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Nicholas "Nick" Homenda joined the Music Library team on May 1^st as the Music Librarian for Audio and Digital Services.  Nick has a Master of Science in Information Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Music and a Performer’s Certificate in Music Performance from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. His undergraduate degree is in Music Performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.  Nick worked at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center for the University of Texas at Austin for two years while earning his information studies degree.  He worked at the Schoenbaum Library at the University of Charleston (West Virginia) and for the Indiana Digital Library Program at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.  He also worked at the Kanawha County Public Library in Charleston, West Virginia.   He was an archives intern during his undergraduate years at the Peabody Archives in the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.  Nick performed as Second Clarinet for two years with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra.   Nick grew up in Frederick, Maryland and Orlando, Florida, but spent many summer vacations at Hilton Head Island with his grandparents.   We welcome Nick back to the Palmetto State and hope his time here is as enjoyable as those childhood vacations.