Nice profile of Bonnie Biggs, formerly a librarian at the UC San Marcos, who through the encouragement of a native American patron, David Whitehorse, started building the collections of Tribal libraries. And she’s been at it twenty years.
“She encouraged us to keep our libraries open, enlarge our collections,” said Patricia Dixon, a Pauma tribal member.
Biggs, who lives in Carlsbad, also helped tribal leaders understand that libraries aren’t just about books anymore, said Dixon, a professor who heads the American Indian studies and American studies programs at Palomar College.
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