Get to Know Your Clark Librarians
We recently gathered some fun facts about the librarians at Clark College. And since we’re librarians, we found book, video, and ebook recommendations to go with them! If you want to share a fun fact about yourself with us, we’ll send you a personalized recommendation back (comment below or email us).
Julie Austad (currently interim Dean of CLASS) lived in Noheji, Japan for two years, a small northern town known for its scallops.
Laura Nagel had a pet rat named Four-Paws when she was 10.
Tammy Boyer won the smallest nose contest at the Puyallup Fair celebrations.
Katy Anastasi has an extra bone in her foot and this summer backpacked 40 miles around Wy’east AKA Mt. Hood!
- Hands & Feet, Part 2: Feet – In this video, a team of anatomists unpick the secrets of human hands and feet. From the evolutionary importance of thumbs to the 52 bones (53 for Katy!) in our feet, our hands and feet set us apart from every other creature on the planet.
- In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History
Zachary Grant studied at the University of Glasgow in Scotland for one year and lived in a building constructed during the 1600s in Regensburg, Germany.
- University of Glasgow: Old and New – 1891
- Log in to Artstor first, then click this link to access the image of Regensburg below
Marisol Moreno Ortiz graduated high school with perfect attendance. After multiple degrees she still ended up in the career she planned in high school, being a librarian. Her name, Marisol, means sunny sea.
