Summer 2001


Cherie Longmuir Coordinates Talking Book Circulation

Cherie Longmuir is the new Coordinator of Book Circulation for the Talking Book and Braille Service. Cherie describes her primary responsibility as ensuring that all the books get checked out and checked in and sent to where they are supposed to be. With an average daily circulation of five hundred items for approximately five thousand users, this is no small task.

Cheri is a native of North Dakota and a graduate of Bismarck High School. She received a Bachelor's Degree in English from

the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Science Degree in Educational Media from Western Oregon State. She has lived in Australia, Guam, Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada. After her residence in Las Vegas, she describes Lincoln as a green paradise with friendly people. She and her husband have a five-acre residence near Clatonia and very much enjoy working in the yard and garden, planting flowers, listening to the birds, and being outdoors.

Jan Anderson Advises Customers

Jan Anderson, a Readers' Advisor for the Talking Book and Braille Service whose voice is well known to many borrowers, has worked at the Nebraska Library Commission since 1988.

When she first began working at the Nebraska Library Commission, her time was divided between Technical Services and Administration. A year later she began working with the Talking Book and Braille Service.

Born in Lincoln, Jan moved with her family to Iowa at age four. After graduating

from high school in Eagle Grove, IA, Jan returned to Lincoln to attend Lincoln School of Commerce. She has more than fifteen years of experience working in schools in California, Arizona, and at Lincoln High School.

During her breaks, Jan always has a book in her hand. Her favorite authors are Fern Michaels, Sandra Brown, LaVyrle Spencer, and Danielle Steele. She and her husband have been married for forty-one years. They have one daughter and two grandchildren.

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