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Amy S.

“I really love anything odd...”

I work in The Studio at the Central Library as a Program Specialist for Teens. I read a lot of Young Adult fiction, Juvenile novels (okay, I read picture books, too!), and really love anything odd (fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.). I also help run The Library Ninja Blog and manage our Teen Facebook and Twitter accounts.

A few of my favorites

BOOKS

MOVIES

MUSIC

5 Comments

AWESOME.... So I guess I will see you next week at your Creative Writing Class... Can't wait to show you my work:) So how was your Fourth of July weekend?
By Claryce McConnell (not verified) on 7/7/2011
Hi Amy! What type of books do you like to read and why. Also, which types of books do you not really like to read and why. What I am really asking is what is your favorite genre and which one is your least favorite genre?
By Sara Khan (not verified) on 7/1/2011
Sara! I am soooo sorry it took me forever to get to your question. My favorite things to read are speculative fiction, which basically means I like fantasy, science fiction, and horror. If it has something otherworldly or weird in it, chances are I will want to give it a try. I also read a lot of craft books (particularly crochet books), poetry, and funny stuff (Jack Handey, Robert Hamburger, Michael Showalter, Amy Sedaris, Janet Evanovich, Christopher Moore). I like to be taken to another world when I read, so I don't particularly enjoy memoirs. I also don't care for romance books. If there is romance in the fiction, that's fine, but I don't like it when that is all the book is about. I want some adventure and crazy stuff to happen!
By Amy Stafford on 8/16/2011
Hey Amy. Did you know when you were a kid that you wanted to work around books?
By Claryce McConnell (not verified) on 6/14/2011
Hey, Claryce! I just now saw this comment. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. When I was a kid, I was a voracious reader. My parents are big readers and my dad even used to recite poetry to us. I remember being excited when I could start reading street signs. I would annoy my parents by reading every single street sign to them! When I got older and started my own book collection, I had them all arranged in alphabetical order, sometimes even according to genre, and if one of my brothers wanted to borrow a book, I made them fill out a sheet to check the book out from my room! I honestly never thought I would work in a library. I went to school and got my degree in Creative Writing. I love to write. I worked at Barnes and Noble for years before applying to work at a library and, well, here I am a number of years later...still working in libraries! So...a very long answer to your short question. YES! Even when I was little I knew I always wanted to be around books. :)
By Amy Stafford on 6/18/2011

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