Staff Directory
I have a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood and Kindergarten Education and a Masters Degree in Library Science, both from UW-Madison, which is my hometown. Before moving to Fond du Lac I taught preschool for 10 years. I have been a librarian since 1994. I spent 14 years as a Children's and Teen Librarian, and am now a Reference and Teen Librarian. I have three boys and a rambunctious dog named Cocoa. I can be reached by phone at 929-7080 ext. 129 or email armstrong@fdlpl.org.
A native of southeastern Wisconsin, Marjorie Brashier has a Journalism Bachelor of Arts and a Master's Degree in Library and Information Studies, both from the wonderful UW-Madison. She started at the Fond du Lac Public Library has a cataloger, and over the years, has been a Reference librarian, a website designer (not our current site), software installer and computer troubleshooter. She will be a co-system administrator of our upcoming standalone automation system and also returning more to her cataloging roots.
Lori is the Support Services Coordinator and is in charge of Circulation and Technical Services. She grew up in Manitowoc, received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin - Superior and her Masters Degree in Library Studies from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). She has been working in libraries since high school and has been a circulation page, materials processor, clerk, library assistant, cataloger, reference librarian and now a department head.
She enjoys meeting new people (although she's horrible with names!) and reading or listening to just about any kind of book. Her favorite reads include My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccoult, The Shack by Wm. P. Young, the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, the Virgin River series by Robyn Carr, the dragon books (multiple series) by Katie MacAlister, the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson, The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer and Good to Great by Jim Collins.
She has lived in the town of Taycheedah since 2005 with her husband and daughter.
Julia Cartwright is children's services coordinator at the Fond du Lac Public Library. Before coming to the library, Julia worked for 21 years as a teacher in Fond du Lac. She also has worked extensively in the nonprofit disability sector in the Fox Valley area. She loves books and animals, especially dogs. As a fervent supporter of early literacy, she's excited about the library's program, "1,000 Books Before Kindergarten."
Annette is a librarian in the Information Services Department and the coordinator of the Opportunity Center. She grew up in the Fond du Lac area and has an education and library degree from UWO and UWM respectively. She has been working at the library for more than ten years. She has spent time in Information Services, Bookmobile, Children's and is now back in Information Services.
Jeanna Donovan is the literacy specialist for Fond du Lac Literacy Services. She is excited to have a position that will give others an opportunity to improve their reading and writing skills. Jeanna was a teacher for seven years, including two in Missouri. She is resettled in Fond du Lac. She and husband, Mark, have two children and two dogs.
Alison Eckes is a children’s services librarian at the Fond du Lac Public Library. You’ll find her in the Children’s Room helping kids find that just-right book. Or she might be singing and dancing and being silly in storytime. She loves hearing about what books, movies and music kids are excited about, so stop by the Children’s Room and say hi. Or, reach her by email at eckes@fdlpl.org.
Terri Fleming is the community information coordinator at the Fond du Lac Public Library, working to publicize the library’s events, features and services. Terri is a 20-year veteran of newspaper journalism and has worked locally in the non-profit sector. She is a self-confessed bookaholic but has taken 0 steps to curb her addiction. You can reach her at fleming@fdlpl.org.
Nancy is the Circulation Supervisor and coordinates the daily work flow of the Circulation Department. In addition she also coordinates the Day Care Collections and the Meeting Room Reservations. She has been employed at the library over 20 years, all in circulation. When not at work she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren. You can reach her at groff@fdlpl.org
Ken Hall has worked in libraries for more than 30 years, the last nine in Fond du Lac. He feels privileged to lead such a dedicated and hardworking staff. When not in the office, Ken enjoys expanding his collection of power tools and finding projects to make use of them. Ken grew up in Detroit, moved to Wisconsin in 1981 where he met the love of his life, Vicky. The couple has no children, however their dogs, Maisie and Sam, are completely unaware of that.
Gabriela Langholff works as a Library Assistant at the Children's Department. She loves books and learning new things. She began working at the library in the Reference Area. You can see her often helping children to find whatever they need at the library. When she can, she loves to speak Spanish, her native language. She lives in Fond du Lac with her husband, daughter and 2 very naughty cats. You can reach her at langholff@fdlpl.org
I grew up in Fond du Lac and have always enjoyed coming to the public library. Now I am one of the reference librarians. I am currently a member of the Fond du Lac Historical Society, the Wisconsin State Genealogical Society and several area genealogy societies. I enjoy traveling and attending genealogy workshops to learn more about researching my own family history.
Joanne Mengel is a library assistant in the Information Services department at the Fond du Lac Public Library, with over 30 years of library experience. She currently coordinates the library's Homebound Program, and creates and processes interlibrary loan requests. Most days you will find her at the Help Desk on the first floor providing reader's advisory. She is an avid reader of just about any genre, but has a soft spot for romance and chick-lit. Look for her blog posts on the Reader's portion of our website, where she will be posting reviews of everything romance; from "bodice-rippers" to "warm and fuzzies". You can contact her via email at mengel@fdlpl.org
Laurie is the Administrative Assistant at the library. You'll usually find her hiding in the basement crunching numbers in her office, but occasionally she shows her face doing odd things throughout the library. She spends a lot of time on the side at the library enjoying all the books and fun programs with her children. Although not a huge reader herself, she absolutely loves reading books to children!!!! Away from the library, you'll usually find her playing sports, or enjoying watching her children play them.
You can reach her by email at lmoore@fdlpl.org or by phone at (920) 929-7080 x134.
Meagan Parker is a reference librarian at the Fond du Lac Public Library. She always has loved to read and learn, so she is excited to be in a job where she gets to talk to so many people about reading and information. Meagan has her BA in English from DePaul University and her Masters in Library Studies from UW-Madison. Meagan’s reading tastes range from history and literary fiction to mysteries, science writing and historical fiction. Meagan can usually be found at the Reference Desk on the second floor. She helps manage the library’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, so say hi. Meagan can be reached by phone at 920-929-7080 ext 154 or at parker@fdlpl.org.
Susan works at the Help Desk on first floor and the Reference Desk on second floor—but only at one desk at a time! She enjoys reading books that have a Wisconsin connection, feature dogs, are humorous, intriguing, historical, or are literary “book club type” books. She is happiest when she can find a book that combines all of those qualities. You can reach Susan at ringer@fdlpl.org
Daryl Rogers, Information Services Coordinator at the Fond du Lac Public Library, was born and raised in Dunlap, Indiana. He received his undergraduate degree in Public Policy from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and a Master degree in Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. He has held positions of Reference Librarian, Department Head, and Interim Director. He lives in North Fond du Lac with his wife and son.
Debbie is a library assistant in the Information Services Department and can usually be found at the reference desk on the second floor, but also works the help desk as needed. She has a degree in Elementary Education from UW-Madison and more than 20 years of experience working in both Interlibrary Loan and Reference at the library.
