Meet the Staff

Amy moved to Camas in 2018 to carry on adventuring after five wonderful years in Heidelberg, Germany, and before that the UK.  As a former hydrogeologist, she has found her home amongst the lakes and mountains of the Pacific Northwest.  When she’s not curled up under a blanket, getting lost in a good book, she enjoys cycling, hiking, and watching movies at Liberty Theatre.  Some of her favorite things include slices of cold watermelon on a hot day, the sound of the ocean, walking in old-growth forest, and sleeping under the stars.  One day she will climb Mount St.

Chris and her family moved to Camas in 2021 and fell in love with our beautiful city immediately.  Having lived in Ohio, New Jersey, and Tennessee, the Pacific Northwest is new territory for Chris, but she feels quite at home here already.  Originally trained as a librarian, Chris instead worked as a webmaster for many years.  Eventually she left that work to support her growing family and pursue creative interests.  Chris took up pottery after leaving the tech field and still loves making things in clay.  She always hoped to return to library work one day so being a libra

Christy spent her childhood living in Arizona, Japan, and Hawaii, but her favorite spot on earth is the PNW. Christy brings a background in library events, communications, and HR to her current role. Her favorite reading genres include historical fiction, non-fiction, and anything her children are reading. She is also a published author, and enjoys baking, hiking, visiting new libraries, fresh fruit, and taking long naps in the sun.

February 9, 2024

Danielle grew up in Massachusetts and moved to California for her college years. Her first job was working for her mom’s small wholesale flower company when she was 10 years old. She’s been a librarian since 2009, working in Paradise, California, before moving to Rapid City, South Dakota, to move into library management. She always loved the PNW, so the goal was to move back to this area and Washington was where she set her heart upon. She couldn’t have asked for a better place to settle.

Born and raised in Hawaii, Grace made a big move to Camas sight unseen in 2021. The first place she and her family visited was the Camas Public Library, which made them feel right at home. Grace worked in a library many years ago as a student, and is pleased to have the chance to work in one again.

John has been with the Library since 2003, and has worked as a Page, Library Assistant and is currently the Circulation Services Specialist. He came to the beautiful state of Washington from the most humid place on the planet, St. Louis, Missouri.

He is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Go Big Blue! Worked in St. Louis as a bartender/bouncer and spent many years as a Library Assistant with the Missouri Historical Society and Research Center.

Kathryn moved to Camas five years ago, from Portland, Oregon, with her husband and three children. She loves working at the library and has been an avid reader since middle school when she discovered the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. While mostly a homebody, Kathryn can sometimes be found at the nearest lake or river with her two dogs. She collects houseplants, cookbooks, and vintage glass shoes.

April 21, 2023

Leah came to us with a background in academic libraries but always knew that public libraries was where she belonged. As a kid growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Leah dreamed of being an author/illustrator. One of the books she wrote even got her the chance to attend the Young Author's Conference in the 2nd grade!

When Leah is not at the library, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling the world (ask her about her most recent trip to London!), listening to podcasts (mostly of the murder variety), and knitting.

Here are some bookish things about Leah:

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Peggy has fond memories of father-daughter Sundays comprised of her dad taking her to the library, then heading straight to the beach for some fun in the sun!  Her family moved to the Bay Area in 2000 and she was a California native for over 20 years.  After making a family decision to relocate to the Pacific Northwest, she began a new journey into motherhood. 

Sheila was born and raised in Kentucky, the oldest of six girls.  She joined the U.S. Air Force after high school, and as a result, saw and lived in some very interesting places.  While serving in the Philippines, she met and married the love of her life, and now has three lovely children and an amazing granddaughter.