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An Interview with Jim Thurn, Preservation Specialist

Posted by: Nathan Dorn

This week’s interview is with Jim Thurn, a Preservation Specialist in the Preservation Directorate’s Conservation Division. Describe your background. I grew up in Syracuse, New York, in a family of eight children.  As an outdoors type, I was fortunate to grow up in close proximity to Lake Ontario and the Adirondack Mountains.  My family and I …

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An Interview with Frank Herch, Legal Reference Consultant

Posted by: Christine Sellers

This week’s interview is with Frank Herch, a Legal Reference Consultant in the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I grew up on the far South Side of Chicago and became a Californian, circa Oakland, in my teen years in the early 1960’s. My love of law librarianship and passion for music, especially jazz, are …

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An Interview with Kimberly Zellars, Program Specialist

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

This week’s interview is with Kimberly Zellars, Program Specialist at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I am a native Washingtonian, born and raised in Southwest Washington, DC.  I am  a middle child with an older sister and younger brother, southern parents, and a Catholic school education. What is your academic/professional history? I …

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An Interview with Bernadette Smith, Government Documents Technician

Posted by: Christine Sellers

This week’s interview is with Bernadette Smith, a Government Documents Technician in the Public Services Division. Describe your background. I was born in Oklahoma, but grew up in south-central Pennsylvania.  My dad taught elementary band, and my mom was a journalist for the local newspaper.  I have two younger brothers; one is a currently a …