Check Out the Books, Check Out the Librarian
Meet librarian Mimi Sattterthwaite of the Abington Free Library
The next time you visit the Abington Free Library, you might want to thank Mimi Satterthwaite, head of the reference department and the library staff, for a job well done. How does someone decide to become a librarian in the first place? Not right away in Satterthwaite’s case. With a strong interest in history and archeology as a high school student, she dreamed of becoming an archeologist. Satterthwaite traveled to Rome and Athens on class trips where she witnessed evidence of the past first hand while touring the ruins; she had an eye towards building her own adventurous career in archeology. At Smith College, Satterthwaite pursued a major in history, and after studying Italian, spent a year abroad in Florence. Like most college …
Victor B. Krievins
6:35 am on Sunday, April 10, 2011
Mimi is awesome! She is one of the best kept secrets in Abington. Her knowledge is second to none. One item omitted from the article is the fact that Mimi is also related to Betsy Ross who also lived in Abington briefly and had ties to our wonderful community! more ›