{"id":338,"date":"2013-08-12T15:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/library\/2013\/08\/12\/getting-to-know-erin-toepfner\/"},"modified":"2018-07-18T21:29:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T21:29:18","slug":"getting-to-know-erin-toepfner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/library\/2013\/08\/12\/getting-to-know-erin-toepfner\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know Erin Toepfner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the fourth and final installment of Getting to Know U: our staff’s chance to show off their collections and suggest some of the books they like the most.<\/p>\n

Our current display was created by Erin Toepfner, well know to most regular users of the Langsdale Library as one the customer-service driven members of our circulation department.<\/p>\n

Erin has a wide variety of interests, but since many of her other collections are “too large” for our display case (think large antique furniture) she decided to share her latest passion: collecting vintage Pyrex. We asked Erin how she started collecting these colorful bowls and serving dishes.<\/p>\n

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When did the subject of your case become an interest of yours?<\/b><\/p>\n

Last summer. I\u2019d always had a vague interest in Pyrex dishes and dishes in general because my parents had a set of Butterfly Gold Corelle dishes and matching Pyrex bowls when I was a kid. My dad ended up throwing out all of our dishes in a rage when I was a teenager, so I decided I wanted to find those dishes again, particularly the Pyrex bowls. I think Adele Marley\u2019s obsession with Pyrex finally pushed me over the edge into collecting. Once I\u2019d gotten the bowls from my childhood, I started branching out to other patterns and buying more. At this point, I have close to 200 pieces of Pyrex in my personal collection, ranging from the 1940s to the early 1980s.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are the answers to some more questions we asked Erin:<\/p>\n

What was the first book you remember reading?<\/b><\/p>\n

Hop On Pop<\/i> by Dr. Seuss. My dad and I used to go to the library every week together, and I\u2019d pick out Dr. Seuss and various books on guppy and\/or hamster care, which he\u2019d read to me each night before bed. Hop On Pop<\/i> was one of my favorites. It was the first book I managed to read all by myself and I started to read to my dad each night as soon as I could. I had problems reading when I was a kid, so it was a major accomplishment for me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What is one of your favorite quotes?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cAdults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.\u201d
–Dr. Seuss<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?<\/b><\/p>\n

This is a hard question. A lot of the good characters are also tragic in some way. Sherlock Holmes. Peter Pan. Robin Hood. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Ha. I\u2019m also a Harry Potter fan, and it would be fabulous to be Hermione Granger, a character I can relate to very well. But I guess I\u2019d have to go with Peter Pan or even Wendy, because she gets the best of both worlds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you could paint a picture of any scenery you\u2019ve seen before, what would you paint?<\/b><\/p>\n

Either the view from Mt. Lemmon in Tucson, AZ at sunset, or the Outer Banks beaches at sun rise. Completely different places, but two of my favorite.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What was your favorite food when you were a child?<\/b><\/p>\n

French fries with hot sauce, hands down. It\u2019s still one of my favorite foods, but since then I\u2019ve branched out a bit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What was your best and\/or worst experience in a library?<\/b><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t really have a single memory of any really good or bad library experiences. Mostly I just have a warm fuzzy feelings and vague images when I think of going to the library. Libraries have always been a part of my life. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Who was president of the United State of America when you were born?<\/b><\/p>\n

Ronald Reagan, 1984. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If I did not work in a library, I would \u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026probably be going to school to get my MLS. But if libraries weren\u2019t a major part of my life, I\u2019d probably be doing something with teaching. I started out as an elementary education major in college before switching to English.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And finally, for fun, here are two facts and a lie about Erin. Can you guess which one is the lie?<\/p>\n

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  1. Had a coyote-mix dog when I was a kid who used to steal chickens from the neighbors and howl what sounded like my name at night outside my window. <\/li>\n
  2. Graduated summa cum laude when I got my bachelors. <\/li>\n
  3. Went hiking and camping at the Grand Canyon with my dad when I was a teenager. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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