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Ex-library staffer wins big.(New Orleans Public Library's veteran Jacquelyn Sherman)(Brief Article)

American Libraries

| November 01, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 1984 American Library Association. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A 30-year veteran of the New Orleans Public Library, who had moved to Opelousas, Louisiana, to stay with family after Hurricane Katrina left her homeless last month, won $1.6 million at a casino October 4 after spending only $4.25 in a Wheel of Fortune game.

Jacquelyn Sherman, who was manager of NOPL's East New Orleans Regional Branch when she retired about 10 years ago, stopped at the Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino in Opelousas with her sister Clarissa to try her luck at the casino games. "She told me that if I needed …

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