The Youngest Librarian at Special Collections

A blog about New York City, my books, and my cats. Mostly.
A friend and fellow 9/11 volunteer is starting a new stress management workshop.
STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP SERIES
Dr. Cori Stern-Torres presents a series or six progressive workshops designed to teach you how to prevent stress from causing you physical pain. Learn practical techniques for changing your response to stress. * Understand the Mind-Body connection in a new way. Learn breathing, relaxation and meditation techniques. Train your body to relieve pain naturally.
Live a healthier and more relaxed life!
First Session: Monday, February 13 at 7pm
Continuing classes: 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27.
$20 per session
Location: HealthPoint, Chiropractic. College Point, NY
Limited enrollment. Must call to register!
(718)358-1155
* You will spend much of the time in these workshops relaxing. Dress comfortably! Call for details.
It’s morning in Durham, North Carolina, but I wouldn’t know because I have to keep the shades drawn when I get up so I can sit here in my pajamas.

I’ve been scanning thousands of letters for the past month, mostly letters about experiments, and while interesting, they’re often dense and dry. Then I started seeing letters from BettyMac. They were about experiments too, but they were also about the people in the lab, what they were up to, who had a date that night, etc. They were gossipy and fun. I decided I liked BettyMac. Thanks to her I’ll be able to humanize these scientists when I write about them. Then I learned that BettyMac is still around. She’s in her 80’s and lives a half an hour away.
Today I interview BettyMac. This is her when she worked at the lab. (She looks about 14, right?)
