Author, children’s yoga teacher, librarian, curator.
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MLIS (Preservation Concentration) | Simmons College (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
BA English (Creative Writing Concentration) | Rhode Island College (Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
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Rare Book Cataloging | California Rare Book School (Los Angeles, California, USA)
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Children’s Book Author | 2013-Present
Pip Yoga | Founder, teacher (West Hartford, Connecticut, USA) | 2024-Present
Forman School | Library Director (Litchfield, Connecticut, USA) | 2018- 2019
Bishop’s School | Library Director (La Jolla, California, USA) | 2016 – 2018
University of Southern California | Special Collections | Curator of the Lewis Carroll Collection (Los Angeles, California, USA) | 2013 – 2016
Brown University | John Carter Brown Library | Coordinator of the History of the Book Program (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) | 2011 – 2013
Roger Williams University | Interim Art & Architecture Librarian | (Bristol, Rhode Island, USA) | 2012 – 2013
Harvard University | Graduate School of Design | Loeb Library | Collection, Resources and Access Assistant (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) | 2011 – 2012
CRJA - IBI FIRM | Landscape Architecture Librarian (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) | 2011 – 2012
Providence Atheneum | Circulation Assistant (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) | 2010-2011
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Volunteer | West Hartford Public Schools, Wolcott School Library (West Hartford, Connecticut, USA) | 2024 - Present
Intern / Project Manager | The Gropius House, Historic New England | (Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA) | 2010 – 2012
IMLS grant, Simmons College, Curriculum, Cooperation, Convergence, Capacity - Four C's for the Development of Cultural Heritage Institutions: Libraries, Museums and Archives in the New England Area.
Brown University | John Carter Brown Library | Volunteer | History of the Book Program (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) | 2010-2011
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Amy Chen, Melanie Meyers, Charlotte Priddle, and Abby Saunders. “K-12 Outreach Methods.” Special Collections in Libraries: New Directions, Fall 2015.
Saunders, Abby, and Linda Cassady eds. The Liddell Book of Fiction. Los Angeles: Figueroa Press, 2015.
Saunders, Abby. “Dodgson Fame Letter in LaLaLand.” Bandersnatch 163 (2014): 24-25.
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Mad About the Fair, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar Fairgrounds (Del Mar, California, USA), June 20-July 4, 2016
A Wonderland of Books, 49th California International Antiquarian Book Fair, Pasadena Convention Center (Pasadena, California, USA), February 12-14, 2016
The Wonderland of Lewis Carroll, Santa Monica Public Library (Santa Monica, California, USA), January 7-26, 2015
Wonderland Award 2014, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California, USA), March-April 2014
The Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection: Inside and Out, Lewis Carroll Society of North America Fall Meeting, Lewis Carroll Society of North America, University of Southern California, (Los Angeles, California, USA), November 2, 2013
Wonderland Everywhere, Everywhere Wonderland, The University Club of San Francisco (San Francisco, California, USA), October 15, 2013
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Alice UnBound: Opening the Doors to Wonderland at USC Special Collections Libraries, 49th California International Antiquarian Book Fair, (Pasadena, California, USA) | 2016
The Wonderland Award, Alice 150 Conference, New York University (New York, New York, USA) | 2015
A Brillig Look at Wonderland Through a University Looking Glass, Alice Through the Ages Conference, Homerton College, University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK) | 2015
Decoding Wonderland: Puzzles, Logic and Cryptography in the Works of Lewis Carroll, USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California, USA) | 2015
The Missing Pages of Lewis Carroll, Boston Court Theatre (Pasadena, California, USA) | 2015
The Wonderland of Lewis Carroll, Santa Monica Public Library (Santa Monica, California, USA) | 2015
The Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection: Inside and Out, Lewis Carroll Society of North America Fall Meeting, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California, USA) | 2013
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Yoga Storytime (ages 18 months-3 years old), Toddler/PreK Yoga (Ages 2-5 years old), Kids Yoga (Ages 3-7 years old), Tween Yoga (8-12 years old), Pip Yoga (West Hartford, Connecticut, USA) | 2024-Present
Pip Yoga Studio
West Hartford Public Schools
Montessori School of Greater Hartford
School for Young Children
Quaker Lane Cooperative
West Hartford Public Libraries
Verve Dance
Elmwood Community Center
Grades 4-5, The Write Stuff Jr., The Bishop’s School (La Jolla, California, USA) | Summer session | 2017
Grades 4-5, It’s a Dog-Gone World: Literature About Dogs, The Bishop’s School (La Jolla, California, USA) | Summer session | 2017
Freshman Micro-Seminar, Decoding Wonderland: Puzzles, Logic and Cryptography in the Works of Lewis Carroll, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California, USA) | Fall/ Winter sessions | 2014
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Current:
SCBWI | Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Former:
SHARP | Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
ALA, ACRL, RBMS | American Library Association, Association of College Research Libraries, Rare Books and Manuscripts
AISL | Association of Independent School Libraries
ISLE | Independent School Library Exchange
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Former:
Member, Curriculum Committee | The Forman School (Litchfield, Connecticut, USA) | 2018-2019
Member, Steering Committee | The Bishop’s School (La Jolla, California, USA) | 2016-2018
Member, Professional Development Committee | USC Libraries (Los Angeles, California, USA) | 2015-2016
Chair, Elections Committee | USC Libraries (Los Angeles, California, USA) | 2014-2016
Member , LA Preservation Network Steering Committee (Los Angeles, California, USA) | 2014-2016
Member, Security Task Force | USC Libraries (Los Angeles, California, USA) | 2013-2016
Member, Libguides Working Group | USC Libraries (Los Angeles, California, USA) | 2014-2016