For library duo, work is
not about books
Orange County Register:
1.09.2014 by Annie Zak
When Amy Crepeau started
working at the Oak View branch of the Huntington Beach Public Library, she
didn't even speak the same language as most of the residents in the
neighborhood.
As she began learning
Spanish, library patrons sometimes would laugh with her about her mistakes, but
then they would correct her, eventually helping lead Crepeau to fluency.
Crepeau's experience in
learning another language mirrors how she helps residents in the Oak View
neighborhood learn English through her position as coordinator of the Family
Literacy Program.
She and the library's
branch manager, Claudia Locke, have been working together at the Oak View
library for nearly 20 years. As a result, the library has become not just a
place for checking out books, but the center of the Oak View community.
The two women, along
with a fleet of volunteers, help teach English to adults and families,
coordinate community events at the library and host reading programs and
homework clubs, among other things. READ MORE !
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