Episode 65: Serving Our Veterans

Librarians serve a diverse population, each with a different set of needs. Among those are US veterans, who often face unique challenges when returning to civilian life after their military service ends. Many of them turn to the library for help and more, so it’s essential for librarians and library workers to know more about this community to serve them best. On Episode 65, Call Number with American Libraries looks at library service to veterans. First, American Libraries Senior Editor and Call Number host Phil Morehart speaks with Angela Maranville, director of knowledge access and resource management at West Virginia University (WVU) Libraries in Morgantown and a US Air Force veteran, about her experiences as a veteran in the library profession, as well as services that WVU Libraries offers for the university’s veteran students. Next, Morehart speaks with Michael Steinmacher, director of Barr Memorial Library in Fort Knox, Kentucky, about libraries on military bases and their services for vets and enlisted members.