Category: Teams

The MELSA Youth Services team meets to discuss library services specifically for youth.

TEAM MEMBERS

Weigman, Dana – Anoka County Library

Berry, Margot – Carver County Library

Geske, Amanda – Dakota County Library

Yang, Pa Ja – Hennepin County Library

Wahlstrom, Ann – Ramsey County Library

Johnson-Kaiser, Kelsey – Saint Paul Public Library

Guzman, Blanca – Scott County Library

LaBrosse, Dawn – Washington County Library

MELSA Facilitator

Kathleen James

Directive: The MELSA Technology Team meets to collaborate and advise MELSA on regional technology purchases, and to discuss and share information on topics, trends, and best practices in the library technology field. Recent examples include digital services, hardware and applications, and data collection and analysis. Most members of the Team also serve as their system’s liaison(s) for state and federal telecommunications aid programs coordinated by MELSA.

TEAM MEMBERS

Smalley, Jason – Anoka County Library

Sievert, Kaia – Anoka County Library

open – Carver County Library

Bauer, Katherine – Carver County Library

Foster-Huot, Shawn – Dakota County Library

Lopez, Michael – Dakota County Library

Feilmeyer, Phil – Hennepin County Library

Luedtke, Amy – Hennepin County Library

Lied, Kelsey – Ramsey County Library

Coan, Nathan – Ramsey County Library

Motschke, Lisa – Saint Paul Public Library

Larson, John – Saint Paul Public Library

Rieger, Kristy – Scott County Library

Parker, Samantha – Washington County Library

lee, tracey – Washington County Library

Ortiz, Stephen – Washington County Library

MELSA Facilitator

Nan Her

The Communications Team focuses on ensuring consistent promotion of MELSA-wide programs/resources/campaigns throughout the eight library systems, as well as developing ideas for how to best promote metrowide programming and events and reviewing proposals that MELSA receives from a variety of local media for advertising partnerships.

TEAM MEMBERS

Collins, Dawn Marie – Anoka County Library

Straszewski, Erin – Anoka County Library

Jones, Patrick – Carver County Library

Fiscus, Natalie – Dakota County Library

Benson Sanchez, Kirsta – Hennepin County Library

Yetman, Josh – Hennepin County Library

Hatler, Carrie – Ramsey County Library

Huber, Claire – Saint Paul Public Library

Opitz, Stacy – Saint Paul Public Library

Sy, Michaela – Saint Paul Public Library

Bergstrom, Michael – Scott County Library

Lo, Ching – Washington County Library

Ukura, Kim – Washington County Library

MELSA Facilitator

Jennifer Baker

MELSA’s E-Resources Team oversees the selection of metro-wide purchases of electronic databases and tools for the member library systems. They also arrange for staff training for the use of these databases; provide reviews to each other about databases their systems are using; and are responsible for the survey of annual reference statistics.

TEAM MEMBERS

Hedlund, Olivia – Anoka County Library

Jones, Patrick – Carver County Library

Gormley, Maureen – Dakota County Library

Crary, Shannon – Hennepin County Library

Coan, Nathan – Ramsey County Library

Zillhart, Jessica – Saint Paul Public Library

Ethier, Sarah – Scott County Library

Kraft, Brian – Washington County Library

MELSA Facilitator

Kathleen James

The MELSA Collection Development Team focuses on library collection questions that have MELSA-wide scope and impact. This scope includes evaluation and coordination of shared ebook collections, collaborative collection development, best practices in evaluating and maintaining collections, equity in collections, advocacy with publishers and vendors, and exchange of ideas. Discussion will include collection activities in adult, teen and children’s services and materials in all formats.

This team works closely with the MELSA e-Resources team, including making recommendations for collections that fall within the eResources budget.

Team Members

Hawkins, Sarah – Anoka County Library

Hedlund, Olivia – Anoka County Library

Stankey, Krista – Anoka County Library

Weber, Kari – Anoka County Library

Jones, Patrick – Carver County Library

Cogar, Russ – Dakota County Library

Dorn, Julie – Dakota County Library

Wayne, Christine – Dakota County Library

Couillard-Smith, Chelsea – Hennepin County Library

Crary, Shannon – Hennepin County Library

Mueller Schultz, Gail – Hennepin County Library

Fuller, Paige – Ramsey County Library

Haynes, Anna – Ramsey County Library

Zillhart, Jessica – Saint Paul Public Library

Ethier, Sarah – Scott County Library

Noyes, Angie – Washington County Library

Wylie, Drew – Washington County Library

MELSA Facilitator

Abigail Dillon