Lynda Kachurek
University of Richmond Head, Rare Books & Special Collections
Richmond, VA
Lynda Kachurek is currently Head of Rare Books, Special Collections, & Book Arts at the University of Richmond where she participates in lots of meetings, works with an amazing staff, and manages & teaches with a growing collection of rare books, book arts, and archival materials in a frequently evolving library labyrinth. She also serves as the liaison librarian for the Department of History, as an Adjunct Instructor for the Master in Liberal Arts & Public History programs at UR’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies, and as an Adjunct Instructor for the School of Arts & Sciences where she teaches an innovative first-year seminar on The Secret Life of Books. Off the clock, she has a life-long love affair with reading and writing as well as collecting books and tries her best at gardening and cooking things.