zwx83ab2sAhWYlaAiRtV4h3ct89GiJw/s960/IMG_3511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="959" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ArenpidANWSCHTMA_3zPvRMIlD_U8E5mdXJ6sIy0W2y7c_7AoLd9WwyedCqm4uGowBS17U-qi-5ExebOdOt4_Ya4LDME1zdd8X-v3w2kzyJ6bk_ekNCFzRYRjkCQV1c5fJr73YolPOVL0_owKF-vsU5Zwx83ab2sAhWYlaAiRtV4h3ct89GiJw/s320/IMG_3511.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kathie Ward | Branch Manager | Mendenhall & Harrisville Public Libraries</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Kathie has been a part of CMRLS for over 10 years! Kathie manages both the Mendenhall Library and our Harrisville branch.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Kathie:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I would say it's the patrons. Whether it is story time with the little ones, the craft program with all ages, or playing bingo with the families, I love seeing the connections that the patrons make with each other.</span></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">There are so many but my all-time favorite would be <i>Where the Red Fern Grows</i> by Wilson Rawls. Reading that book as a young child made a lasting impact on me. It taught me that through hard work and dedication, you can achieve anything you put your mind to, and how to deal with losing something you hold dear to your heart.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Learning Express Library. It has so much to offer for patrons of all ages. There are tests, tutorials, and eBooks available for kids in Elementary level to Adult Core Skills. It is a great resource for our patrons!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. We cook big meals together, play games, and create memories to last a lifetime.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">A month in Ireland. I would love to visit the castles, spend time in the pubs listening to the music, and see all the beauty and wonder that Ireland has to offer.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Halloween. I love the costumes! I loved trick or treating when I was a kid. Now, I enjoy dressing up and passing out candy to all the kids in my community!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jcSNc0CN1wM_yDxxyl37fEk70N3wcn_ykppMMUlN4xZ2_ZUeAPI66xcQA8CH5DnfuMSkwGj6HDZTH7McF8q2IXpiloJRq5qoB9yp3rC6T0QiQr1d4PlAO_J3QA0tyQ_MkUgLmP0nFThDbUscxAH8doQ0TWZTv8G0CPvEm0XJQ5ZbH17inw-QIQ/s2048/IMG_9824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jcSNc0CN1wM_yDxxyl37fEk70N3wcn_ykppMMUlN4xZ2_ZUeAPI66xcQA8CH5DnfuMSkwGj6HDZTH7McF8q2IXpiloJRq5qoB9yp3rC6T0QiQr1d4PlAO_J3QA0tyQ_MkUgLmP0nFThDbUscxAH8doQ0TWZTv8G0CPvEm0XJQ5ZbH17inw-QIQ/s320/IMG_9824.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggVRBgWH7OMkd5skoz6ovzzKHnBLaFDUpQiFLwS6uNRaC_eLVZcpMe2rBWOLvCsdgxRKizV0VMQJci4Q52id-wp0vAgJbUZRmyJnC-_TWLo5RA7Do00yX5bd1c_R4TFS0NKIHN6DyPaP_ODhFvtiT6NwJQYS0b7KYWz7AdMHi59E9NIbjnC4xaQ/s1536/Pumpkin%20jars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggVRBgWH7OMkd5skoz6ovzzKHnBLaFDUpQiFLwS6uNRaC_eLVZcpMe2rBWOLvCsdgxRKizV0VMQJci4Q52id-wp0vAgJbUZRmyJnC-_TWLo5RA7Do00yX5bd1c_R4TFS0NKIHN6DyPaP_ODhFvtiT6NwJQYS0b7KYWz7AdMHi59E9NIbjnC4xaQ/s320/Pumpkin%20jars.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-27268842878352759392024-01-12T05:48:00.001-06:002024-01-12T05:48:33.108-06:00Meet Our Team - Jessica Ward (Sandhill Pisgah Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTeoBkB82OASgG1QcluirXMdELEF1dRww7eDrepJfDhCwRJSxVYpfyHHN1FQ_1Yd27_9CLJhus4E9_08eSqL5SfA3Uuk4MmDUONjlOes_m12wLBShKyk43YNHjGbhfDDLYZxQ9cMBRXMShx0ZBLGoz90fWUXSPrOzQOV-ybm1LBu4_tB-2B58Yw/s2037/1000002829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="1255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTeoBkB82OASgG1QcluirXMdELEF1dRww7eDrepJfDhCwRJSxVYpfyHHN1FQ_1Yd27_9CLJhus4E9_08eSqL5SfA3Uuk4MmDUONjlOes_m12wLBShKyk43YNHjGbhfDDLYZxQ9cMBRXMShx0ZBLGoz90fWUXSPrOzQOV-ybm1LBu4_tB-2B58Yw/s320/1000002829.