About me
Karen Lemke is the Library Director at Rochester Public Library (Winner, 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service). Located in Rochester, Minnesota, RPL includes a single branch location and bookmobile. Karen and the RPL team use data to tell the library’s story and demonstrate community impact. Karen has a B.A. in Journalism/Mass Communications from the University of Northern Colorado, and a M.L.I.S from Clarion University.