Jackie Blonigen hails originally from Paynesville, Minnesota (she said it’s OK if you’ve never heard of it–it’s a very small place). She works in the Catalog Department as a Digital Resources Cataloger and started working here in January 2011. She earned her B.A. in Religious Studies from the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota and her M.A. in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She currently has one cat named Eli and plans on adopting a small dog this summer. Her hobbies and interests include reading, pottery, spending time with family and friends, watching movies, haunting bookstores and coffee shops, and making pots at the Craft Studio.
The coolest place she’s ever visited was Machu Picchu in Peru, which she describes as “absolutely beautiful”.
When asked who she would pick to portray her in a movie, she said “my favorite actress is Helena Bonham Carter, but, as she looks absolutely nothing like me, I guess I’d have to settle for…well, I don’t know who. I guess I’ll figure that out when the time comes.”
Welcome to MU Libraries Jackie!