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Cyd Dyer

Kristen Holaday/Staff Writer

Issue date: 10/19/06 Section: Lifestyle
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College Librarian and Archivist Cyd Dyer.
College Librarian and Archivist Cyd Dyer.
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Cyd Dyer, college librarian and archivist, keeps everything on track in her hectic life. Dyer is president of the Indianola School Board. She's also a rotary youth exchange officer and serves on the advisory board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Warren County.

In the library, Dyer works with seven staff workers and 50 students. She specifically works everyday with faculty, budget and administration, and on top of everything, she's a Spanish student at Simpson. This schedule is just a glance of one of Dyer's work days.

7:30 a.m. - Works in her office, answers e-mails and phone messages

8:00 - Touches base with staff members

8:30 - Plans initial meeting with department liaisons

9:00 - Fills out library statistics survey

10:00 - Takes Spanish midterm

11:00 - Locates EPCC materials in college archives and check messages again

12 p.m. - Assists student in the reference areas and order library materials

1:00 - Eats lunch and does laundry

2:00 - Simpsonian interview

3:00 - John Byrd's "Break with the President" at the library with staff

4:15 - Reviews District Report Card at Indianola Schools Administrative Office

5:30 - Eats dinner with family

6:00 - Visitation at funeral home with family

7:30 - PEO book club discussion of "Before You Know Kindness" by Chris Bohjalian

10:00 - Watch tonight's recorded episode of "Lost"


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anonymous1080

anonymous1080

posted 10/19/06 @ 3:40 PM CST

It's usually best to make sure you know how to spell the person's name you are interviewing before you publish your story. CYD Dyer (my aunt) would probably appreciate it. (Continued…)

anonymous1080

anonymous1080

posted 10/21/06 @ 4:48 AM CST

Did you know that George Washington Carver never actually went to Simpson? It's true; ask Cyd Dyer. She'll tell you a tale of how his records were mysteriously "lost" in the great fire of 19-dikkity seven. (Continued…)

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