Jessica Rardin

Jessica Rardin is the Public Services/User Experience Librarian at the University of Wyoming Libraries. In this role, Jessica coordinates services for in-person walk-in research help and develops programming and engagement initiatives to support undergraduate student success.

 

Jessica helps to organize the UW Libraries Wellness & De-Stress Activities each semester. Her current research interests include early career librarianship and burnout and first-year student focused library outreach.

 

Outside of work, Jessica enjoys trying new recipes, attempting to craft things with her Cricut machine, and spending time with friends and family.

Education:

• MLIS, Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• BA, Spanish and Education Youth Studies, Beloit College

 

Awards:

• 2024 Mountain Plains Library Association Beginning Professional Award
• 2021 Moebius Award for Outstanding Achievement, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
• 2020 Tyler Scott Smith Internship Award, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries