I Am Collingswood

I Am Collingswood: Dot Garabedian

Dot Garabedian has overseen the children's collection at Collingswood Public Library for more than 16 years, building a solid collection of reading materials for the next generation.

Dot Garabedian, youth services director at Collingswood Public Library, describes herself as a "cheerleader for reading and literacy." She credits Collingswood with making it easier to reach out to young readers by supporting the library and its activities. Collingswood Patch: How long have you been with Collingswood library? What are your duties as youth services coordinator? Dot Garabedian: I've been full-time in children's and youth services for 16 years. Before that, I was part-time, I did circulation. My duties? Story times, ordering all the books and doing collection development. We're the cheerleaders for reading and literacy, that's our main goal. Patch: What do you think of the popularity of electronic devices, such as the Kindle…

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