Jada Jones Joins Middlesex, Seeks to Give Warburg Library a More “Modern Appeal”

Our new librarian brings enthusiasm, optimism, and a love of reading to the job.

Before Jada Jones joined Middlesex this fall as the new Director of Warburg Library, she was already an experienced librarian. After earning both her degree and master’s in library science at the University of North Carolina, Jones gathered tremendous working experience through serving as the education specialist librarian at a public School in Arizona, where she had trained high school teachers and students to effectively use technology for academic purposes. Jada also worked for numerous U.S Air Force bases through her role as the supervisory librarian, overseeing academic resources and other operations within the army. 

Although Jones is an expert in managing libraries, she remarked that “there were definitely adjustments” she had to make after starting her new job, since she realizes how unique Middlesex is compared to previous places she has worked at. Jones was especially struck by Middlesex’s academic rigor and its students’ pursuit of academic excellence. 

In response to Middlesex students’ scholarly endeavors, Jones has proposed several ideas that would further benefit the student body through making the library a more comfortable place to study in. Jones aims to rearrange the studying area on the second floor by the book shelves, since she received comments from other students claiming that the set up on the second floor intervenes with them studying productively. In addition, Jones is adamant on making sure all students have access to finding the right resources in the Warburg Library that would set them up for academic success, as she is looking to hold informative sessions that guides students through how to utilize the library's tools to best optimize their studying efficiency in the future. 

In the meantime, Jones hopes the Warburg will be viewed as more than a place to “just get your work done.” Jones wishes to transform the library into a more sociable place for students to hang out with friends and bond with each other. With this objective in mind, Jones plans on remodeling some parts of the library to make it possess a more “modern appeal” that would evoke students’ desires to interact with their friends in the library. 

Jones hopes that the Library can become the hub for clubs to meet. She hopes that the increased foot traffic from club meetings will cause students to pick up books from the shelf—it is Ms. Jones’s goal that all students to read for pleasure

With her expertise in administrating libraries, Jones will endeavor to successfully promote students’ productivity while bringing more liveliness to the Warburg Library. 

Sunny Qian