{"id":5864,"date":"2021-06-17T16:22:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T20:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/?p=5864"},"modified":"2021-07-07T16:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T20:17:14","slug":"meet-the-library-series-rachel-beckwith-director-of-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/2021\/06\/17\/meet-the-library-series-rachel-beckwith-director-of-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Meet the Library&#8221; series:  Meet Rachel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">This week we are introducing you to our illustrious Library Director, Rachel!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Rachel (she\/her) says that her favorite place on campus is the Seydel Reading Room on the second floor of the library, which boasts a lovely view of the Div Free Bell. Her library tip is that, \u201cwe can help with FUN stuff too, not just your school work\u2014want movie recommendations? Ideas for a great new novel to read? Where the best coffee is within a 5 mile radius? Children\u2019s books to borrow if you\u2019re going home to see small friends? We can help with all of that!\u201d She recommends the poetry collection \u201cHow to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope,\u201d edited by James Crews, which features Hampshire\u2019s own Amy Dryansky!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>When she\u2019s not in our library, Rachel loves to travel, and she\u2019s excited \u201cfor new adventures post pandemic. I also love going to museums, concerts, and movies, watching professional tennis and basketball, sharing great meals with family and friends. And, now that my three boys are older, I love spending time with all my kids\u2014turns out they\u2019re actually quite charming and fun to hang out with!\u201d Pictured is Rachel and her youngest son Joshua on a trip to Israel right before the pandemic in February 2020.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5865\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5865\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2021\/06\/RachelJos.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5865 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2021\/06\/RachelJos.png\" alt=\"Director of the Library, Rachel Beckwith, and her son\" width=\"295\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2021\/06\/RachelJos.png 295w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2021\/06\/RachelJos-138x300.png 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel and her youngest son, Joshua, on a trip to Israel in February 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are introducing you to our illustrious Library Director, Rachel!! Rachel (she\/her) says that her favorite place on campus is the Seydel Reading Room on the second floor of the library, which boasts a lovely view of the Div Free Bell. 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