About me
Julia is the Past President of MLA and the Senior Library Manager for Washington County Library at RH Stafford in Woodbury and Valley in Lakeland where she works with her team, the library system, and partner organizations to provide responsive and engaging services, programs, and experiences to everyone in the community. Previously, she was the Branch Manager for Dakota County Library’s Pleasant Hill location in Hastings where she moved the library into their newly renovated building and designed the library’s curbside pickup program in 2020. Before that, she was the Youth Programming and Outreach Librarian, supporting branch librarians in delivering excellent vendor- and staff-led youth programs, coordinating marketing and promotion for these programs and leading the development and implementation of the annual youth summer reading and learning program. She has also been a teen and children’s librarian in Washington County, subbed in Hennepin County Libraries, and been a retail worker, theatrical lighting and scenic designer, and YMCA camp counselor.
Julia’s prior involvement with MLA includes serving as the Children and Young People’s Section Chair, Public Library Division Chair, ex-officio Membership Committee member, and 2021 Annual Conference Local Arrangements Co-Chair. She is also a 2015 MILE alumna and was co-chair of MILE 2017.