[1] Fasick began working at the New York Public Library in 1955 as a children's librarian, moving to Long Island University the following year.

[1] During this period she also pursued a doctorate in library science from Case Western Reserve University; her dissertation was titled A comparative linguistic analysis of books and television for children.

[8] She also volunteered with the League of Women Voters of San Francisco and assisted in the preparation of the Guide to California Government.

[10] Death Enters the Convent (2018) set in Florence, Italy during the year of European revolutions (1849) unravels a tale of deceit and intrigue.

She also wrote a picture book for children, The Beauty Who Would Not Spin (Scholastic, 1988),[1] in which she hoped "that her young readers will take from her theme the message that the world offers many options to women and that their choices should be guided by the natural talents and instincts rather than by the expectations of others".