Author, children’s yoga teacher, librarian, curator.

  • MLIS (Preservation Concentration) | Simmons College (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

    BA English (Creative Writing Concentration) | Rhode Island College (Providence, Rhode Island, USA)

  • Rare Book Cataloging | California Rare Book School (Los Angeles, California, USA)

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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