Sarah Wingo, Librarian
Subject specialist for English Literature, Theatre, and Romance Languages and Literature
Villanova University
Falvey Memorial Library
What are your research interests? – I earned an MA in English before pursuing my library degree and my particular area of specialty is as an early modernist (Shakespeare and other early modern playwrights).
What do you enjoy most about your job? – Working with faculty and students, I especially love working with the English and Theatre graduate students, they always have interesting research questions and I really enjoy being able to help them explore resources they were unaware of as well as brainstorming directions for them to take their research.
What are some of your personal hobbies or interests? – Beyond reading which I feel is a given for librarians, I have been going to yoga 3 times a week for almost 3 years now, and I love hiking and being outdoors.
I’m a pop culture junkie and enjoy talking about film and television just as much as I enjoy conversations about books.
I’m also an avid consumer of the arts and love going to the theatre and ballet.
I like to travel and I love trying the food local to the places I go whether in the US or internationally.
Although I haven’t acted myself in a long time the dramatic side of me loves creating elaborate costumes for Halloween or any other event involving costumes.
An additional statement from Sarah – I grew up in South East Michigan, I lived in the UK where I did my masters in English, and I moved to Philadelphia in 2013 when I joined Villanova’s Falvey Memorial Library.