UCLA LISAAA Class Notes

Sarah Mae Harper grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. She received a BA in Spanish from McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland) College where she also completed a self-designed minor in Library Science. In 2001 she moved out to California to attend UCLA. She completed her MLIS in 2003 with a concentration in Youth Services and Public Libraries. She was hired by the County of Los Angeles in August 2003 as a Reference Librarian at the South Whittier Community Library. She now works as a YA/Children’s Librarian at the AC Bilbrew Community Library.

Lawrence Clark Powell, Andrew Horn, Robert Hayes, Seymour Lubetzky, and Betty Rosenberg were among the faculty when I attended the School of Library Service [sic] in 1966-67. Since earning my MLS, I have worked primarily in public libraries: County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Public, and – for the past 15+ years – at Inglewood Public Library. I’m head of audio-visual and stack maintenance/security, and spend time on the adult reference desk as well as cataloging our AV collection. 

I’ve been an ALA Councilor-at-Large for three terms, and, being a glutton for punishment.  I’ll be running for re-election as a petition candidate. I’ve served on several ALA, division, and round table boards and committees. 

After receiving her B.A. in painting, sculpture and graphic arts, Libby started work as a photo archivist at the Getty Museum in 1981. During her career at the Getty she held positions as a curatorial assistant, an archivist, and a technical systems manager. After 20 years she came to the conclusion that she wanted to work more closely with primary research materials. She began graduate studies at UCLA’s GSE&IS in 2003, emphasizing work in archival studies and taking advantage of internships and employment at various local institutions such as the Palos Verdes Public Library, Walt Disney Imagineering Library, and UCLA’s Special Collections department in the Young Research Library. After graduating in 2005 and taking a brief break to go sailing in the Cook Islands and New Zealand, she returned to work in UCLA’s Special Collections, where she’s been processing arts-oriented collections since January 2006.

Rebecca began the PhD program in education at the USC Rossier School of Education in the fall of 2006. She received her B.A. in History from UC Berkeley and MLIS from UCLA. Rebecca also works as a research associate with the USC Center on Educational Governance, and research assistant with the UCLA Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

After 19 years of continuous studenthood (Kindergarten thru MLIS), I entered the work force as a rare books cataloger at UC San Diego’s Mandeville Special Collections Library.  Other areas of interest include preservation/conservation and promoting access to special collections materials.  Recreational interests include historical costuming, crafts in general, Norse/Viking culture, and gothic literature.