Kevin McLatchy (born 1947), a native of Newton, Massachusetts, is a skilled artist and longtime library employee. McLatchy attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and later obtained his MFA at the Massachusetts College of Art studying painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. After graduation, McLatchy worked part-time teaching art and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) library until he eventually took a full-time library position in Interlibrary Loan.
McLatchy was first hired at Slippery Rock University (SRU) in 2000, working in Bailey Library. McLatchy’s comprehensive career at SRU led him to several different units within the library including Interlibrary Loan, Reference Services, Government Documents, and eventually the University Archives. McLatchy recalls many changes in the university that occurred during his career including new campus buildings, the Slippery Rock downtown renovations, as well as various changes in the library including the shift from analog to digital technology and resources, as well as several library renovations. McLatchy retired from Bailey Library in 2021.
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