Raymond (Ray) Balter, library assistant II in Access Services at Douglass Library, is retiring effective January 1, 2026. His first day at Rutgers was July 16, 2001, when he started in University Mail and Document Services. He joined Rutgers University Libraries in March 2003 with a full-time position at the SERC Reading Room, and since then, he has worked in a variety of roles within the Libraries. Since July 2003, he has been based at Douglass Library within Access Services. At Douglass, he has worked in multiple roles over the years, including resource sharing, student employee management, and collection management. His last full day in the library was December 3.
Renee Clark’s retirement, which is also effective January 1, was mentioned in the previous issue.
Sara Gonzalez resigned from her position as library technician I, Interlibrary Loan Services, at Smith Library. Her last day was December 6. She has taken on a new role as electronic resources and reference librarian at Marymount Manhattan College.
