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by Chris Potter
Exchange Staff

     Mary Ledoux has worked at Franklin Pierce for 18 years, the last twelve as the Director of Library Services. Before coming to Franklin Pierce she served as a Law Librarian at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio. As a student she received her Bachelor's in Spanish at St. Anselm's where her father was a professor for 40 years, and her Master's in Library Science at Kent State.

CP: What activities do you enjoy when you have free time?

Mary: I love hiking when I can. Reading obviously, spending time with my kids, walking my dogs. I guess you could say I don't have a lot of free time.

CP: Do you find that your job rubs off on you in how you act at home? Are you more quiet after working in a library?

Mary: Oh, no, I get shooshed by the students. I think the library is a place for interaction and an exchange of information. It is quiet but I think there should be a little noise too. I'm a relatively organized person so I guess that rubs off on my job and my surroundings. I like coordinating and organizing things.

CP: Is there a certain type of music you enjoy, or do you have a favorite band?

Mary: I listen to jazz, folk, some alternative, I have a lot of diversity  in the music I listen to I don't have just one favorite. Blues would be another. I did, however, see my first concert this year, I went to a Dave Matthews Band concert with my daughter. The music was great and the show was interesting too. There was a 40 something year old father smoking pot with his 20 year old son in front of us and 15  year old girls throwing up behind us. It was an interesting experience.

CP: If you were stranded on an island and you had to pick one novel to have with you, what would it be?

Mary: I had a feeling you were going to ask me this. I'm going to name two. I'd have to say anything by Kiana Davenport. Also right now I'm reading Measuring Time by Helon Habila, I'd like to finish that one on that island.

CP: Are there any moments at Franklin Pierce in particular that will stand out in your memory?

Mary: Shoveling off the bubble when it collapsed, the construction of the Fitzwater Center and the Library renovation. . . there are so many after being here 18 years. Special people I've worked with and students I've gotten to know. All of those small but important connections I've made. The day the library flooded is another - a pipe burst and it could have been a disaster but we lost very few books.

CP: Do you have any summer/ post-FPC plans?

Mary: I'll be busy with job searching in Cincinnati and the Dayton area. I'm getting married this Saturday so I'll be starting a new personal life and I'll be settling my family in a new place and exploring Cincinnati with them.

CP: What have you found different about Franklin Pierce when comparing it to other schools?

Mary: A couple things really stand out. It's a very student-oriented institution which I admire. There's opportunities for people (students and faculty) to get involved and try things outside of their universe and truly make a difference.