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| Meet Payson's new Children's Services Librarian, Dona Gay. (Photo by The Payson Chronicle. Story courtesy of Friends of the Payson Library.) |
Payson City Library recently
welcomed Dona Gay as the new Children's Services Librarian .You
may be asking if Dona Gay is related to Sherry Gay who served as our
Children's Librarian for many years and recently retired?
The answer is no.
Dona grew up in Gilbert, Arizona and graduated from Gilbert High School. She then entered BYU and earned her BA in Elementary Education. She met her husband Scott at BYU and they had their first child just one month before graduation. Future years brought seven more children to the couple. Because Scott was in the military they lived for 3 years in Kansas. After Scott was released from the Army the family moved to Springville, Utah where they have lived for the last 20 years.
Dona made a big decision to attend grad school. Since Utah had no colleges offering an advanced degree in Library Science Dona found that the University of Texas offered a Masters Degree inLibrary Science via the internet. She earned her MA about 2 years ago. She had been working at the Springville library. Several of her coworkers there encouraged her to apply for the opening position of Children's Librarian in Payson. Though Dona was very excited and nervous and even broke her nose the day before the interview, she bravely kept the appointment.
The day that Dona was notified that she had been accepted for the position was a very happy day. Dona began her new career on February 1, 2013. "I enjoy my co-workers here at the library. This downtown library reminds me of the old Springville library." Dona would like to give special thanks to her husband Scott and her family for supporting her in her education goals. She invites Payson children to come down to the library, to check out books and say "hi" to her. She has many big plans to enhance the children's experience at the library and is also open to suggestions.
Dona grew up in Gilbert, Arizona and graduated from Gilbert High School. She then entered BYU and earned her BA in Elementary Education. She met her husband Scott at BYU and they had their first child just one month before graduation. Future years brought seven more children to the couple. Because Scott was in the military they lived for 3 years in Kansas. After Scott was released from the Army the family moved to Springville, Utah where they have lived for the last 20 years.
Dona made a big decision to attend grad school. Since Utah had no colleges offering an advanced degree in Library Science Dona found that the University of Texas offered a Masters Degree inLibrary Science via the internet. She earned her MA about 2 years ago. She had been working at the Springville library. Several of her coworkers there encouraged her to apply for the opening position of Children's Librarian in Payson. Though Dona was very excited and nervous and even broke her nose the day before the interview, she bravely kept the appointment.
The day that Dona was notified that she had been accepted for the position was a very happy day. Dona began her new career on February 1, 2013. "I enjoy my co-workers here at the library. This downtown library reminds me of the old Springville library." Dona would like to give special thanks to her husband Scott and her family for supporting her in her education goals. She invites Payson children to come down to the library, to check out books and say "hi" to her. She has many big plans to enhance the children's experience at the library and is also open to suggestions.
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