About OPL

The mission of the Owatonna Public Library is to provide for the informational, recreational, educational and cultural needs of the residents of Owatonna, Blooming Prairie and rural Steele County through organized collections of various media and access through technology to other resources.

Our goal is to provide better library service for everyone.

PVBLIC LIBRARY

The banner image is a photograph of the inscription over Owatonna Public Library's Elm Avenue door. The inscription dates back to 1900 when the Library was built. It was written using the ancient Roman alphabet (aka the ancient Latin alphabet) which only contained 23 letters. This alphabet did not use lower-case letters or the letters J, U, or W. Learn more about OPL's history in Nancy Vaillancourt's book Owatonna Public Library: Free to All, 1900-2000

Staff

Mary Kay Feltes
Director of Library Services
marykay@owatonna.info
Ryan Brown
Technology Coordinator
ryan.brown@ci.owatonna.mn.us 
Renée Lowery
Assistant Director/Librarian
renee@owatonna.info
Darla Lager
Children's Librarian
darla@owatonna.info 
Bonnie Krueger
Senior Reference/Cataloging Librarian
bonnie@owatonna.info
Patty Nichols
Assistant Children's Librarian
patty@owatonna.info 
Mary Gontarek
Senior Media Services/Reference Librarian
maryg@owatonna.info
Marie Sexton
Technical Services Assistant
marie@owatonna.info 
Gail Plathe
Administrative Assistant
gail@owatonna.info
Joan Rasmussen
Desk Assistant
joan@owatonna.info 
Dave Lubahn
Circulation Assistant
dave@owatonna.info
Lisa Boutelle
Desk Assistant
lisa@owatonna.info 
Kay Schmidt
Circulation Assistant
kay@owatonna.info
Nancy Vaillancourt
Local History Specialist
nancy@owatonna.info 
Brandon Robinson
Desk Assistant
brandon@owatonna.info
 
Cathy Walerius
Desk Assistant
cathy@owatonna.info
 
Dawn Sorensen
Desk Assistant
dawns@owatonna.info

 

Library Board

Eric Mattison, President
Jill Holmes, Vice-President
Don Overlie, Secretary & Representative to the SELCO Board
Russ Dunn-Foster, Member
Angela Sager, Member

2011 Library Board Minutes

2010 Library Board Minutes

2009 Library Board Minutes