About me
My name is Taylor Kaplan, and I’m the Access Services Librarian at PNCA Library. Along with a fantastic team of student workers, I ensure that our front desk is welcoming, our spaces are kept beautiful, our collections are well organized, and other libraries' collections are available to our community. My goal is to make your academic life easier, and to empower you as an artist, researcher, and physical media enthusiast. So, please don’t hesitate to approach me with any questions!
As for my background: I became a librarian after years of work in music journalism, record stores, and community radio. I love connecting people with resources they’re enthusiastic about, and working with exciting physical media. Outside the library, I love cooking, record collecting, DJing on the radio and at events around town, playing team trivia, rabidly watching Jeopardy!, and exploring Portland with my wife and our amazingly sweet rescue dog Paula Walnuts (yes, that’s a Sopranos reference). Some of my favorite visual artists include Mark Rothko, Barbara Kasten, and Hieronymus Bosch.
Education
Master of Library & Information Science, San José State University
Bachelor of Arts: American Studies, The Evergreen State College
Quick Links
Looking for a book, DVD, article, or another resource in the library?
Search our catalog, look through our databases, or ask me! I’m available in person or via email, and I’m happy to help.
Need a resource that’s unavailable on our shelves or in our databases?
I’m happy to help you order it from our alliance of academic libraries in the Northwest, or from any number of nationwide/international partner libraries!
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