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arbara Scull, who has been a librarian at the Middletown Public Library for 25 years, will retire at the end of March. “Barbara is our cataloger, our trainer, and our historian. She has been here for so long that she is the mortar holding the building in place. She is going to be difficult to replace,” said John Grayshaw, library director. Scull grew up in Fairfax County, Va. Her parents were avid readers, and her father owned a printing business, beside which he built an addition to the town’s library. Scull graduated from Earlham College in Richmond, Ind., with a degree in psychology and then attended Millersville University to obtain a master’s degree in special education. She worked in the special education field for 20 years before returning to school and earning a master’s degree in library science from Rutgers University. When Scull first received her library degree, she thought she’d become a reference librarian. She was hired by the Middletown Public Library in September of 1997. “I had no idea how long I’d stay,” she said with a laugh. “At the time, I just needed a full-time job. But I just wore so many hats that it never got boring, so I stayed and then I stayed some more.” Scull talked about some of her favorite responsibilities. “I really like collection development - taking chances on new
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