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jessica Ward | Branch Manager | Sandhill Pisgah Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Jessica has been a part of CMRLS for 6 years!</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Jessica:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I enjoy being around people and helping them. There is no better feeling than when you see that patron smiling back at you when you have been able to help them.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xTur2YVYHqImPrZICSFJhW1OTm3RULTfCCBaU8NFeVDhpmfDYUIYYFvMZipin6RH-xfAismNsq9ezwK_WPUbfzmFENIrtNWQ3mEMdvvmf3JhPPUDc7c6uxjGj4EdGXsKnyz-BTmbj3Ez5FM_S2H67ZdnAWbhhO3qR9I0Ry0YAm1UI6FPBda7Yg/s2476/20210622_132104_IMG_0088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="2476" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xTur2YVYHqImPrZICSFJhW1OTm3RULTfCCBaU8NFeVDhpmfDYUIYYFvMZipin6RH-xfAismNsq9ezwK_WPUbfzmFENIrtNWQ3mEMdvvmf3JhPPUDc7c6uxjGj4EdGXsKnyz-BTmbj3Ez5FM_S2H67ZdnAWbhhO3qR9I0Ry0YAm1UI6FPBda7Yg/s320/20210622_132104_IMG_0088.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5XcM9ncmQIbFrIozoJkp9A1iUEQ14arnoXmZA5LVbpJ5Df5gORgiO2CNKg-J8Pbif95YjpfrYNmN4BTfWa-V1shL9FcPxP4pX0vRjI2j-abE4lenhBhjCnqd71UvhfsPWTgT4cBh9OXI1zlGzdSYRstkXXBNRwDOLygz39jyEFJ6VJ4xcq1vpw/s2040/20230601_155128.jpg" style="letter-spacing: -0.24px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5XcM9ncmQIbFrIozoJkp9A1iUEQ14arnoXmZA5LVbpJ5Df5gORgiO2CNKg-J8Pbif95YjpfrYNmN4BTfWa-V1shL9FcPxP4pX0vRjI2j-abE4lenhBhjCnqd71UvhfsPWTgT4cBh9OXI1zlGzdSYRstkXXBNRwDOLygz39jyEFJ6VJ4xcq1vpw/s320/20230601_155128.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Black Beauty was always one of my all-time favorite books. I have always loved horses!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">cloudLibrary! I feel there are many people that do not have access to a vehicle to physically come in to our libraries, but they love to read. If they knew more about cloudLibrary, they could still read.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I enjoy spending time with my family and fur babies. I love to be outdoors and to travel, as well.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My perfect vacation is anywhere with my loved ones. It could be the mountains or the beach, because I love them both.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Halloween. It is always fun to decorate for and candy is always a bonus!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91Uf6D3OMswNsxcnkjgVn273qSQS7nNHh2Qw7iNdVJNXlXUU09yLeSlgA2WleLpEn2OJgJ6BK8r1jiABI7jeTPiYnwzqx0TnRrmjYJ7RzJWkibqFN-xqWuKwp8bYaemjDJwP-YB_uis4n7mQvwxKER4YRD7YLsDO0OW3crbMzYQ1BwjFOOTk19Q/s4032/20220707_141636_IMG_2470.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91Uf6D3OMswNsxcnkjgVn273qSQS7nNHh2Qw7iNdVJNXlXUU09yLeSlgA2WleLpEn2OJgJ6BK8r1jiABI7jeTPiYnwzqx0TnRrmjYJ7RzJWkibqFN-xqWuKwp8bYaemjDJwP-YB_uis4n7mQvwxKER4YRD7YLsDO0OW3crbMzYQ1BwjFOOTk19Q/s320/20220707_141636_IMG_2470.HEIC" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf-oq8uTUgip47HMlTls7SeCOyFIsOx04lgW0-06bk-DEOZm09kcUH1LLJiJReiyZX4dJRF0poP4xPVMPnoJvgHLsqHpIVw1bX5rJ5-GchXF4uGRLohkDVvJBUpK9Z_oTHTcqtbslSM3k1tan_R2ona2tqnFsDnTNFJ_Sp5-4kYUWg4JDAef0Lg/s4032/20221014_091002_IMG_3233.HEIC" style="letter-spacing: -0.24px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPf-oq8uTUgip47HMlTls7SeCOyFIsOx04lgW0-06bk-DEOZm09kcUH1LLJiJReiyZX4dJRF0poP4xPVMPnoJvgHLsqHpIVw1bX5rJ5-GchXF4uGRLohkDVvJBUpK9Z_oTHTcqtbslSM3k1tan_R2ona2tqnFsDnTNFJ_Sp5-4kYUWg4JDAef0Lg/s320/20221014_091002_IMG_3233.