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  • Saveria Fuller
    Senior Clerk

    “I have worked at the Utica Public Library for 21 years. In all that time, the rewarding part of my job has remained the same - finding that special book for a child and watching their face light up.”
  
 
 

 
  • Carl Antonucci
    Library Assistant

    “I’m a native Utican and graduate of Utica College. In 1999, I began working in the Children’s Room of the Utica Public Library. My job includes clerical duties, children’s programming, and assisting library patrons. Working with children can be fun, especially since they have the ability to make you laugh without even realizing it.”
  
 
 

 
  • Lisa Renz
    Children’s Librarian

    I have a Masters of Library Science from the University of Washington, and have worked as a Children’s Librarian in Seattle, WA, Troy, NY and here at the Utica Public Library. Reading to children during storytime and having them respond to and laugh at the books and fingerplays is one of my favorite parts of my job.
  
 
 
 
  • Marjie Cobane
    Co-Director

    I’m a graduate of Whitesboro High School, and SUNY Albany. I have worked in Adult Services, the Reference Department, Government Documents, and the North Utica, and East Utica Branch Libraries (both closed in 1995). I visit area daycare centers, and share all my favorite books with the preschoolers. The programs I enjoy most involve food; Cupcake Day, Ice Cream Sundae Tuesday, and Food and Fun .My husband and I have three children, and 30 nieces and nephews; they keep us very busy!
 
 
 
 
  • Cary Meltzer
    Co-Director

    I’ve been working as a Children’s Librarian since 1996. I’ll receive my Masters in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University in May, 2006. I love working in the public library. I get to know so many different kids, from toddlers to 17 year olds, with such different backgrounds and circumstances. My favorite part of the job is when I know something I’ve said or done has allowed me to really connect with a child, and perhaps even make a difference in their life.