Welcome Tracy Gardner!

Tracy Gardner is our new course reserves and equipment specialist at the library! Please make her feel welcome in her new home. To help us get to know her, she offered to answer a few questions.

Please tell us about yourself. 🙂 

I moved to Portland, Oregon from Greensboro, North Carolina in January 2017 with my family to pursue new careers. I like to read mostly non-fiction but I’ve been getting into the Game of Thrones book series lately. I love watching movies, mainly action/adventure and sci-fi. Hard pass on the romantic comedies!  My hobbies are tennis, basketball, golf, chess, and video games.

What’s your experience with libraries and higher education?

I have worked in libraries for over 10 years. I started working as a Student Librarian Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) while pursuing my B.A. in Anthropology. A few years after graduating, I went back to school and obtained a Master’s in Library Science in 2014. Soon after, I worked for 2 years as a circulation clerk at Greensboro Public Library in NC before moving to Portland which led me to Cannell Library.

What would you like the Clark College community to know about you?

I’m eager to make great connections and lasting impressions on the Clark College Community.

What’s your spirit animal or super power?

The grumpy cat – nuff said

Little known fact?

I used to be a competitive pool shooter.

Favorite quote?

“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thank you so much and welcome Tracy!