Welcome to the Teen Room! We hope even with the craziness of COVID-19 that you had a great last day of school. One exciting event for our sixth graders is you are now able to come hang out in the Teen Room… well, under normal circumstances you would! When we are finally able to have patrons age 15 and under in the building, you are able to visit the Teen Room! We wanted to take a minute and introduce ourselves, the Teen Room staff members, to you!
Hi, I’m Sarah and I have been with the library a little over 2 years now. I have been in Gillette almost my entire life; before that I grew up in Guernsey, WY. I went to college in Bismarck, ND and Gillette, WY, focusing on early education. I am a fan of all things Whedon, Doctor Who, Supernatural, and Marvel. I like to read fantasy and horror novels; my favorite book is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I love to garden in my free time and cross stitch as well.
I’m Marie and I have worked at the library for 1.5 years. I will celebrate my 1-year anniversary in the Teen Room this July. I was born in Bergen, Norway but moved to a ranch in South Dakota when I was 3. I completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology from BHSU in Spearfish, SD and am currently working on a master’s degree in counseling from MSU-Billings. I love books and working for the library is my favorite job I’ve ever had. For me, trying to pick a favorite book is like trying to pick a favorite child; I just can’t. A YA novel that I especially love is The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. Currently, I read a lot of non-fiction and am particularly interested in anthropology and esoteric philosophy.
Hi, I’m Marcy, I’ve worked at the library for the past 10 years. I absolutely love what I do. I grew up in the military and got to live in some pretty exciting places, like Germany and England, before my dad retired and moved us to Gillette to be closer to my grandparents. I’m a fan of Supernatural, Grey’s Anatomy and The 100. I have two doggies, Jason a 12-year-old Golden Retriever and Lucy a 3-legged, 5-year-old Lab. I’m currently reading A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs.
Hi, I’m Darcy, and I’ve worked at the library since 2006; prior to that, I was an English and Spanish teacher. I’m the Youth Services Librarian now, so I work with both the Children’s and Teen departments, but for the first eleven years of my job, I was exclusively in the Teen Room, so it’s still one of my favorite places in the library. I grew up in South Dakota; graduated from Carroll College in Helena, MT with my B.A in English and Spanish a very long time ago; and completed my Master’s degree in Library Sciences in 2016. I have six kids – mostly all grown – and one grandson. I read a little bit of everything; the YA novels I read most recently were Damsel and Red Hood by Elena K. Arnold, and I loved them. I enjoy hiking, cross-country skiing, gardening, and traveling.