Meet Our Teen Librarians!
Looking for more book suggestions, programs, or opportunities to get involved at the Library? Then meet your local branch's teen librarian. Check out the list below to see what they like to read and their superpower of choice, and then stop by your branch to say hi!
Anderson Branch
Ann Conway email: ann.conway@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Favorite authors: Joan Bauer & Michael Scott
Superpower: To be in two places at once- one would definitely be the beach
Avondale Branch
Holly Varley email: holly.varley@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: YA dystopias: Hunger Games, Matched, Pod, Bumped, Delirium, and so on…
Favorite author: Neil Gaiman
Superpower: The ability to find lost things. Because everyone else is going to say flying, or invisibility!
Blue Ash Branch
Diane Edgerton email: diane.edgerton@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: I love the classics! Give me Jane Austen any day!
Superpower: I would want to stop time so I'd have more time to read.
Bond Hill Branch
Kate Toebbe email: kate.toebbe@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: Sarah Dessen
Superpower: My super power would be teleportation so I could travel anywhere in the world whenever I wanted...for free!
Cheviot Branch
Jenny Weikert email: jennifer.weikert@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Superpower: Superpower- I want stretchy arms to reach things without having to move.
Clifton Branch
Don Baker email: donald.baker@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: Alex Sanchez, for his sensitive handling of gay and hispanic issues.
Superpower: Invisibility
College Hill Branch
Michelle Kanis email: michelle.kanis@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite authors: Right now I'm enjoying Cassandra Clare's books. My all-time favorite author is Andre Norton-she knew how to write young adult books before the rest figured it out.
Superpower: If I had one super power it would be telekinesis-the ability to move objects with the mind-I would always be first in line!
Corryville Branch
Frank Dugan email: frank.dugan@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: Peter the Great by Robert K. Massie
Superpower: To be able to fly. It cuts down on walking.
Deer Park Branch
Rob Amend email: rob.amend@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: C.S. Lewis
Superpower: If I had a super power, it would be super intelligence--like in the movie "Limitless".
Delhi Township Branch
Elizabeth Weigand email: elizabeth.weigand@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite books: Little Bee by Chris Cleave, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Superpower: I would choose Time Travel as my superpower so I could go back in time and make the most of every experience in life!
Elmwood Place Branch
Debby Carrico email: debby.carrico@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite authors: It depends on the mood! Neil Gaiman and J.K. Rowling right now.
Superpower: My super power would be healing physical, mental, and relationship issues. There is far too much pain in the world.
Forest Park Branch
Martin Meighen email: martin.meighen@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: Lois Duncan
Superpower: Teleportation
Green Township Branch
Cheryl Selby email: cheryl.selby@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite authors: Wow! There are so many...Lately I've been reading quite a few things from David Lubar & Cassandra Clare.
Superpower: To have superhuman strength like Wonder Woman!
Groesbeck Branch
Casey Titschinger email: casey.titschinger@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Superpower: Invisibility, so no one can find me when I'm trying to finish a good book!
Harrison Branch
Carrie Vale email: carrie.vale@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: It's very difficult to pick a favorite book. I would have to say that John Green's books never disappoint. I love them all!
Superpower: Time travel :)
Hyde Park Branch
Scott Moore email: scott.moore@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Favorite author: David Brin
Superpower: Power: Postcognition. The ability to look into the past the way a precog foretells the future. Being overly curious, unsolvable mysteries of the past could finally be solved!
Loveland Branch
Amy Pyle email: amy.pyle@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Favorite author: Geraldine Brooks
Superpower: To make fictional characters become alive
Madeira Branch
Robynn Warner email: robynn.warner@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: I really loved The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway both times that I read it.
Superpower: My super power of choice would be to be able to fly because there are so many places I want to see and experience.
Madisonville Branch
Garrette Smith email: garrette.smith@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Superpower: The Power of Time. If I could control time, I would slow down great moments in time and speed up terrible events to get it over with.
Mariemont Branch
Elizabeth Hartlaub email: elizabeth.hartlaub@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: Holly Black
Superpower: If I could have any superpower it would be shape-shifting.
Miami Township Branch
Lisa Snyder email: lisa.snyder@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: My favorite series right now is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Superpower: If I could have any super power, I would fly!
Monfort Heights Branch
Nancy Frith email: nancy.frith@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: Jane Austen
Superpower: The superpower I would like to have is the ability to fly. It would just be so much fun!