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-34147229393305616522024-01-07T21:15:00.000-06:002024-01-07T21:15:25.657-06:00Meet Our Team - Jackie Jernigan (Evon A. Ford Library - Taylorsville )<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJLCwtOqxpr9fx-cs7Wah05r9jEc_fGdL3DH3dIbe6drBL72yRR665FLm596mLqlugOTHpWcct6edNfnEIVkelrE1vLxVj4JVOXjru8M7Q7OEVzoTJiABe1M2HPfAJzCJxy3a5SFnuMo1qw6-HCvnAJcRU0vQFDjXVXtB1CoUbYO-Hk8qhjrKTg/s321/image004.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="241" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJLCwtOqxpr9fx-cs7Wah05r9jEc_fGdL3DH3dIbe6drBL72yRR665FLm596mLqlugOTHpWcct6edNfnEIVkelrE1vLxVj4JVOXjru8M7Q7OEVzoTJiABe1M2HPfAJzCJxy3a5SFnuMo1qw6-HCvnAJcRU0vQFDjXVXtB1CoUbYO-Hk8qhjrKTg/s320/image004.png" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jackie Jernigan | Children's Specialist | Evon A. Ford (Taylorsville) Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Jackie has been part of CMRLS for 18 years as of March 21, 2024!</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Jackie:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I like seeing our patrons come into the library and leave with something they are excited about reading. Helping children find a piece of material about a subject they are already interested in or discover a new subject to explore is worth all the questions and answers.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I got hooked on reading Tom Clancy books when my sister handed me one and told me to just give it a try. After I started working in the children's department here at Taylorsville, I found so many children's books that are my favorites. I am particularly partial to rhyming books with a good rhythm.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">World Book Online. This e-resource is so overlooked. I suggest it to any student and/or teacher who comes into the library looking for material for a book report or other project. </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #616161;">https://www.worldbookonline.com/home/</span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am a homebody. I like staying at home and relaxing with my family.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A secluded cabin with nature all around, away from the hustle and bustle of town with a comfortable chair outside for reading a good book.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Fourth of July. I'm not a cold weather person and the Fourth of July pretty much guarantees that I will be able to be outdoors for the holiday. I might have to stay under a covering because of rain but at least I won't be cold!</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSlqEUepDBMc4fFN4w0_vgar0SaqwlyoIdolZPQVuTRYzavRy56FzBtB1z8ZDsQssSaSRrZ602_ZVP8lbUBqtUImrmIu8F0iyTFxPS25NW_YnrpHzoIZohayb3hRBOcGDZjSI-v9RECQfQ4V8IojhHzWRk3ER2OxmxEt3f0-8P9veLc3npv37NA/s935/image001.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSlqEUepDBMc4fFN4w0_vgar0SaqwlyoIdolZPQVuTRYzavRy56FzBtB1z8ZDsQssSaSRrZ602_ZVP8lbUBqtUImrmIu8F0iyTFxPS25NW_YnrpHzoIZohayb3hRBOcGDZjSI-v9RECQfQ4V8IojhHzWRk3ER2OxmxEt3f0-8P9veLc3npv37NA/s320/image001.png" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEKMqKuP1ReqgHfn3wUo1g3Jg5iBgv9bdhFLadPUHWdOq6ye4UlqGBuZLTfcc-edrcF-6iZ9EmqLO3gTB_gt0L6fzTiTWX83ie3NUxGHHTPsXm68mC67d-phLnKkmhSxKxrKAKpdpkxL3pX804nzwDXg3Tq7mI_QL6h55OSLM0QLR6tVr72S5TA/s640/image002.png" imageanchor="1" style="letter-spacing: -0.24px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEKMqKuP1ReqgHfn3wUo1g3Jg5iBgv9bdhFLadPUHWdOq6ye4UlqGBuZLTfcc-edrcF-6iZ9EmqLO3gTB_gt0L6fzTiTWX83ie3NUxGHHTPsXm68mC67d-phLnKkmhSxKxrKAKpdpkxL3pX804nzwDXg3Tq7mI_QL6h55OSLM0QLR6tVr72S5TA/s320/image002.