Nancy Long has settled in very well to her second career. The 22-year Western Springs resident continues to maintain a job as adult services librarian that she started 20 years ago at Thomas Ford Memorial Library.
Q: What did you do as a career before becoming a librarian?
A: I was an historic preservationist in Indiana. I was an architectural historian.
Q: What do you enjoy most about being a librarian in Western Springs?
A: The people contact. And every question is different; there’s lots of variety.
Q: As a young girl, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A: Not a librarian. I wanted to be a nurse because I had a book called ‘Nurse Nancy,’ which had Band-Aids in it.
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: Reading, of course, and gardening
Q: Fiction or nonfiction?
A: Both
Q: Are you married; any children?
A: I’ve been married for 30 years to Randy and have two daughters, Margaret, 27, and Molly, 23.
Q: Do you have any pets?
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A: We just got a puppy, a Beagle-Chihuahua mix, Momo, that’s 5 months old.
Q: What’s your biggest pet peeve?
A: People who are dishonest
Q: Who should play you in a movie about your life?
A: Meryl Streep
Q: Who is your favorite music artist?
A: Linda Ronstadt
Q: What is your favorite food?
A: Chocolate
Q: What’s your favorite beverage?
A: Red wine
Q: What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
A: Chocolate
Q: What do you like on your pizza?
A: Sausage and mushrooms
Q: What is your guilty pleasure?
A: Chocolate and red wine. Potato chips, too.
Q: What super power would you most like to have?
A: To come in and rescue endangered children
Q: What do you like best about Western Springs?
A: Sidewalks and trees
Q: Cubs or Sox?
A: Cubs
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