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Associate Professor, MLIS Program

Anthony Molaro, Ph.D. Tony (he/him) is a nationally recognized speaker, teacher, and consultant in libraries and higher education.  He is an Associate Professor in the MLIS Program at St ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University. He teaches and researches in the areas of public libraries, public services, technology, leadership, management, and marketing.  His most recent publication examined declines in women in leadership in public libraries.  He is also interested in services and teaching for those experiencing mental health challenges and recently received a grant to deliver Mental Health First Aid training around the state.

Director, Library and Archives

Emily Asch, MLIS has enjoyed being the Director of Library and Archives since 2014. She came to St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University in 2008 as the Head of Technical Services. Her vision for the library is to be a space supporting and providing for interdisciplinary dialogue through resources, physical space, virtual presence, services, and staff. Student success is the primary focus of our work in the library, through research support, providing resources and tools wherever and whenever ´ºÓêÖ±²¥s and faculty need them. Emily has been in academic libraries for over 25 years and has a strong collections and systems background, but has had the privilege of supporting all parts of an academic library and is passionate about ´ºÓêÖ±²¥s and faculty succeeding in all academic and scholarly endeavors.

Assistant Professor, Library

Cindy Graham is a health sciences librarian, working with ´ºÓêÖ±²¥s and faculty. In this capacity, she builds collections of books, journals, and electronic resources to meet the needs of health sciences programs. Cindy's research interests include health sciences collection management and conducting and teaching ´ºÓêÖ±²¥s to conduct systematic reviews. She has a BA in Architectural Studies, an MA in Library and Information Science, and most recently, an MA in Holistic Health Studies.
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Head of Archives and Special Collections / Associate Professor, Library

I became Head of Archives and Special Collections in 2019, my 25th year at St. Kate's. (Prior positions included Systems Librarian and Performing Arts Librarian.) The Archives and Special Collections department encompasses historical university records, manuscript collections, rare books, and several thousand physical objects. My research and creative activity reflect the archivist's interest in primary sources as well as my subject area of music. In the field of music, I am particularly interested in the history of musical instruments and in the traditional music of the Nordic countries, Ireland, Scotland, and Canada.

Assistant Professor and School Library Media Coordinator, Library and Information Science

Lacey Rotier works at St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University as an Assistant Professor and the School Library Media Program Coordinator in the Library and Information Science Department. Lacey received her Master's of Library and Information Science and K-12 School Library Media license from St. ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ University. Prior to her position at St. Kate's, she was the Library Media Specialist at an elementary school in Robbinsdale Area Schools and other Twin Cities districts. Her professional interests include collaboration, technology integration, and effective instruction.
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