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-37862123830551285492024-01-04T18:43:00.001-06:002024-01-07T20:56:21.472-06:00Meet Our Team - Paula Morehead (Pearl Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_l29G0R_qfszuGf3IVlOk-zg9lClwetkUPXnde07VyMGOkjDm5EdKghYDEGPJbxWl0aPDB57rLgG22J26x1NbM_gtFlLbOf20tYinGFjcOUZ0S58I7AmQ3VISw12k-pbvxdPMiueZfHKNtm_RFe2ESeB0ogEsbJ4lqVfNU24Kts2wpOWlL2doQ/s3088/RenderedImage.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_l29G0R_qfszuGf3IVlOk-zg9lClwetkUPXnde07VyMGOkjDm5EdKghYDEGPJbxWl0aPDB57rLgG22J26x1NbM_gtFlLbOf20tYinGFjcOUZ0S58I7AmQ3VISw12k-pbvxdPMiueZfHKNtm_RFe2ESeB0ogEsbJ4lqVfNU24Kts2wpOWlL2doQ/s320/RenderedImage.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paula Morehead | Youth Services Librarian | Pearl Public Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Paula is fairly new to CMRLS. She has been with us now for 2 months! We are so glad to have her.</span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Paula:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Helping people and doing programs with children!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">My favorite book is The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. It's about how you can be brave, have adventures, and find love even though sometimes you feel small and insignificant.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Cloudlibrary. </span><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: left;">I think it's a wonderful resource for free online reading.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I love to go to museums and parks, read, and do crafts.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I love going to the beach at Fort Morgan in Alabama. The fort is a wonderful place to visit if you love history.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Valentine's Day</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0K1IfsjohYvOHmFhj95c-trkR1DcqZodbvJGUNOCS_wcSk-EDYYFGAAeY9C0QRxWw3ej5JxW6hj9QgLsG6BfaUyGy5-vr5kXfM1ac9dnAEoGnbYNd8QOC7mCW3Ump6NR2t1Znpy58LwtsHwHiwTrWoGQTu3nMZGbm55XTQj3XO-N7a5lGEfxdQ/s4032/IMG_0614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0K1IfsjohYvOHmFhj95c-trkR1DcqZodbvJGUNOCS_wcSk-EDYYFGAAeY9C0QRxWw3ej5JxW6hj9QgLsG6BfaUyGy5-vr5kXfM1ac9dnAEoGnbYNd8QOC7mCW3Ump6NR2t1Znpy58LwtsHwHiwTrWoGQTu3nMZGbm55XTQj3XO-N7a5lGEfxdQ/s320/IMG_0614.jpeg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRV81aUc8XB5NSliZTIj3RZypmPeQTAkAgD8mq-nvlO3AXCxFcTIk_PwCuN0N6fuZR69Gyhc6c8gCxqeUF4X2xx4zuYiy7a_GZRW1dX0XR9TaQuYpOImGpdOib3TiE78x91VsPasV-WE3UyU3S_759YRxECNAzd0r2C5J_dyykjsNsK3zUE52TQ/s4032/IMG_9616.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRV81aUc8XB5NSliZTIj3RZypmPeQTAkAgD8mq-nvlO3AXCxFcTIk_PwCuN0N6fuZR69Gyhc6c8gCxqeUF4X2xx4zuYiy7a_GZRW1dX0XR9TaQuYpOImGpdOib3TiE78x91VsPasV-WE3UyU3S_759YRxECNAzd0r2C5J_dyykjsNsK3zUE52TQ/s320/IMG_9616.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span face=""SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-39456407714886083262023-12-31T22:12:00.000-06:002023-12-31T22:12:21.074-06:00Meet Our Team - Eleanor Jones (Northwest Point Reservoir Library) <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTrRJNXVHkPGfGvyXZNO1MWJZ56qj_cZzOAJMdYAyL3XYF0VhMkzaOvGMauNFWpljMo5OvJZVYd5NgoNb07J1YvwySHn92m3n7-mi06BQgQmQk2a6EnRSFySnt3j-07mfDLKG7qyYo__WPmUzcfN8Aio_AVoUJyfKLKKqffLBfcKffX1NZGfyMg/s2944/20230124_095430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2944" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTrRJNXVHkPGfGvyXZNO1MWJZ56qj_cZzOAJMdYAyL3XYF0VhMkzaOvGMauNFWpljMo5OvJZVYd5NgoNb07J1YvwySHn92m3n7-mi06BQgQmQk2a6EnRSFySnt3j-07mfDLKG7qyYo__WPmUzcfN8Aio_AVoUJyfKLKKqffLBfcKffX1NZGfyMg/s320/20230124_095430.