Nick Wantsala

Brief biography: 

Nick Wantsala is a librarian with over ten years of experience working in Access Services. From 2018 to 2023, he worked at the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Emory University, where he served as a Library Coordinator for Access Services, Student Supervisor, and Research Specialist. Throughout his undergraduate career at the University of Cincinnati, he worked at Langsam Library and strengthened his dedication to librarianship by becoming a Technical & Equipment Specialist. He earned his master’s degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama in 2023. During his graduate work, Nick was a member of the Society of American Archivists and helped create and develop “Archives & Communities,” a podcast series in which archivists from across America share how they entered the profession. With a deep passion for librarianship, student involvement, and community engagement, he uses his creative ideas and initiatives to bring those communities together.

Nick earned his B.A. in Communications from the University of Cincinnati in 2015 and his M.A. in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama in 2023.

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