Meet our staff
Meet library staff at the Main Library, Dole Branch Library and Maze Branch Library. Download a PDF of our organizational chart.
Administration
Providing leadership for library-wide initiatives and operations, Administration develops and manages the budget; provides accounts payable and financial reporting services; works closely with the library's elected Board of Trustees; manages external communication; oversees and schedules meeting rooms; and supports all library departments and staff.
Executive Director
David J. Seleb
708.697.6911 | dseleb@oppl.org
Assistant Director for Public Services and Programs
Rebecca Teasdale
708.697.6913 | rteasdale@oppl.org
Assistant Director for Administrative Services
Jim Madigan
708.697.6909 | jmadigan@oppl.org
Virtual Services Manager
Anne Slaughter
Adult and Teen Services
Adult and Teen Services Manager
Elsworth Rockefeller
Adult and Teen Services provides dynamic materials collections for customers middle school age and older, including fiction and nonfiction print, graphic novels, audiobooks, ereaders and ebooks, music, and video games. We also provide support for users of the library’s online tools, such as research databases, career services and test prep, and language learning programs. Our physical space includes group study rooms, meeting rooms, an art gallery, a computer classroom, a special collections area, a technology center, a book discussion room, a dedicated teen space and a quiet reading room. We offer recreational, social, and educational events for teens and adults and technology learning opportunties on a range of topics and at different skill levels. We house one Adaptive Technology PC for users with visual impairments (featuring JAWS, Kurzweil and ZoomText). Our staff are experienced in providing traditional reference services, local history information, readers’ advisory for teens and adults in fiction and nonfiction, and general computer trouble shooting. Adult and Teen Services has offered free Home Delivery for more than 60 years, and today serves more than 60 community members.
Branch Services
Branch Services Manager
Lori Pulliam
Dole Branch Library is a cozy neighborhood location which offers books, magazines, and movies for all ages, weekly storytimes, playgroups and after-school program, monthly book discussions, convenient holds pick-up and free meeting space to Oak Park community groups. Free WiFi and laptops are available for use in the library.
Maze Branch Library is distinguished by its open airy reading room with fireplace. The library collections include books, magazines, music, audiobooks and movies for all ages. We have computers available in the lower level for adults and kids as well as laptops for use in the library. Regular programs include storytimes, playgroups, book discussions, crafts and film series.
Children's Services
Children's Services Manager
Heather McCammond-Watts
Children's Services offers books, movies, music, and video games for children from birth through 5th grade. We also have internet computers, preschool game computers, an open playroom, homework study rooms, and a gerbil mascot--Ramona Nibbles! Our programs include early childhood storytimes, after school programs, family events, special performers, tours, and an amazing summer reading program. Every day you will discover something different and fun to do. Staff members with expertise in early literacy, child development, and children's literature are always available to help you find just the right book, program, or information.
Customer Service
Customer Service Manager
Monica Harris
Customer Service is here to make your library visit efficient and memorable. We will assist you with library card applications, checking materials in and out, picking up holds, and finding other resources in the library and community. You’ll also see us in the lobby to welcome you to the building and tinkering in the Main Library Idea Box, our participatory community space.
Information Technology
Information Technology Manager
Curt Stacey
Technical Services
Technical Services Manager
Karen Bar
Technical Services orders, receives, catalogs and processes all library materials.
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