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eleanor Jones | Branch Manager | Northwest Point Reservoir Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Eleanor has been part of CMRLS for 10 years! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Eleanor:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I get to look at and read ALL of the books! The patrons are pretty fantastic, too!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">My mother was an avid reader and took us to a used book store in Vicksburg growing up. I grew up with Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Cloudlibrary is my go-to when we don't have the physical copy of a book, or there is a long wait for it. I love flipping through the pages of a book, but I am thankful for an e-book when the print one is unavailable!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I like to work outside and watch my son play baseball.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Anywhere that has sand and waves rolling in.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I've collected Christmas ornaments for years, so it would have to be Christmas. My grandmother left me her Christmas village, and I look forward to putting it on the mantle each year.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkl81mESaYiknwSNoWXEpA61gZvogXF3-VrLN79eVha_Fp8r-gNvatYWD1nOFwJgAFTev3zAstpmBZO59B4KqtsVjnxrV_EdPK_IHba8wpxTPaQo4xP7DLc_fQn888eFJIaUzK_M2BuGc7rl_tEZmW8F-lg6eaGGJcJd7dg3ArOoSUgmhRXcgOA/s2116/20231228_111517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2116" data-original-width="1587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkl81mESaYiknwSNoWXEpA61gZvogXF3-VrLN79eVha_Fp8r-gNvatYWD1nOFwJgAFTev3zAstpmBZO59B4KqtsVjnxrV_EdPK_IHba8wpxTPaQo4xP7DLc_fQn888eFJIaUzK_M2BuGc7rl_tEZmW8F-lg6eaGGJcJd7dg3ArOoSUgmhRXcgOA/s320/20231228_111517.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;"><br /></span><p></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989972.post-89280881862843935362023-12-28T15:31:00.000-06:002023-12-28T15:31:16.399-06:00Meet Our Team - Regina Hutson (Puckett Public Library)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BYf_uDSJs1-XsMrOCO-W1j-aSvOedioyY2eJ4vtcaBkNWFwTIykdhEiIzmo214JDRVTg0Jg_dZOrJdROxvFIhu4yQRWkOBxrPpY-Xoq_SjQnh3RmYuzOPgdW7ds4Ki_YKL6gk-ilqDooMPrOHY82sHxspxhY6HvhWu0l3rFWT7xTlOsQozIbBg/s640/image002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BYf_uDSJs1-XsMrOCO-W1j-aSvOedioyY2eJ4vtcaBkNWFwTIykdhEiIzmo214JDRVTg0Jg_dZOrJdROxvFIhu4yQRWkOBxrPpY-Xoq_SjQnh3RmYuzOPgdW7ds4Ki_YKL6gk-ilqDooMPrOHY82sHxspxhY6HvhWu0l3rFWT7xTlOsQozIbBg/s320/image002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Regina Hutson | Branch Manager | Puckett Public Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Regina has been part of CMRLS for 24 years as of January 1, 2024! </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Regina:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Working with the public and helping people in our community.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I didn't have one particular book that made me love reading. I love to read almost anything, but I have read the Harry Potter series several times.