Staff Tuesdays: Sarah Bolce, Evening/Weekend Supervisor

Every Tuesday during the Fall semester, we will be introducing, or re-introducing, you to the wonderful (and adorable) Library staff that work to help students make the most of their academic experiences here at Rosemont College. 

This week, we'd like to introduce Sarah Bolce, Evening/Weekend Supervisor.

As Evening/Sunday Supervisor, Ms. Bolce manages the Information Desk during Kistler Library's evening hours from 6pm to 11pm during the week. She also supervises the Library on Saturdays. She is responsible for checking items in and out and keeping the Library clean and quiet. Let's learn a little more about Sarah:

1. If I run into you in the library, what would you typically be doing?
   
   

   I would be at the Circulation Desk ready to help students as needed.

   
   
2. What is your favorite spot on campus, outside of the Library?
   
   

   I enjoy the walk from Kaul parking lot to the Library because I get to see the campus in all seasons as I'm heading to and from work. The library's Front Reading Room is my favorite spot in the Library, it's old-fashioned and impressive, while also being warm and welcoming. 

3. Where do you spend most of your time while working in the Library?
   
   

   I spend most of my time in the Library behind the Circulation Desk.

4. What do you like to do when you're not working?  
   

   In my free time I like work on my family’s genealogy to figure out who my ancestors were and where they came from, and learn about their lives.

5. What is your favorite part about working in Kistler Library?
   
   

   My favorite part of working in Kistler Library is meeting, and talking with, the students who come into the library.

6. What is a fun fact about yourself?
   
             I'm on level 1229 in Candy Crush.

Information Commons Exhibit: 2016 Presidential Lecturer, Chris Lowney

On Monday, October 24th, Rosemont's Institute for Ethical Leadership and Social Responsibility will sponsor a talk by the highly recognized author, Chris Lowney. Lowney will give the Presidential Lecture entitled "Doing the Laundry, Dirty Shoes, and the Monastery Bell Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis." With such an intruguing title, we are eager to hear his presentation.

Educated in the Jesuit tradition and for a time a Jesuit seminarian, he later entered the business world ultimately becoming a manager at J.P. Morgan, where he remained for seventeen successful years. Then after much thought, he decided to leave without a clue as to what he would be doing with the rest of his life. That issue was resolved when he started writing books and lecturing on leadership. His talks combine both his spiritual and worldly experiences in a captivating way.

To learn more about Chris Lowney, and Pope Francis, please stop by to see the Information Commons exhibit case on the first floor of Kistler Library.

Staff Tuesdays: Emily Siegel, Archives Assistant

Every Tuesday during the Fall semester, we will be introducing, or re-introducing, you to the wonderful (and adorable) Library staff that work to help students make the most of their academic experiences here at Rosemont College. 

This week, we'd like to introduce Emily Siegel, Archives Assistant.

As Archives Assistant, Ms. Siegel assists the Archivist with organizing and maintaining all the items in Rosemont College Archives. She works with the Archivist to help develop exhibits, both online and for the Archives display case in Kistler Library. She also works with Archives patrons both on and off-campus to find items or information about specific students and events in Rosemont's past. When she's not working in Rosemont College's Archives, she is working at the SHCJ Archives next to Gracemere. Let's learn a little bit more about Emily: 

If I run into you in the library, what would you typically be doing?

Setting up an exhibit on the main floor near the Front Reading Room

What is your favorite spot on campus, outside of the Library?

The garden outside of the library down the steps near the original entrance you can find me attempting to warm up from the cold Library.

Where do you spend most of your time while working in the Library?

Typically I’m in my office across from the upstairs lavatory

What do you like to do when you're not working?

Surprise surprise, I love to read (historical) fiction

What is your favorite part about working in Kistler Library?

I love to see the diligent work as students race to meet deadlines. It reminds me of my own college experiences at Rosemont.  

What is a fun fact about yourself?

I was planning to enter the US Air Force before I decided to attend college (at Rosemont).