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PPL Alum
PPL welcomes individuals from all walks of life and each has a unique story to tell — stories that illustrate the positive impact our library makes in the lives of those we serve. Stories that YOU make possible!
Meet some of our PPL Alum.
June Shin
I was first introduced to the Daniel Berkeley Updike Collection on the History of Print as a Rhode Island School of Design MFA student in professor and designer Cyrus Highsmith’s typeface design class. Ever since, I have found a seemingly endless source for conducting my meticulous research and extremely detailed work, first as a student ...
Melanie Anaya
I was matched with PPL through the Bonner Community Program at Brown University and worked with Chris Bourret until I graduated! My favorite accomplishment was leading my own Citizenship class. I had done lots of administrative work and acted as a teaching assistant in the Library’s Learning Lounge and in other peoples’ Citizenship classes, but ...
Luisa Murillo
As someone with many passions and interests, I would definitely say that I am a “lifelong learner!” I am also a true library lover from when I was a little Bolivian immigrant girl! In fact, as a single parent of four children, I’ve found the Library is a phenomenal resource for our entire family. We ...