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Meet the Youth Services Staff!
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David Black
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Why do you like working in a library?
First, I love the literature and talking to others who love it too. Second, because it is always changing and new (i.e. new books, new questions, new patrons, new challenges.)
What’s your all-time favorite book?
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, and Lost Continent by Bill Bryson
What’s your favorite children’s book?
A Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce
What’s your favorite YA book?
Adventures of Blue Avenger by Norma Howe
What are some of your hobbies?
Mangling songs on my guitar, travel, old movies, and READING
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
Mark Twain. But Oscar Wilde wouldn't be far behind. |
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Donna Crane
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Why do you like working in a library?
I like working in the library, especially in Youth Services, because I love
working with children and helping them discover the magic of books and reading. I also like the constant influx of new material to share.
What’s your all-time favorite book?
What a hard question-all these favorite book questions are really difficult! It’s probably a toss up between Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson and The Loop by Nicholas Evans.
What’s your favorite children’s book?
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White and the original Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner because these are the first two books I can remember reading independently for fun. They ignited my imagination and set me on a lifelong journey.
What’s your favorite YA book?
The Giver by Lois Lowry
What are some of your hobbies?
I like to work in my garden, hike, bike, watch old movies, and, believe it or not, workout while listening to audio books.
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
Pope John Paul II, Eleanor Roosevelt and Cary Grant
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Mayra Diaz
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Why do you like working in a library?
I love working in a library because I get to promote and collect great books for the children of Frisco.
What’s your all-time favorite book?
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
What’s your favorite children’s book?
Frederick by Leo Lionni
What’s your favorite YA book?
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
What are some of your hobbies?
I love to dance, read and garden.
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
I want to meet St. Francis of Assisi and Anne Sullivan. |
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Kelly Ellis
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Why do you like working in a library?
I like to help people find what they want, whether that is a book, or information on a subject.
What’s your all-time favorite book?
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
What’s your favorite children’s book?
Dinotopia by James Gurney
What’s your favorite YA book?
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott or the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery
What are some of your hobbies?
I enjoy drawing and painting as well as ballroom dancing.
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
Michelangelo and Queen Victoria |
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Laura Ellison
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Why do you like working in a library?
Because I love to help people. It's a great feeling to be able to help someone find books that they need for a project, or that they want to read. It's also fun to work on the children’s floor and see all of the kids that come to the library.
What’s your all-time favorite book?
I don’t know if I have one all-time favorite but I love to read inspirational books such as Tuesday’s with Morrie by Mitch Albom or Running with Angels by Kenneth W. Brooks.
What’s your favorite children’s book?
The Velveteen Rabbit (particularly the one narrated by Meryl Streep, illustrated by David Jorgensen, with music by George Winston)
What’s your favorite YA book?
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
What are some of your hobbies?
My family is my main hobby. Otherwise I like to sing, play the piano, read and watch movies.
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
Mother Teresa or Princess Diana |
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Linda Ireland
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Why do you like working in a library?
I love to read and I love helping kids find the joy in literature.
What’s your all-time favorite book?
I have many, many favorites. The classics—For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Tale of Two Cities. More recently I enjoy reading the works of Elizabeth Berg and Jodi Picoult.
What’s your favorite children’s book?
I have many favorites in this category as well—Black Gold, Number the Stars, and Thank You, Mr. Falker.
What’s your favorite YA book?
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
What are some of your hobbies?
My favorite hobby is, of course, reading and browsing in bookstores and libraries. If I owned a horse again, it would also be horseback riding.
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
I would like to meet Laura and Barbara Bush, Abe Lincoln, Bill Cosby, and Joseph (Coat of Many Colors). |
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Teresa Jones
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Why do you like working in a library?
I like working in the library because I am surrounded by information, literature, great picture books and a creative people. I feel honored that I have the privilege of helping children and parents find new books as well as old favorites.
What’s your all-time favorite book?
