Interlibrary Loan/Reference Librarian Melinda F. Matthews has recently written two book reviews for two state journals.

Matthews wrote a book review of Lost River by David Fulmer, which is published in Louisiana Libraries, vol. 73 no. 2, Fall 2010. In addition, her review of Statesmen, Scoundrels, and Eccentrics: A Gallery of Amazing Arkansans by Tom Dillard was published in The Southeastern Librarian, vol. 58 no. 3, Fall 2010.

Matthews earned her master's degree in Library and Information Science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in May 1990. She earned a bachelor's degree in English in December 1988 from McNeese State University in Lake Charles.

She has worked at the ULM Library since July 1990, where she started as Humanities Reference Librarian. She became Interlibrary Loan/Reference Librarian in January 1992.