(image: Jeff MacDonald, IRCO, Portland, OR)
If you’ve been reading this blog for some time, you may have noticed that my trips:
Of course, this could also all just be me and my flair for the overly dramatic.
Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane…I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain. Jane says, “I’m going away to Spain when I get some money saved.” I’ve never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music.
You now know pretty much all ArchivistPhil knew of Spain prior to a week-long trip I just took to that nation. Yup, three little pop songs referring to a country with roots going back as far as 35,000 years. Who says archivists can’t be uncultured boors?
We asked Touro College Libraries staff to tell us their memories of Rita Hilu, our Starrett City Library Assistant who recently passed away. Here are their thoughts.
This post was originally from 2016. Over the weekend, Starrett City Library Assistant Rita Hilu passed away. Rita was an incredibly important member of the Touro College Libraries staff, and we want to remind everyone of what made her so special to students, faculty, and staff.
What is the name of your site and where is it located?
The Starrett City Library is located at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue in
Brooklyn, between Marine Park and Howard Beach near the Jamaica Bay. Continue reading
This post is originally from 2014. It continues our tribute to Rita Hilu, who passed away last weekend. Rita was an incredibly important member of the Touro College Libraries staff, and we want to remind everyone of what made her so special to students, faculty, and staff.
The Fall 2009 issue of the Starrett City campus newsletter Touro Times featured a glowing profile on one of Touro’s most beloved information professionals, Rita Hilu.
This blog was originally posted in 2015. Over the weekend, Starrett City Library Assistant Rita Hilu passed away. Rita was an incredibly important member of the Touro College Libraries staff, and we want to remind everyone of what made her so special to students, faculty, and staff.
After receiving many positive comments and remarks by Starrett City students and faculty on the Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey in December, Ms. Rita Hilu, our wonderful library staff at Starrett City, responds in her own words with gratitude and encouragement: Continue reading
Where were you born?
I was born on Long Island and lived almost my entire life in Suffolk County. I spent a few years in Westchester and now live in Chelsea.
What languages do you speak?
I’m working on learning Italian, but I’m better at reading (with a dictionary on hand, please) than speaking. Continue reading
My name is Juliana Magro, and I am the Information Literacy and Instructional Librarian at the Midtown campus. I was born in Brazil, and moved to the United States a few years ago. I speak Portuguese and English, but I can also read Spanish and Italian.
In Brazil, I lived in Rio de Janeiro for 2 years to complete my masters in Linguistics. Rio is a beautiful (although quite chaotic) city. My favorite spot there is a park called Parque Lage. This park sits at the bottom of the Corcovado Mountain, and used to be the residence of industrialists in the 1920’s. It’s a good place to go to with a book for a nice cup of coffee, and then to take a stroll through a patch of forest. Continue reading
As a Long Island native, it is an honor to work for Touro College School of Health Sciences in Bay Shore NY. Being afforded the opportunity to interact with all of the aspiring professionals and assist them in their research as a librarian fills me with joy.
I became interested in the field of Library and Information Science when I returned to Stony Brook University to earn my Bachelors of Arts in Humanities as an adult student. I learned that I love information and assisting others in locating their own resources. As an undergraduate student, I was allowed to take two graduate level courses in Library Science and these cemented my love of the field and strengthened my resolve to continue my education. Attending Queens College in Flushing I earned my Masters of Library Science.
Where were you born?
Brooklyn, NY.
Where else have you lived?
Israel.
What languages do you speak?
Hebrew and English, and no, I do not speak Russian.
How long have you been at Touro and what’s your position?
Since July 2017, I’ve been the T&ES (Technical & Electronic Services) Assistant.
What is the name of your site and where is it located?
It’s the Midtown campus. It’s at 27-33 W 23rd Street, NY (Manhattan).
What is the part of your job that you enjoy the most?
That I’m in charge of a few things, so I can pick and choose what I feel like doing that particular day.
