Hello readers! This year we will be featuring library staff at the beginning of each month to recognize all the hard work they do here. This month our staff selection falls on Michal Ashby.
Michal Ashby is the Children’s librarian at Samuels Public Library
Michal Ashby is the Children’s librarian at Samuels Public Library
As the
head of the youth services department for the past 7 years I have had the
pleasure of watching the children in this community grow. It has been so
rewarding to watch them grow from story time children to independent readers
who love the library! This library means so much to me; in truth it feels like
my second home. Last year when I had my first child, I received a tremendous
amount of warmth and support from both parents and staff! I am so grateful to be part of such a wonderful
community!
Favorite
genre: Historical Fiction
Favorite
authors: Rosalind Laker, Jean Plaidy, Isak Dinesen, F.G Cottam, Frances
Mayes, Anais Nin, Jane Austen, Roald Dahl, Mary Downing Hahn, Carrie Ryan,
Holly Black, Charles Higson, Kate Mosse, Mandy Aftel
Favorite
classic: Pride and Prejudice
Favorite
poems: Lola Ridge "New Orleans" and "Patterns" by
Amy Lowell
Favorite
plays: Glass Menagerie (T.Williams) and Death of a Salesman (A. Miller)
If you
could ask your favorite author a question, what would you ask? I would
ask Isak Dinesen about the most important thing she learned from her life… and
if she had a piece of advice...what would it be?
Like the same authors as Michal? Want to read similar authors or
genre of books? Try the Literature Map!
It’s a free tool on the internet that allows readers to type in any author and
it generates other authors who have a similar writing style! Neat, right?
