Lori Ann Barber

I really enjoyed working with Lori over the years in the Preble Library. She was a very nice person to work with and for. She will be missed! I loved her biscotti and got to try it often when I subbed at Preble. She always had a smile on her face!

Lori worked with my mom and dad, Tom and Rebecca, at Prebel. She was an amazing person and an even better baker. My mom would bring home her biscotti that she baked for the library. Those days breakfast was always the best. She taught me how to make marshmallows from scratch to impress my high school boyfriends family. Lori was definitely one of a kind and will always be remembered for how talented, smart, and kind she was. We will all miss the light she brought with her into every room.

I did not realize my heart would break today. Ms. Barber, thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating a safe space for everyone, for creating a safe space for me. I always felt welcomed and I could always escape to your library. You had so much passion about the library and every single book there. You listened. You cared. And you weren´t afraid to provide that tough love I still own books today that you recommended for me years ago and I will cherish them even more. And I can´t forget the culinary trips! Thank you for being what every student needed going through those doors. You will truly be missed.

So sorry for your loss Lori was my librarian at Preble High School she always had a smile on her face.

Lori and Jeff's wedding in De Pere June, 2019

I am so sorry about your and our loss. Lori and I were colleagues at Preble until I retired. I could always count on her to help me problem solve. She helped the Preble Sting Cancer group in so many ways, yet wanted no recognition. She will be missed in so many ways! Lori was an incredibly special person.