A Librarian's Job: Not as Easy as It Looks
Front Royal librarian Gary Graham details the daily grind at Samuels Library. He explains check out and renewal tasks, shelving challenges, space shortages, and the labor of maintaining catalogs, ordering new titles, and handling overdue fines while managing a small staff and volunteers.
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Samuels Library
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F. van Wyck Mason
Xavier
Sandra Haughey
Graham
Samuels
Virginia Beach
State Library
Competing With TV and Cars Mrs Loope Teaches 19 Years
Berryville Clarke County High School English teacher Mrs. Alice Loope has spent 19 years shaping students in Shakespeare and modern literature. She notes students grow, TV distracts, and teaching requires motivation, room 24 overlooks Berryville, Blue Ridge beyond.
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Berryville
Alice Loope
Clarke County High School
Chaucer
Milton
Donne
Loope
Blue Ridge Mountains
England
Star Series Explores Local Jobs Across Circulation Area
This second weekly feature reports on fieldwork by Star staff who tried multiple local roles from plumbing to medicine and law, offering firsthand insights into daily duties and challenges.
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Star
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