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Administrative Staff (Topeka)

Name Title Email Phone
Walling, Ray C. State Librarian Email 785.296.5466
Lamoreaux, Valarie Deputy State Librarian Email 785.296.0393
Hitch, Catherine Executive Administrative Assistant Email 785.296.4254
Foster, Laura Technical Support Consultant
(for Agency Staff only)		 Email 785.296.2610

Library Development Staff (Topeka)

Name Title Email Phone
Smith, Alice Director of Library Development Email 785.296.2008

Reference Services Staff (Topeka)

Name Title Email Phone
Tenfelde-Dubois, Sarah Director of Reference Services Email 785.296.5437
Casement, Donna Reception Manager Email 785.296.3296
Grote, Leah Legislative Reference Librarian Email 785.296.1472
Reidell, Hannah Reference Librarian Email 785.296.2149

Technical Services Staff (Topeka)

Name Title Email Phone
Rurode, Brett Director of Technical Services Email 785.296.0265
Philippi, Trista Library Assistant Email 785.296.3296
Troxel, Rita ILL Library Assistant, Federal Documents Assistant Email 785.296.3875
Wolf, Vicky Cataloging/Kansas Documents Library Assistant Email 785.296.6865

Statewide Services Staff (Topeka)

Name Title Email Phone
Schafer, Andy Director of Statewide Services Email 785.296.8152
Hansen, Nikki Resource Sharing Librarian Email 785.296.5110
Simmons, Katie Digital Collections Librarian Email 785.296.3689
Taylor, Erika Statewide Services Assistant Email 785.296.2146

Talking Books Staff (Emporia)

Name Title Email Phone
Lang, Michael Director of Kansas Talking Books Email 620.341.6287
Arndt, Troy Circulation Clerk Email 620.341.6280
Brinkman, Jason Production Manager Email 620.341.6280
Calhoon, Dylan Patron Services Manager Email 620.341.6285
Vacant Library Assistant    
Lauber, Ryan Library Assistant Email 620.341.6280
Renfro, Nataly Machine Clerk Email 620.341.6283
Witte, Maggie Lead Reader's Advisory/Outreach Librarian Email 620.341.6281

General Contact Information

Physical Address

Capitol Building
300 SW 10th Ave, Room 312-N
Topeka, KS 66612

Phone

Topeka: 785.296.3296 or 800.432.3919 (KS Only)
Legislative Hotline: 800.432.3924 (KS Only)
Emporia: 620.341.6280 or 800.362.0699 (KS Only)

Email

General: slk@ks.gov
eCard, eBooks, Audiobooks, or Digital Resources: kslc@ks.gov
Government Research Assistance:infodesk@ks.gov

Hours

Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm