The Librarians

Christina Jones, South End Branch Librarian. Christina was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She went to Springfield College for her bachelor’s degree and Simmons University for her MLIS. She has worked at the Boston Public Library for over five and a half years; she was a floater Librarian for five years before finally deciding to settle down as the South End Branch Librarian. She enjoys attending comic cons and travelling, having visited all 50 States in four and a half years. Her favorite authors are Jasmine Guillory (The Proposal), Lisa Jewell (The Family Upstairs), and Riley Sager (Final Girl). 

 

Amy Layton, Generalist Librarian. Amy has worked in libraries since 2014, when she began her career at Hannon Library at Southern Oregon University as a Reference Desk Assistant and Government Documents Assistant. There she learned that her calling was librarianship and moved to Boston to pursue her MLIS at Simmons University. She is passionate about coffee and women’s liberation. Her favorite books include Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis and anything by Andrea Dworkin.

 
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Carol Glass, Special Library Assistant. Carol has worked for the BPL for 21 years. She grew up in Dorchester and has three children and three grandchildren who live in the Greater Boston area. Her husband, John Hampton, was the chef who for many years prepared popular meals for the Library’s Holiday Party.

Her favorite books are the Curtis Black series by Kimberla Lawson Roby.

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Margaret Gardner, Children's Librarian

Margaret has worked for the South End Library for 13 years. Her all-time favorite book is the Torah. Her favorite children's book is King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry



Nicole Rezza, Senior Library Assistant [Photo to come]

Nicole was born and raised in South Boston. During her freshman year of high school, she held her first job ever; shelving at the South Boston Branch Library. After attending Boston Latin School, she studied at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she received a B.A. in History with a minor in Japanese. Nicole lived for half a year in Japan on exchange with Sophia University in Tokyo and hopes to return to visit friends when COVID restrictions ease. Nicole hopes, within the next few years, to attend a master’s program in library science and become a librarian!

  • All images courtesy of Hermine Muskat