{"id":11903,"date":"2021-11-24T10:22:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T18:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/?p=11903"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:41:08","slug":"get-to-know-your-clark-librarians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/get-to-know-your-clark-librarians\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know Your Clark Librarians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently gathered some fun facts about the librarians at Clark College. And since we&#8217;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&#8217;ll send you a personalized recommendation back (comment below or <a href=\"https:\/\/askwa.libanswers.com\/form?queue_id=3457\" rel=\"noopener\">email us<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/julie_fall2021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11930 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/julie_fall2021-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Julie wearing green glasses and magenta hair\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/julie_fall2021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/julie_fall2021-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Julie Austad (currently interim Dean of CLASS) lived in Noheji, Japan for two years, a small northern town known for its scallops.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/3hpq3p\/alma99900089960601861\" rel=\"noopener\">The Complete Asian Cookbook: Japan &amp; Korea<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Laura-and-Four-Paws.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11908 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Laura-and-Four-Paws-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"10 year old Laura holding a tan rat\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Laura-and-Four-Paws-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Laura-and-Four-Paws-500x500.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Laura Nagel had a pet rat named Four-Paws when she was 10.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/3hpq3p\/alma992723301861\" rel=\"noopener\">White Rat: Short Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tammy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11909 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tammy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tammy holding a dark brown chicken\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tammy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tammy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tammy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tammy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Tammy.jpg 1008w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Tammy Boyer won the smallest nose contest at the Puyallup Fair celebrations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/3hpq3p\/alma993296301861\" rel=\"noopener\">The Common Scents of Smell: How the Nose Knows and What it All Shows!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Katy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11910 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Katy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Katy holding a large armful of wool outdoors\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Katy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Katy-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Katy Anastasi has an extra bone in her foot and this summer backpacked 40 miles around Wy\u2019east AKA Mt. Hood!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/3hpq3p\/alma99900523235801861\" rel=\"noopener\">Hands &amp; Feet, Part 2: Feet<\/a> &#8211; 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.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/3hpq3p\/alma994474901861\" rel=\"noopener\">In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zachary-90p.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11911 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Zachary-90p.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Zachary with fall trees in background \" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>University of Glasgow: Old and New &#8211; 1891 (illustrations can be found on the HathiTrust website.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AMICO_SAN_FRANCISCO_103852381.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AMICO_SAN_FRANCISCO_103852381.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape print of the city of Regensburg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AMICO_SAN_FRANCISCO_103852381.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AMICO_SAN_FRANCISCO_103852381-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AMICO_SAN_FRANCISCO_103852381-768x279.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Marisol.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11939 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Marisol-150x150.png\" alt=\"Marisol reading a book\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Marisol-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Marisol-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Marisol-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Marisol-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.clarkcollegelibraries.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Marisol.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/3hpq3p\/alma996330201861\" rel=\"noopener\">Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alliance-clark.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01ALLIANCE_CC\/3hpq3p\/alma99900092461501861\">Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently gathered some fun facts about the librarians at Clark College. And since we&#8217;re librarians, we found book, video, and ebook recommendations to go with them! 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