Featured Face: Diamond Valley Children's Librarian Marlies Irvine-Tammes
Posted on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 14:05
Meet Marlies Irvine-Tammes, the new Children's and Youth Services Librarian at Diamond Valley Library. You may have already caught her lively storytelling and singing during storytime at the library, but as you'll see below her melody making extends beyond the bounds of the library. How long have you worked at YPRL? Since 1 August 2011 What do you like about working at the library? I . . . more »

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