10/02/2026
Congratulations to the Scotland Community Library Board Members and Librarians who obtained accreditation and certification!
Congratulations to the 10 libraries and 35 librarians who obtained accreditation and certification!
The following libraries earned accreditation:
✔ Canton Public Library
✔ Custer County Library
✔ Deadwood Public Library
✔ Lemmon Public Library
✔ North Sioux City Community Library
✔ Piedmont Valley Library
✔ R.E. Rawlins Municipal Library (Pierre)
✔ Scotland Community Library
✔ Tripp County Library Grossenburg Memorial
✔ Wall Community Library
The following librarians earned certification:
🏅 Paige German, Alcester Community Library
🏅 Tiana McKinney, Canton Public Library
🏅 Sarah Myers, Custer County Library
🏅 Kathy McKillip, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Monica Nepper, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Kennedy Penk, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Shanai Schwindt, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Jessica Tolar, Deadwood Public Library
🏅 Natasha Noethlich, Doland Community Library
🏅 Kelly Namminga, Evelyn Lang Public Library (Springfield)
🏅 LeeAnn Kostur, Grace Balloch Memorial Library (Spearfish)
🏅 Amber Wilde, Grace Balloch Memorial Library (Spearfish)
🏅 Shonda Kelly, Harrisburg Community Library
🏅 Angela Bailey, Huron Public Library
🏅 Jennifer Littlefield, Huron Public Library
🏅 Mary Jo Parker, Lake Andes Public Library
🏅 Kevin Kenkel, Mitchell Public Library
🏅 Margaret Meiers, North Sioux City Community Library
🏅 Hannah Mosterd, North Sioux City Community Library
🏅 Kristin Britt, Piedmont Valley Library
🏅 Emily Marshall, Piedmont Valley Library
🏅 Megan Stietz, Piedmont Valley Library
🏅 Abby Edwardson, R.E. Rawlins Municipal Library (Pierre)
🏅 Krista Licht, Rapid City Public Library
🏅 Sarah Jones-Lutter, Redfield Carnegie Library
🏅 Tanya Bult, Scotland Community Library
🏅 Billie Jo Hays, Scotland Community Library
🏅 Alysia Boysen, Siouxland Libraries (Sioux Falls)
🏅 Jayde Hart, Siouxland Libraries (Sioux Falls)
🏅 Hannah Voudry, Siouxland Libraries (Sioux Falls)
🏅 Janet Schmidt, Sisseton Memorial Library
🏅 Sierra Frazier-Riggs, Sturgis Public Library
🏅 Daniel Burniston, Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library
🏅 Ester Johannesen, Wall Community Library
🏅 Maria Gruener, Watertown Regional Library
