Staff Highlighter: Cheryl Sassman

Position: Head of Circulation

Hometown: Austin, TX

Years of Service: 22 years

Job Description: Responsible for coordinating, planning and directing the activities of the Circulation Department, including circulation, collection maintenance, stacks management, Remote Storage and electronic and paper reserves; primary sources of decision-making regarding circulation policies and customer service issues relating to patrons.

Something you never expected: I never expected to still be working at the library 22 years later. I began working here in Government Information and Reference for the tuition benefits to attend graduate school in the M.J. Neeley School of Business.

Hobbies: European travel - my favorite destination is France, but I also love Italy and have been to Germany, Austria, Greece, Turkey, England and Spain - collecting and selling antiques and vintage items. I have a booth at a local antique mall; food and wine; reading about food, shopping, cooking and feeding friends and family.

Any good stories from your days in the library?: I just really enjoy helping all the students and faculty at TCU with their library needs. I've met so many interesting people over the years. Also, I enjoy our student assistants who work with us in Circulation. We hire more than 20 students each semester and they are an important part of our service to TCU.

Favorite Book(s):

The Women's Room by Marilyn French
Blood, Bones and Butter: the inadvertent education of a reluctant chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mays
My Life in France by Julia Child
Alamo House: women without men, men without brains by Sarah Bird

Volume 25, no. 2

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