5 Questions with a Loon – Melissa Lamb

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Melissa Sievers
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Title: Reference Librarian
Library: Hodgson Russ LLP
Location: Buffalo, NY
Website: https://www.hodgsonruss.com/contact-buffalo-office.html

Five Questions:

1. In five words, describe the library of your youth… and your vision of a library 20 years from now. From my youth and for the future – free, fun, nurturing, open, and creative. Every library is different and I love to explore libraries while traveling.

2. Favorite thing about about your job? Learning something new every day and smelling Cheerios in the morning when I walk from my parking garage to work!

3. Favorite weekend getaway? New York City or New Berlin. Both places we have family to visit and each is unique. NYC has all the culture one can ask for and New Berlin is so peaceful and calm.

4. Morning ritual? Walk dog, drink coffee, catch up on email, and get family ready for the day!

5. Favorite quote?

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone.

“Time Tested Beauty Tips” by Sam Levenson, In One Era & Out the Other
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5 Questions with a Loon – Jay Deveau

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Melissa Sievers

Title: Law Library Clerk
Library: Buffalo Supreme Court Library
Location: Buffalo, NY
Website: http://www.nycourts.gov/library/buffalo/index.shtml

Five Questions:

1. Personal hero? My late wife, Katie M. Deveau.

2. Coffee klatch with three historical American women? Mary Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Shirley Chisholm.

3. Three favorite historical novels? All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Beloved by Toni Morrison, and Burr by Gore Vidal.

4. Favorite travel destination? Newfoundland.

5. Three favorite Broadway musicals? Come From Away, Evita, and Hamilton.

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5 Questions with a Loon – Jessica Petitto

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Melissa Sievers
The adorable Dorrie

Title: Technical Services Librarian
Library: Syracuse University College of Law Library
Location: Syracuse, NY
Website: http://law.syr.edu/law-library/

Five Questions:

1. Morning ritual? Every one of my days begins with me making coffee and an omelet. I then watch the news and proceed to give half of the omelet to my chihuahua Dorrie!

2. Last photo you took with your phone? Probably a photo of Dorrie or various other cute dogs.

3. In five words, describe the library of your youth. Fun, free, nurturing, and welcoming! I was fortunate enough to grow up with a library down the street from my house, where I could go and take full advantage of the resources my family was unable to provide. I hope that libraries 20 years from now continue to be the safe space for all to grow.

4. What’s your greatest achievement and how has it shaped you? I was the first person in my family to graduate from college. College shaped me in so many ways and exposed me to so much. My work study job at the law library certainly shaped who I am today!

5. Favorite thing about your job? One of my favorite things about my job is seeing library work-study jobs continuing to shape the lives of students every year.

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