There is no such thing as a Typical Librarian
There is No Such Thing as a Typical Librarian pulls back the curtain on the day-to-day operation of working in both an academic and public library. It is a love letter to the library profession based on the personal experiences of Steve Antonuccio, who worked in libraries for over 30 years. Mr. Antonuccio began his career as a media specialist for Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs in 1982. He spent 20 years at the Pikes Peak Library District creating and operating the Library Channel as the manager of the educational cable access studio. The Library Channel reached 80,000 households in Colorado Springs. He produced over 100 video portraits and documentaries and was nominated for two Heartland Emmy awards and two national Cable Ace awards for his programming. After retiring from the Pikes Peak Library District in 2008, Steve went to work for the Pueblo City-County Library District for six years as a branch manager. He worked on the front lines of public service and tells both poignant and humorous stories about working with the public. Steve attained a Master’s in Library Science from Emporia State in 1992. This book has a foreword written by Camila Alire, former 2009-2010 President of the American Library Association.
April 2019
328 pages . 6×9 softcover
ISBN# 9781943829057
$19.95
“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never-failing spring in the desert.”
–Andrew Carnegie
Who should read this book?
Who should read this book? Anyone and everyone. This book is recommended for Colorado history buffs, people living in the communities of Colorado Springs and Pueblo, librarians and library staff anywhere, any lover of libraries . . . and anyone who just wants “a good read.” . . . It is just that, a good read.
Dr. Camila A. Alire, President, American Library Association, 2009-2010
Furthermore . . .
This book is a potpourri of family history, mini-biographies of notables in Colorado Springs such as Fannie Mae Duncan, nightclub owner of the African American Cotton Club; the Alexander brothers of the Alexander Film Company in Colorado Springs; the Venetucci’s and their Pumpkin Patch. Add to all of these were Steve’s family: recollections of video documentaries on Spencer Penrose, Charles Tutt, veterans, astronauts, cowboys, and the list goes on . . .
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