Thursday, May 14th
Today's Trivia
Children's Art Contest
The Friends of the Library would like to thank you for supporting their Plant Sale this year! They were able to raise $800 to help support the Library!
Staff Highlight- Nikki
Nikki is our Technical Services Manager & Media Specialist. This means she is responsible for getting all of our materials circulation-ready and is the reason we have such a great Facebook page!
She just finished reading "The Prized Girl" by Amy K. Green (was her debut novel, a murder mystery thriller with lots of twists and likely suspects) and Monstress Vol. 4 by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (part of a graphic novel series about a young girl with mysterious origins and an incredible power living within her.)
She has one 13-year-old, fat tiger cat named Romeo (Freddy Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, had a cat named Romeo so that combined with the literary association got him his name)
She doesn't have a favorite food, but she's a verified chai tea addict. She was a barista and bookseller at Barnes & Noble for 7 years so she blames all of her time in the bookstore for her severe tea addiction :)
She is most excited to be able to travel and watch live performances after the pandemic is over. She misses traveling and can't wait to attend a concert or play.
She's not from the Port Byron area, but she is from Northwest Illinois originally, She was born in the Rockford/Byron area and lived there during her early years. She then moved to the Morrison IL. area and lived both there and in Fulton IL. for all of her school years.
Nikki is the library guru for music and movies, too!
Thanks, Nikki, for all your hard work!
We miss seeing our "Lady in the Box" every day!
What do you love most about your job?
Nikki says, "The library itself, the patrons and the books/other materials that I get to work with and help put into the hands of all of the people who are so eager for the knowledge they contain. I have been a book person my whole life and have worked customer service since the day I turned 16, the library is a natural fit for myself and my skill set."
Don't Miss Bingo Night With Linnea Tomorrow!
Thanks for your continued support! -RVDL Staff
River Valley District Library
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Location: 214 South Main Street, Port Byron, IL, USA
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