Meet Louis Barker Recipient of a Dale M. and Mary Gail Bentz Libraries Student Employee Scholarship 

“At Iowa, I have a fantastic violin teacher who I knew would be dedicated to helping me develop both personal and professional skills, and the chamber music residency program here is phenomenal. My job at the UI Libraries has helped me to be patient and organized. Sometimes a patron comes with an issue, and I have to figure out how to help them in a genuine and polite way. This helps me in my future as a chamber musician, as I will be working with people and need to learn how to be patient and understanding with others. It surprised me how much of the job is talking to people, as opposed to just organizing books. I help people find things, problem solve, and try to be as helpful as I can in areas outside my expertise. This scholarship will make it easier for me to start planning my life outside the university.”