Staff Profiles

Mike Arena

Michael Arena
Circulation Senior Specialist
marena@smcvt.edu 
802.654.2414
MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Norwich University, BA from Saint Michael's College

I supervise the Circulation Desk at night, so you'll probably see me if you're a night owl.  (Or a vampire.)  I also oversee stack maintenance.  Contact me if you notice a particularly messy section in the stacks, and I'll be sure to deploy our crack team of expert shelf readers.

I also chair the Exhibit Committee, so call me if you'd like to see a display on anything from the Constitution to National Poetry Month to International Talk Like a Pirate Day.  ("Ahoy, me haarrty!")

When not working, I enjoy the latest additions to the library's DVD collection, crack up at the picture books of James Marshall (The Stupids Die is my favorite), and pray for Kevin Garnett's speedy return to the Boston Celtics.


Books and films I've enjoyed recently by guys named Steve:

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

The Reader directed by Stephen Daldry