Mary Beth Aycock was born in San Antonio Texas but mostly grew up in South Texas (the tip near the border) where it rarely reaches freezing but often exceeds 100 degrees for months in the summer.
Mary has worked for MU Libraries for four years as well as part of the UM System for five years as a cataloger at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. She earned a B.A. in English and a M.L.I.S. from the University of Texas at Austin.
She and her husband are owned by several cats as well as two dogs. Since all of her pets were once stray waifs, she’d like to plug the message to spay and neuter to reduce the overpopulation and ensure every animal has a happy home.
Her leisure pursuits includes writing (she is currently taking a creative writing class to expand her horizons), reading, and playing racquetball. (Shout out to Racquetball partners Goodie Bhullar, Amanda Sprochi, and her husband David). She inherited a geeky side that occasionally forays into learning a little programming, mostly when there is need in her job.
The coolest place she ever visited would probably be Pikes Peak in Colorado. She briefly visited Oregon and is dreaming of vacationing there in the next few years as well as in New Orleans, New Mexico and the Grand Canyon.
In early July, she accepted the position of Catalog Department Head at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Thus, July 2011 will be her last month working at MU Libraries. She is excited about the opportunities presented by this new position but will miss colleagues and friends at MU Libraries.