Barr Memorial Library in Fort Knox will host a virtual author event with Heather Macadam and Simon Worrall to discuss their latest novel, “Star Crossed: A True Romeo and Juliet
Librarian veterans share ideas for providing information and programming for military members
For Angela Maranville, director of knowledge access and resource management at West Virginia University (WVU) Libraries in Morgantown, the transition from working as a radio communications analyst in the US Air Force back to civilian life wasn’t the easiest.
“I left active duty in 1987 as part of the Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget Act. Basically it was peace time and they wanted to get people out to save money, so I left early and gave back double that time in reserves.” she said. “And when I came back to Illinois, there wasn’t work. So I kind of bounced around for about 15 years doing odd jobs. I worked with horses, I was an underground coal miner, I did a little bit of everything.”