Mrs. Steele is the Librarian and Computer Teacher. She is also the mother of two SBS graduates, aunt to two graduates and a current student, and wife of an alumnus! She frequently feels like a weird sort of “Hair Club” commercial.

    Mrs. Steele has been a voracious reader all her life. She spent countless hours as a child with her books, traveling to far off places, learning lots of new things, and becoming the font of knowledge that she remains today. She feels that it is her mission in life to pass her love of reading along to everyone she meets.

    Mrs. Steele’s computer experience dates back to the 1970’s when she was employed by Dictaphone Corporation as Data and Media Librarian, and computer operator. At that time, computers took up rooms as large as our school library. She worked with the first IBM desktop computer, which was as large as two of our student desks put together. The screen was a massive 6” square and had no color! Removable media at that time meant giant rolls of magnetic tape weighing approximately 5 pounds each. Data was input via trays of punched cards that sometime numbered in the tens of thousands. Needless to say, she is happy that technology has made her job much easier, not to mention more portable.

    Mrs. Steele also spent years traveling around the United States for a software company, training clients in the use of the computer and the company’s software. Her favorite parts of her territory were Georgia, Ohio, and Tennessee.

    Mrs. Steele worked for many years for the Hagaman Memorial Library in East Haven, where she was the head of the Technical Services Department, responsible for ordering and cataloging all library materials. She also worked in the Circulation and Reference departments, and assisted home-schooled families with their curriculum. Sort of a “Jane of All Trades” job!

    Mrs. Steele says her favorite job of all has been working with the children of St. Bernadette School.