I am Susan Riley and am currently a children’s librarian in Quincy with THREE (3), yes 3 libraries…I began this career at the age of 14 in Richmond VA running a woman’s library for the summer of 1957. My undergrad work at Madison College (now university!) was in school libraries and I received my MLS from Simmons. I was a children’s librarian in Fairfax Co for 4 years & in Quincy from 1970 on. During prop 2 1/2, my QPS job was eliminated and I spent 20 years at Quincy College & Quincy College Plymouth; I also taught the children’s lit course in Plymouth for 10 years. Returning to the city in 2001, I again faced the worse layoffs since ‘81; my h.s. job was eliminated and I returned to my elementary roots. Literature has always been my life; I also quilt with the same passion.
This course is a learning curve for me, but swore as a teen that I would not let myself become a ‘fuddy duddy’.
