SLIS alum Anna Holland didn’t have to go far to find a satisfying library career. As a processing archivist for the Iowa Women’s Archives, she spends her workdays down the hall from SLIS classrooms and offices. Her current position follows a three-year graduate assistantship at IWA, which she held while in the joint MA and book arts certificate program provided by SLIS and the UI Center for the...

Victoria started as the Teen Services Librarian at the Iowa City Public Library in 2020. Starting during a pandemic meant planning virtual events for an audience she had never met before, but Victoria was excited for the challenge.

Katherine's degrees in American Studies and Library and Information Science give her a unique background in liberal arts and computing. This combination is perfect for her current position as Assistant Teaching Professor of American studies at the University of Notre Dame.

Alecs is the Youth Services Librarian at Fairfield Public Library. He is currently working on adapting traditional library programming into virtual events.

Emily is the Youth Services Librarian for the Sioux Center Public Library. Her ability to adapt to change was useful when COVID-19 hit and she had to quickly transform the Youth Services programming into virtual events.

Kate has worked at the Library of Congress, where she discovered the story of librarian Ruth Rappaport. In 2019 her biography about Ruth was published. Kate is currently working on another writing project, again inspired by her work at the Library of Congress.

Leroy is the Cataloging Librarian at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. He works with items such as the St. Wenceslaus Bible, a 1677 Czech translation.

Laura is the Media Technologies Librarian at Coe College. In her 11 years at the college she's assisted in transitioning the library to a Learning Commons model and added a maker studio to the Media Technologies Department.

Karina's experiences at SLIS led her to get an MFA in Art as well as an MA in Library Science. She currently teaches Graphic Design at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Art Department and is glad SLIS helped lead her to where she is today.