The Youth Services staff

We love getting to know our patrons, so feel free to stop by and get to know us. Here's a little background:

Ashley Meece, who has been with the Library since 2016, is the Youth Services Manager. Ashley also works with teens while managing the Youth Services department. She loves video games, manga, unicorns, glitter, and YA books. Her favorite author is Maggie Stiefvater and her favorite book series as a kid was Harry Potter. She hopes to bring the excitement of reading and the library to the youth of the community! You can contact her at meeceas@tiffinsenecalibrary.org.

Becky Oswalt, who has been with the Library since 2011, is a Youth Services Associate. Becky loves funny picture books (especially all of Mo Willems books), reading, singing, and playing with the preschoolers at storytime, as well as getting them excited about books! Becky also has a love of sharing early literacy tips with caregivers to help prepare their little ones to read, and loves helping kids of all ages find books that will interest them! Becky can be contacted anytime by email at owaltbe@tiffinsenecalibrary.org.

Joan Ledwedge, who has been with the library since 2021, is a Youth Services Associate. Joan joined the staff after retiring from teaching for 33 years in the Tiffin City Schools system. Joan has always loved being in the library ever since she was a little girl searching for books in the “old” library. She fostered her love of reading in her own children by reading to them and having them participate in every Summer Reading Program. Her family's favorite author is Eric Carle, and her son created a book illustrated in his style entitled The Bumbling Bee. Joan loves being with children and creating fun activities related to books. Joan currently designs S.T.E.A.M.-related activities for the Tween group at the library.  She is thrilled to be part of the library staff and considers this a dream job for a retired teacher!  You can contact Joan at ledwedjo@tiffinsenecalibrary.org.

Kristy Kirian, who has been with the Library since 2023, is a Youth Services Assistant! You can contact Kristy at kiriankr@tiffinsenecalibrary.org.

Archer LeGrant, who has been with the library since 2024, is a Youth Services Assistant. As the present designer of preschool-age story times and of standalone programs Adventure Academy and Sprout Science, Archer tries with each passing week to make the children in their programs laugh harder than they did the week before - whether or not their jokes are actually all that funny! In their programs, every child has the opportunity to share their own stories, so long as they're willing, and Archer makes it a point to allow as much free thinking, silly interruption, and dancing as time allows to push that story forward. They believe the best way to fall in love with the library is to not even realize you're doing it, until you're asking when you're able to visit again next! You can contact Archer at legranar@tiffinsenecalibrary.org.

Staff Reading Recommendations

Each Junior Library team member has compiled their very own list of favorites. Check them out.