AUTHOR: Jennifer Harbster

Jennifer “JJ” Harbster is Head of the Science Section in the Library’s Science and Business Reading Room. She holds bachelor degrees in art history and anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master's in library science from San Jose State University. JJ recently returned to the Library after spending a few years as an associate librarian at UC Davis where she supported research, learning, and instruction for the physical sciences and engineering departments. Her first professional library job was at the Library of Congress where she spent 14 marvelous years as a science reference and research specialist. As creator of the Library’s Everyday Mysteries series she supports curiosity and encourages everyone to observe, learn and ask questions about the world around us.

Most Recent Posts

• It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s L’Aérophile! Recording Women’s Mark on Early Flight March 31st, 2025
• Celebrating Engineers for National Engineers Week February 18th, 2025
• Playing Ketchup: A Condiment and the Pure Food Movement January 31st, 2025
• Cookbooks from Plains, Georgia and Carter Family Recipes January 10th, 2025
• Harvey Wiley and the Pure Food Movement December 13th, 2024
• 145,000 Plants with Adventuress Ynes Mexia October 11th, 2024
• Truss: Bird or Bridge? September 20th, 2024
• Forecasting Respiratory Diseases for This Winter, Sept. 19 Webinar September 5th, 2024
• Rhubarb Marmalades and More: Recipes from our U.S. Historical Community Cookbooks July 2nd, 2024