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Dwight Peck's
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The
American Library of Geneva
Mr Peck, seriously
unemployed, wandered into the American Library of Geneva in about 1993, won
his post and took up his 2/3 time duties as Librarian and had a wonderful
time for two years, 1993-1995, hanging out with the volunteer ladies.
Dwarfed
religiosity.
The American
Library of Geneva is a century-old semi-independent function of the
Emmanuel Church, the American Episcopalian church in the city (above). Mr
Peck served for two years as Librarian, though the salary was only just enough
to top up the Swiss unemployment benefits and pay for the railroad pass into
the city, but the opportunity to work alongside so many wonderful volunteer
library assistants was well worth all the Book Selection Committee meetings
poring over NY Times bestseller gardening books and gory murder mysteries.
Jean
(right), Volunteer Assistant Librarian, was one of our favorites amongst
more than 20 unpaid assistants who made the job worth having. The pregnant
patron checking out kids' books (left) was a total fox and probably still
is.
Narrator
tired in Geneva, 1994.
Nonetheless, the
daily round of a 2/3 employment at the Ramsar Bureau and 2/3 with the American
Library of Geneva began in the end to take its wan and weary toll (above),
so reluctantly Mr Peck had to leave the Geneva ladies and settle down to saving
wetlands on a full-time basis with Ramsar.
The Chairperson of the Library Board (Kristin) at the desk, with Emily assisting, and the librarian with the tie on working in the background.
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