Student Spotlight January 2011

Kayla Sassaman - Student Assistant ILL

1. What’s your year, major and hometown?
I’m a junior creative writing and music major from Selingsgrove PA.

2. To what campus organizations or clubs are you a member?
I’m a member of Lycoming Choir and Tour Choir.

3. What was the last book you read?
The last book I read was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

4. What do you like to do for fun?
I like to sing, play piano, read, write and just hang out with my friends!

5. What have you learned while working at the library?
I’ve learned how important it is that all libraries work together so students can get any resource they need.

Student Spotlight November 2010

Caitlin Flattery - Circulation Assistant

1. What’s your year, major and hometown?
I’m a junior French major and Biology minor from Syracuse, NY.

2. To what campus organizations or clubs are you a member?
I’m a sister of Beta Phi Gamma and a member of Republican Club.

3. What was the last book you read?
For class? Peter Fritzsche’s Life and Death in the Third Reich. For fun, François René de Chateaubriand’s René et Atala.

4. What do you like to do for fun?
I like to hang out with my friends, craft and run.

5. What have you learned while working at the library?
I've learned how important the library services are to college students, so it’s important to do as much as possible to provide them with the help they need

Student Spotlight October 2010

Stephanie Figueroa - Instructional Services Assistant

1. What’s your year, major and hometown?
I am a Freshman Biology/Pre-Vet major from Frederick, MD.

2. To what campus organizations or clubs are you a member?
At the moment, just Pre-Health Society, but I want to get more involved.

3. What was the last book you read?
I just re-read The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares

4. What do you like to do for fun?
Watch movies, read, hang out and do crazy things with my friends, and talk to my family whenever I can.

5. What have you learned while working at the library?
I’ve learned how hard all of the library staff work to make Snowden Library, and Lycoming, the places they are. For my job, I’ve learned how to work the copy machine, the right way to shelve books, and the layout of the library.

Student Spotlight - March 2010

Melanie Shutt - EZ Borrow and Circulation Assistant (including Summer and Semester breaks)


1. What’s your year, major and hometown?
Junior, Economics and Education certification, Montoursville Pa
2. To what campus organizations or clubs are you a member?
Lycoming College Choir
3. What was the last book you read?
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
4. What do you like to do for fun?
Read, knit, bake, and cook
5. What have you learned while working at the library?
I really enjoy working at the library, I have learned a lot about customer service and the inner-workings of the library.

Snowden 'til 2

Display: Holiday Greetings

The College archives current display on the fist floor of Snowden Library, titled "Holiday Greetings and Stocking Stuffers," presents a lovely collection of artifact jewelry donated by alumni and faculty emeriti, as well as presidential greeting cards from years past.

Snowden Library’s celebrates the International Year of Astronomy 2009, which is a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture. This marks the 400th anniversary of the first use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo. The display is located on the first floor near the copier and features books and periodicals about Galileo, telescopes, and the history of astronomy.