It is hard to say which book is my all time favorite because I think books speak to you in different ways depending on where you are in your journey. Right now my favorite book is The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn.
What’s your favorite children’s book?
My favorite children’s books are anything by Ezra Jack Keats. I love his books because the art work stimulates my imagination. Keats' illustrations seem to tell a parallel story of an entire world all unto itself so rich with cultural texture and depth.
I adore any children’s book with animals as the main characters. My all time favorites are The Brambly Hedge series by Jill Barklem, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. Other favorites are the Fun with Dick and Jane books, as they give me a special feeling of nostalgia, especially when Mike, Pam and Penny are introduced. I really relate to the mother in The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman, and the rhyme and rhythm is fun to read.
What’s your favorite YA book?
Are You There God, it’s Me Margaret by Judy Bloom, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, and I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
If I could meet anyone in the world it would my African Ancestors on the very first day they arrived here in America, and Oprah. |
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Adam Lamprecht
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Why do you like working in a library?
I like working in libraries because of the way books work on people. You see, the best part of working in a library is helping people find books that will open up their curiosity. Books have a way of changing people.
What’s your all-time favorite book?
If the stories you love most are the ones you never forget, then my all-time favorite is Thank You Ma’m by Langston Hughes.
What are some of your hobbies?
One of my favorite things to do is get far out of town and spend all day on the river in a kayak.
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Patsy Murray
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Why do you like working in a library?
Because I love books. They're my favorite things!
What’s your all-time favorite book?
The book I'm reading now is always my favorite.
What’s your favorite children’s book?
There are too many to choose just one, but I love Eric Carle and the bright colors of his artwork.
What’s your favorite YA book?
If Harry Potter is considered YA, then that's my favorite.
What are some of your hobbies?
Reading!
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
The first person who pops into my head is Nelson Mandella, but there are so many people I would like to meet! |
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Richelle O'Neil
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Why do you like working in a library?
Growing up, books were a very important part of my life. Books allowed me to travel to exciting places and meet interesting people. They opened my eyes to new things and made me want to do more. Now, I get to work with those same books everyday and help others find their next favorite book. What could be better?
What’s your all-time favorite book?
It's so hard to choose! Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, and the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
What’s your favorite children’s book?
The Ramona books by Beverly Cleary, Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, and Flotsam by David Wiesner
What’s your favorite YA book?
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
What are some of your hobbies?
Reading, traveling, watching movies, and playing board games.
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
I would love to meet Bono and David Letterman. |
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Jaclyn Pierce
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Why do you like working in a library?
I like working at the library because every day is a little bit different. I was an avid reader as a child and love to inspire that same passion for information in others.
What’s your all-time favorite book?
Tuesdays with Morrie By Mitch Albom
What’s your favorite children’s book?
You Are My I Love You by Maryann Cusimano
What’s your favorite YA book?
For fiction, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants By Ann Brashares and for non-fiction The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon
What are some of your hobbies?
I love to go to the lake, swim and travel. I also enjoy attempting to be crafty by making cards & gifts, scrap booking and cross-stitch.
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
Family members that I never had the chance to meet! |
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Stephanie Swartz
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Why do you like working in a library?
I remember how reading made me feel as a child; it was and still is such a magical experience to open a book and get swept away to a whole new world. I love witnessing and inspiring that same passion in others. Plus, I'm constantly surrounded by books, music, & movies—and they're all FREE!
What’s your all-time favorite book?
One of them is A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
What’s your favorite children’s book?
It's a toss up between the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell.
What’s your favorite YA book?
Either The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger or Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison. They're oh, so similar!
What are some of your hobbies?
Reading (of course!), making and listening to music, writing, butchering yarn with knitting needles/crochet hooks, learning to sew
If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?
Laura Ingalls Wilder (to sit down to tea with), Elliott Smith (to hear him play), or David Sedaris (so I could laugh nonstop for hours!) |
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