Who are you — as a librarian, as a person, and if you were an object, what would you be?
I work as the Interlibrary Loan Coordinator at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, United States, just outside of Philadelphia. The outward focus of library resource sharing is what ultimately led me to IFLA and NPSIG – resource sharing only works if we all do it, so it just made sense to get connected on a global scale! The college campus is gorgeous and sort of reminds me of Hogwarts. As of this writing, I’m a Library & Information Science student, planning to graduate with my master’s in May 2026. As for an object? I think I would be a camera. I like exploring the world and taking photos of even the most mundane objects. In particular, I spend as much of my time outside in nature as I can because the world is such a beautiful place!

What’s one unique thing about your library or your journey into librarianship that surprises people?
I came to libraries after almost a decade of working in retail and inventory management. While I’ve always owned more books than I can feasibly read (I think I’m at around 2,000 right now) I’d never really considered working in libraries. I connected with a customer at an old job who worked as a Library Assistant at a public library. He inspired me to pursue work in a field that I am deeply passionate about… and, well, now I’m here! So, I guess, my journey into librarianship has been rather circuitous.

If you could shape the future of libraries with one dream project or idea — what would it be?
I think that the future of libraries of any type – academic, public, or special – is global. From the library resource sharing and document delivery side of things, I’d love to see a global consortium of non-profit libraries willing and able to provide their materials fee-free to one another… and, in fact, this actually exists through the Resource Sharing Collaborative Voluntary Document Delivery (RSCVD) Community. RSCVD was originally designed by members of IFLA’s Document Delivery Resource Sharing (DDRS) Committee, so has its roots in IFLA! I am very grateful to have been elected to serve as a volunteer on the current RSCVD Steering Committee as its Secretary (2025-27).

Who are you — as a librarian, as a person, and if you were an object, what would you be?
I work in “Les Bertranges”, a small rural territory situated in the centre of France. I’m coordinating a network of 7 libraries. Forest and ponds cover 2/3 of our land: we indeed have more frogs than people, but unfortunately, they can’t read. (The frogs – not the people.) I would describe myself as a teapot, always ready to infuse new ideas and share it with anyone around.

What’s one unique thing about your library or your journey into librarianship that surprises people?
We might be one of the smallest libraries network ever attending to WLIC or being part of NPSIG. Our tiniest library is operating in a 94 resident’s village called Nannay. Isn’t it the undeniable proof than any librarian has something to offer and can be part of IFLA?

If you could shape the future of libraries with one dream project or idea — what would it be?
Very modestly, I think that librarians should rule the world and build a gazillion of free, safe and happy libraries. Some places transcending accessibility and diversity, where everyone can find all the resources, they need to truly become who they are.
*As an absolute archetypal French person, I might add a wine & cheese bistro in every one of them.