New Faces at the Dayton Library

DAYTON-Dayton natives, Carlos "Charlie" Oribio, and Sebastiana Radebaugh, are now working alongside Shakira Bye and Vicki Zoller, Head Librarian Dusty Waltner, and pages Don Fulbright and Andrew Price, at the Dayton Memorial Library.

Dusty Waltner said Oribio learns quickly, has a lot of enthusiasm and has good customer skills.

"His last employer said he is the ideal employee," she said.

Oribio said he was happy to be working at the same library he spent many happy hours in as a youth.

While in high school, Oribio taught a workshop in the art of origami at the library, and he is especially fired up about developing and teaching workshops now that he is employed at the library.

(The special word he has for workshop enthusiasm is "OhhYYeeeAAh".)

Sebastiana Radebaugh is very meticulous, detail oriented and kind. She knows the community and has enthusiasm for the library, Waltner said.

She said that with Radebaugh at the library there has been an instant connection between her and library patrons, which is important, especially in light of recent staff turnover.

Until recently, Radebaugh was working at the Moose Creek Restaurant and Bakery. She said while she can no longer serve espresso to patrons, she can offer "espresso of the mind."

Shakira Bye has been working at the library since March, following on the heels of employment as the Dayton School District After School Program coordinator.

Bye is no stranger to the library. She said she pitched in at the library as a volunteer for Story Time, when she was eight months pregnant.

Bye's children are now 2, and 3, and it is her intention to be a part of creating an enriched environment for them and for others.

Looking down the road, Bye said, "My kids will be in school and I love the thought of them coming here.

Bye is in charge of adult programming and has several projects coming to fruition including a Washington State Humanities lecture titled Roots and Routes of Human Migration, and a possible visit from a poet laureate.