Information Literacy Librarian Office: Library 226 Phone: (319) 352-8460 Email: karen.lehmann@wartburg.edu Liaison Departments: Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Wartburg Scholars

Mail address:
Vogel Library
Wartburg College
100 Wartburg Blvd.
Waverly, Iowa, USA 50677

Academic Background:
M.A., Library Science, University of Iowa

Professional Involvement
Member of American Library Association (ALA), Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), Iowa Library Association (ILA), ILA/ACRL, and Iowa Private Academic Libraries (IPAL).
Serving on the ILA/ACRL Awards Committee.

Background and Research Interests:
I was hired at Wartburg in 2000 to be a "teaching librarian." This was a natural fit after spending many years as a teacher librarian/media specialist at Hampton-Dumont (IA) High School. It has always been my interest and priority to assist students and the adults who mentor them in becoming information literate lifelong learners. I particularly enjoy helping students with their transition from high school to college academic skills and watching them develop and improve their personal information-seeking and meaning-making skills as they discover what our library has to offer.

At Vogel Library I focus not only on classroom instruction but on the delivery of personal and individualized instruction through encounters at the reference desk and via information consultations. How classroom lessons can be supported through reference service has been the topic of several of my recent presentations and publications. I also have an interest in young adult literature and in reading guidance for teens. In addition, I served as the Interim Library Director in 2007-2008.