Kassian Rye Lemke-Elznic (he/they) is a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky’s MLS program. As the current library specialist with the Papillion Public Library’s Digital Library and project assistant at the University of Nebraska’s Archives and Special Collections, they are interested in queer community archives and libraries, the civic responsibility of libraries and collections, and the intersection of gender and labor.

“My experience as a transitioning queer person, a library staff member, and MLS student are intertwined. The library, for me, is a forum where I aspire to be an activist and advocate for myself and others.”