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I have become a huge fan of audiobooks and have loved listening to books on the cloudLibrary and now Hoopla. I love having access to audiobooks, especially when my husband and I take a road trip.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Spending time with my family, and I do a little cross-stitching sometimes.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">My husband and I love to travel to different places but we love to visit Arkansas, especially the mountain areas. We just got back from Chattanooga, TN, where we spent Christmas day.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it's not as busy and you can relax and enjoy the day.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3408" data-original-width="2556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDBzn2e87C9LfYM1V0gUqbFgEUJ1pQRMOuS4uXlzeVPzqXb6nQMyMeXvx6k-IuwI4lFDRWU1QG3yivZO4Qpjp3opevqKwMOTrrXryX8xT1zoJ2K_yJFsGS48llyDYwObOdC9Sx6WHvVPvlhguTW_Mb1_Kt13GX9DX5jLkS5tXq8WQJhEzr_lO5g/s320/20231221_082321.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Emily Pruitt | Reference Clerk | Pearl Public Library</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Emily has been with CMRLS for 6 months. </span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's more from Emily:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite part of working in the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I love doing the Pull List because it gives me a great opportunity to explore the library and see so many wonderful books. I also love doing my drawing program and helping others learn valuable skills.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">W</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">as there a book that made you love reading? </span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">I grew up reading the Ramona Quimby books by Beverly Cleary since the fourth grade, and they (along with Judy Blume's books) have inspired me to not only read but write as well.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Tell us one e-resource you wish more people knew about.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">There are plenty to choose from, but my three favorites are Rocket Languages, World Book Online, and the Dewey Decimal Classification. These three resources have so much information for our patrons to learn!</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like to do when you'r</span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e not at the library?</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px;">I love reading, drawing, and writing. I also love playing with my dog Phoebe and my cat Lily.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">5. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your idea of the perfect vacation?</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">My idea of a perfect vacation is either writing, reading, drawing, or playing with my pets any other month than May. However, in May, I'm too focused on the Eurovision Song Contest.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6. </span><span face=""Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What is your favorite holiday?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #616161; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif, Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.24px; text-align: start;">It's not technically considered an official holiday, but I am a very big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest. So, I'm always looking forward to the month of May.</span></p><p><br /></p>NPorterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919705847156139729noreply@blogger.com0