Librarian Wardrobe

LW Photographers at #alamw13 Seattle

Keep an eye out for the Librarian Wardrobe Photographers in Seattle, they will be asking to take your picture. They will also have laminated badges to confirm they are photographers for the blog.

Also don’t forget about the LW + EveryLibrary Afterhours Party on 1/26 (Saturday), 10pm — all event details here. Some of the photographers will be at the party to get pictures there as well.

Bios follow with some information about what catches their eye. If asked to have your picture taken, and you agree, they will need some information: your position title or student/other status, type of library/museum/archive/etc, and location (state if in the USA, or country if outside).

Here we go in alpha order. See you next week!

Angela Barratt

Angela Barratt will be graduating with her MSIS from the University of Texas School of Information in May, and is flinging her résumé far and wide in hopes of a position as a children’s or teen services librarian in a public library in a large city somewhere. She is currently an intern at Austin Public Library, and dreams of one day serving on the Caldecott committee. She would like to describe her fashion sense as “shabby chic,” but is afraid that the shabby often outweighs the chic.

When photographing, she’ll be looking for natural lighting.  She’s a fan of unique pieces that draw the eye but don’t intimidate.  She also loves interesting hair styles. 

Sonia Bautista

Sonia Bautista is currently the Acting Senior Librarian at the City of Commerce Public Library. She graduated from San Jose State and her first librarian job was at Commerce Library as a Teen Librarian 5 years ago. Her first job ever was at a library at age 16 and she has not left the library world ever since. She is the past president of the REFORMA LA Chapter and the currently she is the Treasurer. Sonia will be in the hunt looking for librarians who are not afraid to show some skin while keeping it classy.

Celia C. Perez

Celia C. Perez is a community college librarian / department chairperson in Chicago. She writes about Latinos in children’s and YA books on her blog All Brown All Around (http://all-brown-all-around.blogspot.com) and is beyond the moon to be serving on the 2014 Pura Belpré Award committee. In addition to being a librarian and a mom, she makes zines, works on her novel, crosses things off her list (http://100things2013.blogspot.com), and photographs unattractive boots. Her favorite male writer is Sherman Alexie (duh), and her favorite sock company is Sweet Marcel. At ALA Midwinter she will be on the look out for unique socks, spectacular boots, beautiful tattoos and Sherman Alexie. She may also ask if your collar is detachable.

Miriam Rigby

Miriam is a Social Sciences Librarian at the University of Oregon. Her background is in cultural anthropology and she applies this through her active involvement with the Anthropology & Sociology Section of ACRL, as well as in day to day live, observing people and fashion from behind the reference desk. She’s hardly fashionable, but she has some style, and that’s what she’ll be seeking out as a photographer. You’ll get her attention with confidence and shiny things.

Rebecca Zarazan Dunn

Rebecca Zarazan Dunn is a Youth Services Library Assistant at the Lawrence Public Library in Lawrence, Kansas. Her blog home is Sturdy for Common Things and her favorite librarian accessory is a book, naturally.

At ALA MW she’ll be looking for classic librarian wear, bold hues, and unique personal styles.

Librarian Wardrobe Photographers for #ala12

Keep an eye out for these ladies and gentleman in Anaheim, they will be asking to take your picture for Librarian Wardrobe. They will also have LW laminated badges to confirm they are photographers for the blog.

Bios follow with some information about what catches their eye. If asked to have your picture taken, and you agree, they will need some information: your position title or student/other status, type of library/museum/archive/etc, and location (state if in the USA, or country if outside).

Here we go in reverse alpha-order. See you next week!

Miriam Rigby

Miriam Rigby has been a Social Sciences Librarian at the University of Oregon for almost 4 years.  She enjoys fashion/trend spotting from behind the reference desk and interpreting people’s presentation(s)-of-self through an anthropological lens. Her own style is equal parts eclectic and lazy, but she likes to think she’s regularly more quirky than frumpy!

While photographing for LW, she’s looking for people with personalized style who project confidence, though she’s also easily distracted by shiny things. (Miriam will also be Moderator for the Librarian Wardrobe Conversation Starter session, Style and Stereotypes: Perceptions of Librarians.)

Annie Pho

Annie Pho recently graduated from Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Library and Information Science. She currently works as a reference and instruction librarian at a community college. Her interests are in academic librarianship, information literacy, digital preservation of culture, and contemplating how we relate to the world around us. She is a managing editor for the HackLibSchool blog, and tweets as @catladylib. Looking to snap pictures of people wearing grandma/grandpa-esque clothes, the color purple, cat-themed sweaters, or all around awesome style.

Cynthia Mari Orozco

Cynthia is the Librarian-in-Residence at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and postgrad library student in Archival Studies at UCLA. The last time ALA was in town, she was a restaurant server in Anaheim and fell in love with the fun, stylish librarians who graced her presence. This may have had some impact on her decision to go to library school! Four years and one MLIS later, she’s happy to return to Anaheim as a new librarian, documenting the diverse styles that we’ll be sure to see throughout the conference. (Cynthia also took photos for us at Midwinter and we’re excited to have her as a photographer again!)

Lauren Comito

Lauren Comito is an Outreach Librarian at Queens Library. She graduated with honors from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2002, but NOT with a degree in fashion.  These days you can often find her hunched over her sewing machine making pencil skirts. (Lauren is a regular LW Contributor and will also be judging in the After Hours + LW Party with the Best-Dressed and Walkoff Contest.)

Andrew Carlos

Andrew is the incoming STEM/WEB librarian at CSU East Bay, where he hopes to nerd it out with both the library staff and the STEM departments. His sense of style is as eclectic as his interests, which includes (amateur) programming, urban planning, and sociology. His most recent fashion obsession? Bags, especially finding the perfect work bag. At ALA Annual, he’ll be keeping an eye out for throwbacks to earlier fashion styles and maybe brave souls willing to wearing clashing fabrics in the name of being unique.

Lauren Bradley

Lauren is the systems librarian at the Center for Jewish History in New York City.  She serves as an ALA committee intern for the Public and Cultural Programming Advisory Committee and an active member of the NYC librarian social scene.  Her style has a distinct retro flair, favoring pin-up style hair, 50s reproduction clothing, and over-sized costume jewelry. Betsey Johnson is her favorite designer. Follow her: @BibliosaurusRex. At ALA, she is hoping to photograph some unique pieces and bright summer colors. Fabulous accessories are always appreciated! Catch her at the conference here. (Lauren took photos for us at Midwinter as well and we’re stoked she’s back!)