The Kirtland Public Library is proud
to welcome two new librarians to its staff.
Below we feature brief profiles of our new librarians to help you to get
to know them. When you’re in the library
next please stop by and say “hi” to them and we’re sure they’ll be as thrilled
to get to know you as you will them.
Chad Statler
Chad is originally from Pennsylvania
and only came to the Cleveland area in 2011 after his wedding. He earned his library degree from Kent State
in December 2014. Prior to coming to
Kirtland Public Library, Chad worked as a Reference Assistant at the Northeast
Ohio Medical University and he is also currently a Reference and Instruction
Librarian at Lakeland Community College.
He currently lives in South Euclid with his wife, Amy, daughter, Evelyn,
and their dog, Inky.
What
made you want to become a librarian?
I’ve always loved books and enjoyed
reading, and wanted to pass that enthusiasm onto other people.
What is
your first memory of a library?
Going to the library during summers
for story time. It was always my
favorite day of the week.
Who are
your favorite authors?
Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway,
Robert Heinlein, Stephen King, R.A. Salvatore & Hunter S. Thompson, to name
a few.
What
are your favorite books?
The
Shining
by Stephen King, A Christmas Carol by
Charles Dickens
What
book or books are you currently reading?
Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo: The Brink of Life and Death (a great series of
graphic novels re-telling classic Japanese tales and Samurai stories with a
Samurai rabbit as the main character), Mark Adams, Meet Me in Atlantis: My Quest to Find the 2,500 year-old Sunken City.
What’s
on your iPod now?
Several podcasts from Infopeople, a
podcast about comics, graphic novels, and YA books from some librarians in
California; the New York Public Library podcasts with authors and assorted 80s
and 90s heavy metal.
Describe
yourself in one word.
Only one word?
Name
your one guilty pleasure.
Ice cream, chocolate, and peanuts, especially
when combined in any number of ways.
Sandra
Ong
Sandra earned her master of library science degree from
Kent State University in 2011. Prior to joining the staff at Kirtland Public
Library she worked as a Reference Assistant at Madison Public Library and as a
substitute at Medina County District Library. Sandra currently resides in North
Royalton.
What
made you want to become a librarian?
A love for reading and also I wanted to
contribute to society by promoting life- long learning.
What is
your first memory of a library?
I was a teenager and was in awe that the
library would carry CD’s of my favorite artists.
Who are
your favorite authors?
Lisa See, Terry McMillian, Kevin Kwan, Susan
Mallery.
What
book or books are you currently reading?
Crazy
Rich Asians
by Kevin Kwan.
What’s
on your iPod now?
Christian Contemporary music.
Describe
yourself in one word.
Dedicated.
Name
your one guilty pleasure.
Dark Chocolate
