“The most important asset of any library goes home at night – the library staff”.
–Timothy Healy (Former President of the New York Public Library 1989-1992).
We invite you to learn a bit more about the friendly faces that make your Oscar Grady Library the place for you to be.
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What’s Your Name? Hope (#2).
How long you have been working at the Oscar Grady Library?I began working at Oscar Grady Library on January 4th, 2021. However, I was on the library board for several years and this has been my library of choice since 1979.
Tell us what’s your favorite book? My all time favorite book is Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford. I am also a huge fan of Danielle Steele. After teaching for 42 years and reading a lot of nonfiction material, I tend to lean towards fiction. I have bought many books for and read to my grandchildren as well as great grandchildren since they were born. I am very grateful that all of them enjoy reading. Some of them have even become voracious readers.
What is it that you like the most about being employed at the library? To me the best thing about working at the library is learning new things. Two of my favorite activities are doing Pull Lists and covering new books. Pull Lists have helped me to know the layout of the library. The process of covering a new book and preparing it to go on the shelf is very interesting and enjoyable to me. The staff is wonderful and a joy with which to work.
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What’s Your Name? Hope
How long you have been working at the Oscar Grady Library? I have worked at the library since 2012.
Tell us what’s your favorite book?
“The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie” by Alan Bradley (first in the Flavia de Luce mystery series)
I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to read, no matter their age or genre preference. It’s the story of an 11 year old girl, Flavia de Luce, who lives in a small village in England in the 1950s. She is a budding detective who loves chemistry and torturing her two older sisters (who pay her back in kind as often as possible). The characters are superbly written and the plot is most engaging. Flavia is so clever and enterprising, she is sure to entertain everyone who reads this book. I’ve recommended this series many times over the years and I’ve never had anyone come back and tell me they did not enjoy it.
What is it that you like the most about being employed at the library?
For me the most enjoyable part of working at the library is being the first person to handle new materials as they come in. I buy for some of our collections and there is nothing I love more than unpacking boxes of new books and DVDs and preparing them to be circulated to our patrons. I get to cover each new book before it circulates and I love putting an unblemished, tidy book into circulation for the first time.
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What’s Your Name? Jason
How long you have been working at the Oscar Grady Library? I started at the end of 2013.
Tell us what’s your favorite book?
I really enjoyed “Heat” by Mike Lupica and “Maniac” McGee by Jerry Spinelli.
What is it that you like the most about being employed at the library?
I do like the DVDs, Books and Audio Books and CDs
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What’s Your Name? Julie
How long you have been working at the Oscar Grady Library? I have worked at the library since 2011.
Tell us what’s your favorite book?
Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones.
“Follow your enthusiasm. It’s something I’ve always believed in. Find those parts of your life you enjoy the most. Do what you enjoy doing”._ Jim Henson.
What is it that you like the most about being employed at the library?
I enjoy planning and hosting children’s programming. It’s a creative outlet and gives me plenty of opportunities to connect with the community.
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What’s Your Name? Lynn
How long you have been working at the Oscar Grady Library? I have worked here since 1997.
Tell us what’s your favorite book?
The book “Left to Tell” by Immaculee Ilibagiza left a very strong impression with me. It is a true story of grace filled forgiveness, love and healing after unimaginable cruelty.
What is it that you like the most about being employed at the library?
I feel very blessed to be employed at the library and what I am most thankful for is the library patrons and staff. The patrons fill my days with joy. I have had the pleasure of watching families grow up and reaching milestones like starting kindergarten, driving cars, going to college, getting married and starting families of their own. All this in an environment of knowledge and entertainment. I also see our friendly staff working diligently to bring programs, events and innovations like the digital media lab to our patrons. It is a pleasure to work at the library and I consider this job a great gift.
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What’s Your Name? Steve
How long have you been working at the library? I have been working at the library since January 2022.
What is your favorite book?
My favorite book is My Side Of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George. This is my favorite book because it is full of adventure and survival. Ever since I was younger, I found reading to be a great way for me to escape. I found that I could do that by reading this book, but I always felt like I could relate to the books main character, Sam.
What is the best thing about working at the library? I think the best thing about working at the library would have to be the people I get to meet everyday.