Marlene R.

From retirement to the library's most trusted tech tutor

"The best thing about being 68 is that I finally have time to help someone all the way through."

Marlene retired from Denver Public Schools in 2018 and now volunteers three afternoons a week teaching phone-and-tablet drop-in hours at the Cherry Creek branch. "I remember what it felt like when the phone did something I didn't ask it to do," she says. "That's the person I want to help." She's helped more than 400 neighbors this year.

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