Missouri man holds up Maricopa librarian with ‘finger guns,’ gets jailed
According to Maricopa Police, Kile Nickelson was arrested on February 14, 2025 after accusations of threatening library staff on “Finger Guns.” [PCSO/graphic] It’s no one guess how a Missouri man ended up spending Valentine’s Day drunk at the Maricopa Library. But how he was arrested, well, that’s not a mystery. The Maricopa Police Department responded […]
Pima County librarian works to support unhoused Tucson children
Arizona Daily Star Featuring Layla Duncan I think I became a librarian because I love learning, but I don’t love teaching. I mean, I was a kind of teacher, which was great, but it wasn’t a traditional classroom teaching. I worked as an adult basic education teacher at the local Fred G. Acosta Employment Forces […]
Rebellious Tucson librarian has the coolest job in the world
I first stepped into a librarian job in May 2019 while interning at Marvel Entertainment in New York. I was tasked with helping keep their comic book archives neat and tidy. Anyone who wanted comics had to come see me. “Who knew something this boring could lead to something this cool?” said the host of […]
