Linda Spiro

Linda Spiro serves as a docent with the Holocaust Garden of Hope, guiding visitors through the exhibits and educating the public in the importance of Holocaust remembrance. She is passionate about engaging students, families, and guests in meaningful conversations that inspire reflection, compassion, and moral courage. Linda’s warmth and dedication help create a thoughtful and impactful experience for those visiting the Garden. Linda’s background includes service as a special education teacher for 25 years in the Humble area, followed by 14 years as a Government
Information Librarian at Rice University. As a Government Information Librarian, she trained at the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) and taught patent searching techniques to Rice University staff and students and to community members who ranged in age from 8 to 95, had education levels ranging from barely literate to M.D.s and Ph.Ds., and who represented the ethnic diversity of the Houston area. She also received training from the Government Publishing Office in Washington, D.C. about how to search specialized government databases so she could assist patrons with various research needs. After retiring from Rice, in addition to being a docent for the Garden of Hope, Linda keeps busy in a variety of ways, working in the bookstore at the R.B. Tullis Library in New Caney while serving as the Secretary of the Tullis Library Friends group, serving as the current secretary and immediate past president of Humble Area Retired Teachers Association (HARTA), and participating in various activities that
spread literacy throughout the community. One particularly meaningful activity is the Women’s Storybook Project which records women in prison reading a story to their children and then sends the book and recording to the children. She sings with the St. Martha Catholic Church Choir as well as the Kingwood Chorale and has enjoyed travelling internationally with both choirs and singing with people from other countries. Linda holds a B.A. in English from the University of Dallas, an M.S. in Special Education from the University of Texas at Dallas, an M.S. in Library Science from the University of North Texas, and Education Mid-Level Management and Supervision Certificates from Stephen F. Austin State University.