New Sterling Knight

 MRS. IRACE

--Emily Winters

 

 

            If you were to venture to our media center any time in the near future, the woman to help you would be our new library aficionado, Mrs. Irace. I have recently sat down and conducted an interview with our newest addition to the Sterling family. I found Mrs. Irace to be very enthusiastic, kind, and intelligent.

A native New Yorker, Mrs. Irace went as an undergrad at Lafayette College with a major in art/art history and a minor in chemistry. Originally, Mrs. Irace wanted to pursue a career in chemical engineering, but then changed her career path for one that combined both her love of art and chemistry: art conversation, which is the job of preserving art for future generations. Later in life, Mrs. Irace went to Long Island University where she achieved a master’s degree in library sciences. When asked what she loves about being a librarian, she states that it is having the ability to pass on knowledge, a love of reading to others, and teaching skills such as researching.

Inspired by her mother, Mrs. Irace said, “I wouldn’t be doing this without her.” Her mother was also a librarian. Mrs. Irace hopes to inspire kids to take away a love to read, a method of researching, and a topic that they love enough to choose as their future major.

Mrs. Irace fills her free time with many hobbies. Books are a large part of her life: she tries to read as many different genres as she can. These genres range from nonfiction to fiction to graphic novels. Another hobby that she enjoys is cooking. Mrs. Irace said during our interview, “All my science is funneled into cooking.” For a while, Mrs. Irace was a home-tester for a PBS test kitchen; she still tries to fit this into her schedule. Knitting and other crafts also take up her time. In college as an undergrad, Mrs. Irace partook in fencing; specifically épée– which is more of a mind game than the actual physical duel.

When asked how she likes Sterling so far, Mrs. Irace says that she has enjoyed it immensely; meeting the staff and students here at our school have been a highlight. Recently, our media center has hosted a “Banned Book” week, which promotes awareness of censorship in other schools.

I would like to thank Mrs. Irace for taking the time out of her day to take part in this interview; don’t forget to stop down to the media center sometime soon and say hello! Peace, love, and books.