Abstract
Oral history interview with Sharon Jennings and Shirley Harlan conducted by Claytee D. White on December 12, 2006 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. The interview begins with Jennings describing her upbringing in rural Long Island, New York. She explains how she got her start working in libraries during college and moving from New York to Pahrump, Nevada. Jennings then discusses working part-time at the Beatty, Nevada public library in the early 2000s, the financial situation of the branch, and their staffing issues. She then describes how they obtain resources, apply for grants, and the board members. Jennings then talks about the programs she wants to bring to the library, its future, and the challenges of grant writing. Lastly, Jennings and Harlan discuss the importance of public libraries to communities, and Jennings' living arrangements in Beatty.
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Oral history interview with Sharon Jennings and Shirley Harlan conducted by Claytee D. White on December 12, 2006 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. The interview begins with Jennings describing her upbringing in rural Long Island, New York. She explains how she got her start working in libraries during college and moving from New York to Pahrump, Nevada. Jennings then discusses working part-time at the Beatty, Nevada public library in the early 2000s, the financial situation of the branch, and their staffing issues. She then describes how they obtain resources, apply for grants, and the board members. Jennings then talks about the programs she wants to bring to the library, its future, and the challenges of grant writing. Lastly, Jennings and Harlan discuss the importance of public libraries to communities, and Jennings' living arrangements in Beatty. Digital audio available; no transcript available.
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Sharon Jennings and Shirley Harlan oral history interview, 2006 December 12. OH-00791. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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This interview was conducted by the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division.
Processing Note
Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2019. Hana Gutierrez wrote the collection description. The audio cassette(s) for this interview have been reformatted by an external vendor into a digital format. MP3 files of the audio are available for research use.
The audio has been minimally reviewed and all readily available information has been included in the description.