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Harriet McDougal was born in Washington, D.C. in 1939. Her father was a naval officer, stationed here in Charleston right after World War II. She grew up downtown and, after college in New York, worked in various publishing houses. She started her…

William Jenkins (“Jenks”) Gibbs was born in 1938 in Charleston. He grew up downtown and had a career in banking and shipping. He served in the US Coast Guard and is a descendent of the Ball and Simons families. Mr. Gibbs discusses changes he’s…

Garden Frampton was born in Orangeburg in 1942. She has lived in Charleston since she was a small child and worked as a library page as a child when her mother Minnie Pringle Haigh was librarian. She shares her love for the Library during her…

Catherine Jones was born in Orlando in 1938. She has lived in Charleston since she was eleven years old and attended both the Citadel and the College of Charleston. After studying French in France, Mrs. Jones went on to teach French at Ashley Hall…

Laura Mina, the Library’s Head Librarian since 2015, recounts her childhood in Long Island, NY and the experiences that led her to a career first as an art teacher, then as a librarian. Ms. Mina also discusses her work as Head Librarian at the…

Janice Knight has been a part of the Library’s staff full time since 1981, after having started as a Student Assistant in 1976. She has held many different positions (including mom, nurse, grandma, friend to many) during her tenure and is currently…