Recollections

"I was a student worker at Lauinger during my freshman year, 1986-87. I worked 'behind the scenes' in the department (whose name I forget) that prepared new books for circulation. My job was to stick bar codes and jackets as well as stamp "Georgetown University Library" on the new books. Each time I showed up for work, there would be carts of books waiting for me . . . Though the job was repetitive, it had its benefits. It gave me a sneak preview of new books. To reduce the boredom, I also often stole a minute to glance through some books that came my way. One such book, I recall, was Soviet Military Power,* issued annually by the Department of Defense. Back in those days, of course, the Cold War and the "evil empire" were part and parcel of daily life. Nowadays some 20-year-olds do not even know what the Soviet Union was."

--Steven W. Siak F'90

*Call number UA770.S665 in George, the online catalog