About Me

 

Once upon a time, a long time ago in Clinton, NC a

child that loved to hear stories was born.  Her parents named

her Doris.  Many of Doris’s earliest memories are of stories

told by family and friends.  Her mother often read books to her

and an older brother and younger sister.  The family subscribed

a special magazine for children and they would often argue over

who would  get to read it and work the puzzles first.

 

All through elementary school and high school, Doris loved

to read and handle books.  In the first grade, she got a prize

for reading the most books (she doesn’t remember what the

prize was).  In high school, she helped the high school librarian.

Because she loved books and working with other children, Doris

Melson decided that she would become a librarian.   To help her learn

more about the profession, she attended and received degrees

from both East Carolina University and  Appalachian State University.

 

After college, she started working as a librarian at a

junior high school in Statesville, NC.  After two years, she

moved to Greensboro, NC and liked it so well she decided

to stay.

 

As a librarian in the public schools, she worked for many, many

years with lots of students and teachers.  In 1997, she decided

that she should try retirement.  For a number of years, she

enjoyed traveling.  She visited lots of new places and made many

new friends.  However, she realized that she missed working

with people. She started looking for a something to do.  

She found a job in a bookstore and worked there for a short period

of time.  That job was fun but the hours were CRAZY.  She remembered

how much she enjoyed working with books and young people.  In

January, 2001, she started working as librarian at Our Lady of Grace

School and has worked there happily ever since.

THE END!

 

By Doris Melson, Librarian at Our Lady of Grace School