Mt. Healthy Branch
Dianna Honaker email: dianna.honaker@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: My favorite book in High School was Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Favorite author: Meg Cabot
Superpower: If I could have one super power I would choose to be able to duplicate myself - that way I could be doing many things well at one time.
Mt. Washington Branch
Mari Randolph email: mari.randolph@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Superpower: If I could have a super power it would be teleportation. I could go to Japan on my lunch break to get supplies for the Anime Club.
North Central Branch
Sharon Adams email: sharon.adams@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: My favorite book from my teen-age reading years is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
Favorite author: Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games
Superpower: My superpower would be to have non-near-death visual glimpses of both heaven and hell whenever I need a reminder of what lies ahead of life here on earth.
Northside Branch
Sarah Schellenger email: sarah.schellenger@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: The Sookie Stackhouse series.
Superpower:Invisibility so that I can have more time to read in peace.
Norwood Branch
Cathy Plichta email: cathy.plichta@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I like it because it has quirky characters and makes me laugh out loud.
Favorite author: Stephenie Meyer of Twilight fame, and I really want her to get busy writing more books!
Superpower: The superpower I would wish for is Invisibility, which I would use when it's time to do the laundry at my house!
Oakley Branch
Kim Molloy email: kim.molloy@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Favorite author: Sherman Alexie
Superpower: To be able to read the minds of teenagers.
Pleasant Ridge Branch
Lynn Goose email: lynn.goose@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite authors: My favorite authors are Rick Riordan and David Lubar
Superpower: Teleportation
Price Hill Branch
Elvia Tuttle email: elvia.tuttle@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: Melinda Lo
Superpower: I would like to be invisible.
Reading Branch
Blossom Smith email: blossom.smith@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Favorite author: Nora Roberts
Superpower: If I could have a super power, it would be invisibility, because then I could listen in on people and they'd never know I was there!
Sharonville Branch
Karen Davis email: karen.davis@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: My favorite teen series is the Dairy Queen books by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Superpower: My superpower would be teleportation.
St. Bernard Branch
Patty Peterson email: patty.peterson@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite books: My favorite 2 series are "Lew Fonesca" by Stuart Kaminsky and "Harry Bosch" by Michael Connelly
Superpower: I would love to be able to communicate with animals (especially my pets) because they are so fascinating and can give unconditional love.
Symmes Township Branch
Melissa Schott email: melissa.schott@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: Sarah Dessen. I've read everything she has written, except for her newest which I am on the waiting list for.
Superpower: My superpower would be the ability to teleport myself to any location. Because I'm terrified to fly but I love to travel to new locations!
TeenSpot
Martha Earls email: martha.earls@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Favorite authors: Sherman Alexie, Malinda Lo, Aprilynne Pike
Superpower: Time travel, so I can meet my ancestors.
TeenSpot
Jennifer Korn email: jennifer.korn@ciincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite books: I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak, Shift by Jennifer Bradbury, and Into the Wild by John Krakauer
Favorite authors: Neil Gaiman, Matt de la Pena, Melina Marchetta
Superpower: I would love to be able to teleport so I could travel the world quickly, easily, and cheaply!
TeenSpot
Megan Sheehy email: megan.sheehy@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite books: Surfacing by Margaret Atwood, The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Favorite authors: Margaret Atwood, Michael Pollan, Neil Gaimen, Richard Dawkins
Superpower: Omniscience because I like to be in the know.
TeenSpot
Tom Tiemeier email: tom.tiemeier@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite books: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Favorite authors: Neil Gaiman, Tamora Pierce, Orson Scott Card, TA Barron
Superpower: Barring the 'big three' (time travel, teleportation, telepathy) I would say the ability to see into the future.
Walnut Hills Branch
Ben Lathrop email: ben.lathrop@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: King Dork by Frank Portman. I have not laughed out loud that much [from reading] since..."
Superpower: I'm more of a 'keep a piece of Kryptonite in my utility belt' kind of guy.
West End Branch
Melissa Franek email: melissa.franek@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Superpower: The ability to travel to different places in the blink of any eye. I think this would cut so much time out of getting from one place to another and I could go anywhere!
Westwood Branch
Nancy Weinberg email: nancy.weinberg@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite author: Favorite author (if I HAVE to choose one) is Janet Evanovich.
Superpower: The ability to go without sleep, so I could do everything I want and need to do (like reading).
Wyoming Branch
Betty Meyer email: betty.meyer@cincinnatilibrary.org
Favorite book: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Favorite author: Sarah Dessen
Superpower: To be able to read minds so I would know what kind of books to recommend to teens.