Celebrating UCLA Library's 2024 graduates

Please join the Library in congratulating UCLA’s class of 2024 — especially our graduating Library employees! As one of the largest student employers on campus, we rely on talented Bruins working in many roles across our Library ecosystem. Some of our graduates have shared their favorite memory of working at UCLA Library.

Diana Cardenas
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)
UCLA Film & Television Archive and UCLA Arts Library
“Learning from Library staff was a highlight during my time here at UCLA!”

Xinjian Cen
B.S., Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology; minor in Biomedical Research
Powell Library, Outreach & Social Media
“Drawing and creating all the Powell Cat and Bruin Bear Stickers & Pins~”

Tara Char
B.S., Civil Engineering
Campus Library Instructional Computing Commons (CLICC)
"My favorite memory of working in the library is just being able to work with so many great people and making so many friends!"

Taylor Che
B.A., Design Media Arts
UX Team
“Field trip at the UCLA Film and Television Archive in Santa Clarita!”

Nushrat Esha
B.S., Neuroscience
WI+RE
“The supportive environment and the amazing feedback that my peers would give on projects that I created.”

Jingjing Fan
M.A., Arts
East Asian Library
“I cherish all the memories I have with EAL; my supervisor Ms. Li Hui is particularly kind and understanding <3”

Caroline Friedman
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)
Preservation & Conservation Department
“Being able to collaborate with and learn from conservators in the lab regularly, gaining hands-on skills in preservation work to safeguard materials for long-term access. I'm so grateful for this opportunity and for everyone who helped me along the way. Many thanks to Devin and the entire Preservation lab!"

Marie Fucile
M.F.A., Scenic & Production Design
Arts Library
“Getting the chance to work not just at my home library of Arts, but also work with the folks at Music, YRL, and Powell over my three years. Thank you to whole Arts team - Diana, Robert, Lane and many more - for your support, wisdom, and joy. I have loved every moment of being a part of this UCLA Library community. “

Zhuying Gong
B.S., Mathematics of Computation; B.A., Linguistics
Data Science Center
“Working at the Library's Data Science Center (DataSquad), providing technical solutions for researchers, such as data visualization, dashboarding, and modeling, gave me real-life work experience that I know will help in my professional life. I am so grateful for the opportunities and supportive community the Library provided.”

Soraya Gouhary
B.A., Economics
Rosenfeld Library
“One of my favorite memories of working in the Library is the amazing relationships I've built with my coworkers. The camaraderie and support we shared made every day enjoyable and fostered a great work environment.”

Neha Gupta
B.S., Physiological Sciences
Biomed (WI+RE)
“My favorite memory was our first in-person WI+RE jam after remote instruction during COVID. I met coworkers I hadn’t seen before and we all sat in a circle just enjoying being together. While we adapted well to remote work, the team felt so strong in that moment.”

Lukas Hager
B.S., Mathematics of Computation
Data Science Center
“Attending the Norman Powell Society Dinner was a highlight! I enjoyed learning about the various library programs.”

Maira Hernandez-Andrade
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)
Digital Library Program
“I enjoyed working at the DLP and collaborating with staff. The projects that I was assigned were always fun and interesting. I am especially thankful for the support and kindness of the DLP staff. I will miss them!"

Abby Holder
B.S., Psychobiology; minors in Biomedical Research and Society & Genetics
WI+RE
“The Library community is amazing -- incredibly nice and welcoming! In our WI+RE weekly meetings, we would play group games like Gartic Phone which was always super fun and the highlight of my day!"

Hannah Lee
M.M., Performance
Music Library
“I love looking at the different scores that patrons check out. I've personally learned about repertoire that I've never heard of before and have been able to expand my knowledge of composers and contemporary music through working at the Music Library.”

Hyerin Lee
B.S., Mathematics of Computation; minor in Statistics
YRL - Data Science Center
“With the members of Datasquad, we filmed a superhero-themed video to promote the Data Science Center and the statistical consulting services we offer. It was so fun to film the videos at different locations in the library and pretend we're superheroes.”

Harry Li
B.A., Chinese; B.A., Linguistics and Asian Languages and Cultures; M.A., East Asian Studies
East Asian Library
“Processing the diverse selection of books, and skimming through some during marking.”

Jessica Marchesini
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)
RAMS
“My overall favorite thing about the Library is the sense of community. Everyone I worked with was always so willing to help and made it a great environment to work and learn.”

Krystal Mendez
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)
Powell Preservation Lab and YRL Reference Desk
“Some of my favorite memories include assisting and encouraging students in their research - it’s amazing to see students passionate about their topics. I’ve also really enjoyed editing and creating literature guides! And, I just love my work in the Preservation Lab and all I get to learn there.”

Willa Needham
B.A., Gender Studies and Labor Studies
Library Communications
“My favorite memory of working at the Library was when my first article was published with my byline on the website! I also loved visiting different branches of the Library and collaborating with my fantastic colleagues to highlight their areas of expertise.”

Jasmine Platon
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)
Music Library - User Engagement
“My favorite memory hands down has to be discussing the 6th season of Love Is Blind with my fellow co-workers and supervisors as it was airing. I felt such a strong sense of community in being able to talk about the latest episodes and ever-evolving opinions with people from so many different departments from User Engagement to Access Services.”

Daisy Quiñones
B.A., English
Boelter Library (SEL/Engineering)
“My co-workers! We all come from different backgrounds and majors, so I’ve met a lot of people that I otherwise wouldn’t have. The Boelter staff is the most welcoming and loving bunch ever. They’ve made my time at the library one I’ll cherish forever.”

Marley Rodriguez
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)
YRL - User Engagement
“Being a student in the Master of Library and Information Science program and an employee at YRL helped me gain invaluable experience in my profession. My favorite memory has been helping patrons at the research help desk in YRL. I loved hearing all of your stories and research projects!”

Mia Sadowski
B.A., Communication
Library Communications
“Getting to collaborate with the Preservation & Conservation Department on multiple Reels series! It's so much fun working with other Library staff and creating interesting content about concepts even I didn't know about.”

Amy Windham
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)
Biomed
“In addition to the wonderful friendships made, I loved being able to sign the Powell renovation stickers. It’s an honor to know that I am part of Powell Library’s history now.

Aimee Xu
B.S., Statistics & Data Science
Data Science Center (1st floor of YRL)
“As a Library DataSquad member, I interacted with Bruins from many different backgrounds, from the undergrad working on a capstone project to a graduate researcher collecting data. My favorite memory was always hearing about how passionate they were about their research — and what compelled them to visit the library. Most of all, I'll miss working with the DataSquad and the UCLA Library!!”

Stephanie Zager
B.A., History; minor in Information and Media Literacy
Library Special Collections
“Working at LSC has helped me realize a future career in the library profession! I'll be attending graduate school to become a librarian and it is 100% all thanks to LSC and the wonderful people I've encountered and worked with.”