Get to know NLC’s Cataloging Librarian, Shoshana Patocka. Take a few minutes and get to know her with a few fun questions!
What advice would you give your 21 year old self?
Keep working towards your goal, you’ll get there eventually
What’s your ideal vacation?
Disney World
What do you do to relax?
Take bubble baths
Describe your first car
A used, white Ford Escort that I didn’t learn to drive until I was 23
If I weren’t working in a library, I’d be…
A professional organizer
What was the first concert you remember attending?
Green Day at the Ranch Bowl in Omaha
What movie can you watch over and over again?
La La Land
What was the last book you read?
The Finishing School series by Gail Carriger
What was the last movie you watched?
Return of the Jedi
What is your proudest handyman moment?
Replacing a door knob on the entrance to my duplex
What smell brings back great memories?
Cinnamon rolls and chili
If you had a warning label, what would it say?
Quiet but deadly
Do you have any tattoos?
Yes – 2 – one on my wrist and one on my leg
What is your favorite comfort food when you are sick?
Chicken noodle soup
What’s your most treasured possession?
My cat Dharma
Do you love or hate rollercoasters?
Love
Do you have any pets?
A gray and white cat named Dharma and a corgi named Charlie
What is your guilty pleasure?
Ice cream
Favorite technology that you could not live without?
My alarm clock
If you could only eat one kind of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Mac and cheese
If you could call anyone in the world and have a one-hour conversation, who would you call?
Carol Burnett
What do you get every time you go to the grocery store?
Choceur Peanut Butter Cups from Aldi (Sooooooo good!)
