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The E.S. Farley Library at Wilkes University has unveiled “Remembering Agnes: 50 Years Later,” an audio walking tour, interactive website and artifact exhibit that shares the history of Wilkes University during and after Hurricane Agnes in 1972. The project is a collaborative effort that began in the spring and included,…

The “Wilkes Mural” is displayed on the first floor of the Eugene S. Farley Library. Wilkes University’s graduating class of 1958 recognized the importance of capturing the history of the then 25-year-old institution. More than 60 years later, a new generation of Wilkes students, faculty and staff can enjoy its…

For a college student, time in the library isn’t unusual. But an undergraduate student processing documents and artifacts from World War I? That’s a whole other story. As a history major and an intern for the Wilkes University Archives, senior Logan Yeakel took advantage of a unique opportunity to bring…

Wilkes University was recently awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for the preservation and digitization of 1972 Agnes Flood related material. The project seeks to highlight the efforts of the Wilkes community during and after the 1972 Agnes Flood.  This project, which will be overseen by Suzanna…

Lawrence Kopenis Circulation Supervisor E.S. Farley Library 1. What do you do as the Farley Library Circulation Supervisor?  As circulation supervisor I’m responsible for creating staff schedules, posting library hours, hiring work study assistants and retrieving lost and overdue books (among many other things). 2. How long have you worked…

Joan Ford ‘75 Library Technician, Library Acquisitions E.S. Farley Library 1. What do you do as a technician and working in acquisitions in Farley Library? I catalog new books for the library and help maintain the collection, purchase library supplies and prepare invoices for payment and do whatever I can…

Mary Watkins Interlibrary Loan Technician E.S. Farley Library 1. What do you do as the interlibrary loan technician at the library? Interlibrary loan offers access to materials needed for research which are not available at Farley Library. I process the interlibrary loan requests on ILLiad (an electronic system used to…

Brian Sacolic Head of Public Services E.S. Farley Library What do you do as Head of Public Services at the Farley Library? In that capacity, I supervise the three departments of public services at Farley: circulation, reference, and interlibrary loan.  I spend a lot of time working with students and…