Artist and author Eric Carle s colorful, hungry caterpillar crawled into the hearts of children across the country and in the Berkshires, where many considered the Western Massachusetts resident one of
The new employees include: Alicia Hyman, Outreach Librarian; Sara Russell-Scholl, Children s and Youth Services Supervisor; Kisha Sawyers, Technology Engagement Librarian; and Autumn Mawhinney, Technical Services Supervisor. We are pleased to welcome these talented professionals to lead our service initiatives in the coming months and beyond, said Athenaeum Director Alex Reczkowski. Hyman comes to the library from New York City, where she was a Social Sector Librarian at the nonprofit Candid. Hyman holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute, and has worked in a variety of library settings, including in prison and jail outreach. In addition to librarianship, Hyman also has a background in editing and proofreading. Hyman is interested in local music collections.
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Berkshire Athenaeum Introduces New Librarians
The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s Public Library, expands its reach in the City of Pittsfield with the addition of four librarians to its professional staff.
The new employees include: Alicia Hyman, Outreach Librarian; Sara Russell-Scholl, Children’s and Youth Services Supervisor; Kisha Sawyers, Technology Engagement Librarian; and Autumn Mawhinney, Technical Services Supervisor.
“We are pleased to welcome these talented professionals to lead our service initiatives in the coming months and beyond,” says Athenaeum Director Alex Reczkowski.
Hyman comes to the library from New York City, where she was a Social Sector Librarian at the nonprofit Candid. Hyman holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute, and has worked in a variety of library settings, including in prison and jail outreach. In addition to librarianship, Hyman also has a background in editing and proofreading. A lifelong mus
Library Director Sarah Sanfilippo told the trustees on Wednesday that she has received applications for the open position. We posted the job shortly after she left, and we received a whole bunch of resumes, Sanfilippo said. We are working through those and figuring out who we want to interview. Russell-Scholl left her post in late January after seven years at the North Adams library, the first three as youth services assistant. She took a similar position at the Pittsfield library. Otherwise, Sanfilippo told the trustees that things were quiet at the library with services greatly reduced during the pandemic. There is not a whole lot going on and it has been business as usual, she said.