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| Volume 10 Number 1, Winter 1999 | ||
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MCI WorldCom Hometown Help Program Library featured on phone book cover Library on the airwaves and in print Library Celebrates African-American History Month African-American History Month Celebration Calendar The Second Century begins 10th year Patents and Trademarks on the Internet Rutgers students again offer free tax return help |
Treasures of the Library
Wilhelmina began her employment as a part-timer at the Springfield Branch. Upon graduation from West Side High School, she was assigned to Branch and Extension Services at the Main Library. Over the following years, Wilhelmina worked at housing libraries, hospitals, and nursing homesanywhere books were needed by shut-ins or in out-of-the-way places. After working through the branch system as a substitute, she came to work at the Clinton Branch, where she been a mainstay and now is Supervisor of Adult Services. At her branch she has been active with the Juvenile Conference Committee, the Senior Citizens Mini-Library, school visits, as well as working with the leaders in the South Ward. In addition to a fulfilling life as a wife and mother of three daughters, she continues to be active in the music field. Her love of and talent for the field won her a scholarship to the Boston Conservatory of Music, where she trained in ballet and modern dance. She attended Newark State and Upsala Colleges and was coached at the Metropolitan Opera House. She has been involved in concert and solo work in various musical productions. Her favorite song, which she believes is the sum total of one's life, is "Only What You Do For Christ Will Last." |
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Our focus in this installment of a continuing series of articles on the Library's treasures is on Wilhelmina Person, Supervising Library Assistant, who has been a staff member for more than 50 years.