By Elyse Cregar
About the Author 
Self-professed cat lady Elyse Cregar grew up in Riverside, Illinois. Graduating from Eastern Connecticut State University with a B.S. Degree in Education and Shippensburg University with a M.L.S. Degree, she has served as a Library-Media Specialist in several states. As a member of the American Association of School Librarians and the American Library Association, her articles on school library practices have been published in School Library Journal and Knowledge Quest, a Journal of the American Association of School Librarians. From 2011-2013 she served on the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the AASL. 
 
Along with her career as a public school Library-Media Specialist, she also served for several years as a Licensed Battlefield Guide at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The tours she has provided for park visitors have inspired her to learn more about the fascinating and tragic events of the Battle of Gettysburg that later became known as a turning point of the American Civil War.