Access Services Librarian Dedicates Herself to Preserving Historical Treasures
Access Services Librarian Andrea Jaquez fell in love with history when she was a child growing up in California’s San Fernando Valley. There, she would ride her horse along the old stagecoach road that ran between the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley, wondering about those that traveled the road before her. The passion for history that developed during her childhood rambles has fueled both her professional career and pastimes. Jaquez came to WNMU J. Cloyd Miller Library in 1998, following a first career as an auditor for Nordstrom. Since then, she has assisted numerous library patrons as they have researched local history, investigated their own personal genealogy, or conducted research in the library’s special collections. In southwest New Mexico, Jaquez has put down roots that bind her to the region’s history and culture and have made her inquisitive about the area’s past. “There is so much here that people don’t know about or that they take for granted,” she...