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Meet the Youth Services Team
Teen Services Librarian
Stop back soon to see our new Teen Services Librarian.
Eliza - Children's Librarian
Miss Eliza has a Master of Library and Information Science degree with a focus on children’s literature. She joined the Waukee Public Library in 2019, and she previously worked at the Amherst Public Library (MA), and in a variety of museums doing educational programming for kids. Miss Eliza loves Science Comics, skateboarding, Star Wars, kiddie yoga, and any opportunity to wear a costume.
Elizabeth - Children’s Programming Outreach Specialist
Elizabeth has a Master's of Library and Information Sciences from the University of Iowa. She has worked in libraries for the last 6 years, and joined the Waukee Public Library team in 2024. Elizabeth loves stickers, any sort of crafting, reading fantasy and romance novels, and dressing her dogs up in funny costumes. She can't wait to be a part of your child's early literacy journey and share some of her favorite books!
Robin - Youth Programming Specialist
Miss Robin has a degree in biology from the University of Missouri-Columbia and worked as a Naturalist early in her career. She taught Preschool for over 20 years, assisted in elementary school libraries, and became the Youth Services Librarian at Tri-Township Public Library, IL for 12 years. She “retired” for a few years to spend time with family and now has 7 grandchildren in Chicago, Colorado, and Waukee. Robin came out of retirement and joined the Waukee Public Library in August of 2023. She is thrilled and excited have fun with families through books, songs, movement, and learning.