25 Years of Service

Hewes Library is thrilled to recognize two employees celebrating 25 years of service to Monmouth College!

Mindy Damewood began her Monmouth career in 1995 as a part time library supervisor, and soon transitioned to career services, assisting students in the Wackerle Center for Career, Leadership & Fellowships. Mindy has since returned to Hewes Library, serving our patrons as the Technical Processing Manager.

Marti Carwile has worked in several different offices over the years (Campus Services, Alumni Programs, Development Office) and currently serves as the Acquisitions Manager in Hewes Library.  Marti says the best part of working in so many places on campus always comes back to meeting the students and following their growth and success at Monmouth College and post-graduation.

Congratulations! 

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New Library Director

Welcome to Sarah Henderson, joining the staff of Hewes Library as Director! 

This is a “welcome back” for Sarah who is returning to Monmouth after 12 years, most recently serving as the Chair of the Gordon B. Olson Library at Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota.

In this photo, Sarah (right) views a scrapbook donated by the family of Josephine (Kilpatrick) Marshall ('47) with Technical Services Librarian, Lynn Daw. 

New Staff: Elizabeth Morales

We are pleased to welcome Elizabeth Morales to Hewes Library as our part-time Evening & Weekend Supervisor.  Elizabeth received her A.A. & B.A. in Secretarial Science from the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao, Puerto Rico.   She served as Administrative Secretary and Academic Advisor in the English Department of the University of Puerto Rico, for 30 years before retiring and relocating with family to Jacksonville, Florida, where she worked in the public school system.  

Elizabeth has recently moved to Monmouth this summer, joining her son-in-law, Carlos, and daughter, Jennifer Martinez Morales, who is currently teaching in our Classics Department.

The next time you are in the library late in the afternoon, please stop by and welcome Elizabeth to Monmouth College!

New Faces in the Library

Anne Giffey

We are delighted to welcome Anne Giffey to the Hewes Library Staff as our Public Services Librarian. Anne comes to us after serving for eighteen years as Assistant Librarian for Public Services, Seymour Library, Knox College. Anne received her BS in English Literature from Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin, and her Masters of Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  

Trace Purlee

Also, we are pleased to welcome Tracey (“Trace”) Purlee to Hewes Library as our part-time Evening & Weekend Supervisor. Trace received her B.A. in English from Knox College and her Masters (M.A.) in English from Western Illinois University. Prior to her recent return to Illinois she worked in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as an instructor in English Composition, Learning Resource Center assistant and tutor at ITT Technical Institute and Brookline College, as well as an Outreach Services Representative for Oxford House, Inc. Also, Tracey worked at Carl Sandburg College for over 10 years (1990-2001) where she served as an instructor, as well as the editor of Phizzog, the Carl Sandburg College literary magazine.

The next time you are in the library, please stop by and welcome Trace and Anne to Monmouth College!