Tag: Widener Library

Strawberry Mansion: Widener Library Branch Manager Reflects on Searching for Work in His Field for Seven Years

January 7, 2022Isabella J DiAmore

The Springfield Missouri native knew he loved being around books, and now he gets to live his dream every day while helping the community expand on their resources.

Strawberry Mansion: Widener Library Block Party Teaches Vocabulary

November 9, 2015pnadmin

It was a sunny and cool afternoon for the Widener Branch Library’s first Words at Play Vocabulary Initiative block party. Words at Play, hosted by PNC, is a community-wide initiative to show the importance of learning

Strawberry Mansion: Librarian Says Branch Offers Much More Than Books

March 2, 2015

At Strawberry Mansion’s Widener library branch, the new shelves and high ceilings bounce back the sounds of a pink ukulele. At its source sits librarian Abbe Klebanoff, strumming tunes during Widener’s less busy hours. “When