Laura is currently a part time
library assistant in the Friends Academy Kumar Wang Library and a graduate
student at the Palmer School of Library and Information Science.
As a young girl growing up on
Long Island, Laura's grandfather, president of the Friends of the North Babylon
public library, got her involved in their local library. She participated in many of the library's reading programs and later, during high school and college, worked there as a page. Laura's technology education began at home
with her father. While building his own
computer at home, Laura learned by his side and began to "tinker"
with PCs. She was introduced to the Mac while a student at F.I.T, where she earned her
B.F.A. Half of her classes were hand skills
(painting, drawing, etc) and the other half were software based (Photoshop, Adobe
Illustrator, etc). After graduating,
Laura taught art and set design to 6th through 12th graders at a New York City public school. Although she enjoyed teaching, her
early happy years in the library were always in the back of her mind. Then, after six years of teaching in the Bronx
and learning she was likely be transferred to a different school, the lure of
the library returned. She left teaching
and enrolled in library school. Friends
Academy had an opening for a part time library assistant with strong technology
skills and Laura was the ideal candidate.
Last fall was an exciting but hectic time for Laura. She had not only just begun graduate school
and a new job, she was about to get married!
When not working or studying Laura
surfs off of Long Island's south shore beaches and practices Tae kwon do, she
holds a black belt! After her years in a
school with no library, Laura "loves the busy, lively, library at Friends
and the daily interaction with the kids." She especially values her co-workers,
each of whom "willingly share their knowledge and skills." The HVLA list serve has been a great asset to
Laura and she is looking forward to attending meetings in the future.
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