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Library Locations and Contact Information

Locations

Oakton Library - Des Plaines Campus (DP)
Room 1406
1600 E. Golf Rd.
Des Plaines, IL 60016

Oakton Library - Ray Hartstein Campus (RHC)
Room A200
7701 Lincoln Ave.
Skokie, IL 60077

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Department Telephone Numbers

Circulation: 847.635.1642 (DP); 847.635.1432 (RHC)

Reference & Government Information: 847.635.1644 (DP); 847.635.1474 (RHC)

Interlibrary Loan: 847.635.1608 (DP); 847.635.1432 (RHC)

Periodicals: 847.635.1693 (DP); 847.635.1433 (RHC)

Cataloging: 847.635.1650

Employee Directory

Administration

• Jacob Jeremiah, Assistant Dean of the Library, 847.635.1640
    B.A. Northern Arizona University
    M.L.I.S. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• Mary Gipson, Office Coordinator, 847.635.1640

Library Faculty

• Kellie Benson, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1644
    B.S. Illinois State University
    M.L.S. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
    K-12 Teaching Certification Media Services University Of Illinois - Springfield
    K-12 Teaching Certification Language Arts University Of Illinois - Springfield
    M.S.W. University of Illinois - Chicago
• Debbie Feder, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1474
    B.A. National Louis University
    M.L.I.S. Dominican University
    M.O.T. Certificate University of Illinois - Springfield
• Julia Fraas, Online Curriculum & Instruction, Division 2 Liaison, 847.635.1727
    B.A. University of Missouri - Columbia
    M.L.I.S. University of Missouri - Columbia
    M.Ad. Ed. National Louis University
    M.O.T. Certificate University of Illinois University of Illinois - Springfield
• Barbara Joy, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1474
  B.A. Augustana College
  M.S.L.I.S. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
• Joanna Kolendo, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1644, 847.635.1474
    B.A. Dominican University
    M.L.I.S. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
    M. Phil. Trinity College - Dublin, Ireland
• William Latham, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1474
    B.A. Northern Illinois University
    M.S.L.I.S. Dominican University
    M.A. TESOL/TEFL Northeastern Illinois University
    IL State Certificate, History and Social Science
    IL State Certificate, Library Media
• Jennifer Lau-Bond, Online Curriculum & Instruction, 847.635.1474
    B.A. Albion College
    M.S. University of Michigan
• Lindsey LeFeber, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, (DP) 847.635.1644, (SK) 847.635.1474
    B.A. Eastern Illinois University
    M.S.L.I.S. Dominican University
• Jane Malik, Co-Chair, DPC Reference & Instruction, Division 4 Liaison, 847.635.1715
    B.A. St. Peter's College
    M.S.L.I.S. Pratt Institute
• Carol Moulden, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1644
    B.S. Eastern Illinois University
    M.S. National College of Education
    M.A.L.I.S. Northern Illinois University
• Ted Remus, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1644
    B.A. Valparaiso University
    M.A.L.I.S. Dominican University
    M.O.T. Certificate University of Illinois
    School Library Media Certification State of Illinois
• Renee Roth, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1474
  B.S. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
  M.B.A. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
  M.S.L.I.S. Dominican University
  30 hour Undergraduate Certificate, Writing Northwestern University
• Rebecca Sedam, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, Division 1 Liason, 847.635.1644, 847.635.1474
    B.A. Earlham College
    M.S. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
• Gwyneth Stupar, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1644
    B.A. Lake Forest College
    M.L.I.S. Dominican University
• Uri Toch, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1474
    B.S. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
    M.S. Northeastern Illinois University
    M.L.I.S. Rosary College
• Sherrill Weaver, RHC Reference & Instruction, Online Resources, Division 3 Liaison, 847.635.7632
    B.A. Northern Michigan University
    M.A. Northern Michigan University
    M.L.S. Indiana University
    Sp. LIS Indiana University
    Ed.D. National Louis University
    M.O.T. Certificate University of Illinois
• Ruth Whitney, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1644
    B.A. Goucher College
    M.A.L.S. Dominican University
• Swarna Wickremeratne, Reference & Instruction Adjunct, 847.635.1474
    B.A. University of Ceylon - Peradeniya, Ceylon
    M.A. Oxford University - Oxford, UK
    M.L.I.S. Simmons College

Circulation

• Trisha Collins, RHC Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Senior Assistant, 847.635.1433
• Jasmine Ratliff, DP Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Assistant, 847.635.1642
• Mimi Mulcrone, DP Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Assistant, 847.635.1642
• Kevin Purtell, RHC Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Senior Assistant, 847.635.1432
• Vinita Shah, DP & RHC Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Assistant, 847.635.1642
• Gretchen Schneider, Coordinator of Access Services, 847.635.1608
    B.A. Concordia University, River Forest
    M.L.I.S. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Technical Services

• Audrey Freson, Cataloging Assistant, 847.635.7151
• Verona Haffenden, Periodicals Senior Assistant, 847.635.1647
• Russell Kracke, Coordinator of Library Technical Services, 847.635.1650
    B.A. Univeristy of Utah
    M.L.S. University of Pittsburgh
• Susan Tidwell, Cataloging Assistant, 847.635.1620