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As the Rare Materials Specialist at the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Lo (aka Lauren) Rile Smith provides physical processing, quality control, and logistical oversight for the transit and care of rare and special collections, particularly printed books. When not at Penn Libraries, Lo is a circus artist who teaches and performs trapeze and aerial dance across Philadelphia.

Lauren Rile Smith

Address me as: Lo

Pronouns: she/her

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