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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.
Claudia Zompa
I love to read! I feed my soul with reading — I read every day. I enjoy novels, biographies, murder, mystery & mayhem. I also feed others by cooking and baking for them — so I check out a lot of cookbooks from PPL! Most of my interaction is with the lovely ladies at the ...
Anthony R. Green
When I started taking piano lessons in 1994, I walked from Doyle Avenue (where I grew up) to Rochambeau (where my piano teacher taught) every week. Before and after the lesson, I would spend time at the Rochambeau Branch library. In fact, I learned about this piano teacher on Rochambeau from a friendly stranger-turned-high-school friend ...
Rebecca Rhoads
I came to PPL for two separate reasons, but first, I wanted to learn how to program. I started off unemployed and without much hope. I took the HTML/CSS class with Don Gregory, and he opened up a whole new world to me. He encouraged me to take the Data Navigators class and the JavaScript ...