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Julie Mangin, a network specialist, retired from the Library on November 3, 2011 after 32 years in the Federal Government. We thought it would be fitting to honor her in a Five Questions Retiree Edition, not just because her office was on the third floor of the Adams Building, but because she has helped our …
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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
What is your background? Born in Whitefield, NH, I spent my school days in Lancaster, Keene, Nashua and Manchester and at Northfield School for Girls in Massachusetts. In my freshman year at Smith College, I announced that I didn’t think it was necessary to leave America’s shores. Thus the college was pleased when my first …
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1. What is your background? I hail from Silver Spring, Maryland, about fifteen miles away from the Library. I currently attend Montgomery College where I am studying Psychology and Neuroscience. Before starting college I had the opportunity to live in Israel where I studied Jewish texts such as the Talmud. It was a once in …
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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? My family currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. I have also lived in Davenport, Iowa; Modesto, California; and Edwardsville, Illinois. I finished my first year at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. I am a Younglife leader for a group of high school freshman girls, an Admissions Ambassador, a member of …
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1. What is your background? I’m a true Midwesterner! I am from the Chicago suburbs and attend college in Rock Island, Illinois. I am a sophomore at Augustana College and will pursue a double major in Anthropology and Religion. I love learning about people’s cultures, values, and beliefs, which drove me to …
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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? I was born, and still live, in Brandon, Mississippi (MS). I’ve loved dogs, traveling, and music my entire life. By far, Washington, D.C. is my favorite city. I am studying finance, with a minor in history, at Mississippi State University (MSU). I was a member of MSU’s dance team for …
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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
1. What is your background? I grew up in Canton, South Dakota, a town that boasted 2600 friendly citizens. At one time one of those citizens was E.O. Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron and Nobel Prize winner in physics (1939). Our new grade school was named after him, and perhaps it was under that influence …
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1. What is your background? My background ethnically is Anglo and Pennsylvania (PA) Dutch. I was raised on a PA working farm (Herd Farms), which my siblings and I still own. I attended a one room country school three miles from the farm. When I was seven I began working on the farm and …
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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Imitation is the best form of flattery. With that said, Inside Adams will be imitating the Five Questions feature from the Performing Art’s blog In the Muse. We aspire to share with our readers the diversity of knowledge and valuable skills that make up the Library’s ST&B organization. We also should point out that our …
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