Library Staff

Trina Erickson, Library Director portrait photo

Trina Erickson, Library Director

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Circulation Staff, Denise, Chris, Christina, Liz

The Circulation staff’s duties include but are not limited to assisting library patrons with checking out/in materials, shelving library items, answering the telephone, and keeping the library neat. The Circulation staff are the ones out in the stacks, behind the desk, and assisting in helping patrons find materials, assuring accurate shelving of all library materials and much more.

Claire Trussoni photo

Claire (CJ) Trussoni, Adult Services Director

Role includes: Supervision of circulation department and staff training; ordering of materials for teens and adults; cataloging of materials for children, teens and adults; processing and cataloging donations; computer systems management and troubleshooting, patron online registrations, test proctoring, general problem solving.

Emelia Jury Photo

Emilia Jury, Youth Services Director

Our Youth Services Director’s responsibilities include the oversight, purchasing, and management of youth library materials and the design, scheduling, and implementation of all programs for our youth patrons and their families. She is the Director of the Afterschool Program.

Maggie Strittmater photo portrait

Caleb DeWitt, Adult Programming & Outreach Coordinator

Caleb DeWitt serves as your Adult Programming and Outreach Coordinator. He builds partnerships with the community to create programs that make us all more resilient, healthy, connected, and joyful. He’s your source for information about the Garden Tool Library, Home Delivery Service, and room reservations. 

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Aris Lara, After School Program ManagerYouth Services Assistant

a.lara@wrlsweb.org

Aris serves as the After-School Program Manager and Youth Services Assistant. With over 15 years of experience leading youth activities—ranging from wilderness survival and martial arts to archery—Aris brings a wealth of dynamic hands-on learning to the library. In addition to work at the library, Aris supports the broader community as a wellness provider for CCS Strive and teaches self-defense classes in Westby.