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INFORMATION JASON
Hi.
I'm Jason Anfinsen.
Welcome to my online library.
MURPHY LIBRARY @ UWL
MURPHY LIBRARY @ UWL
Jason Anfinsen (INFORMATION JASON) is proud to serve as an assistant professor in the Library Department at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where he creates programs, events, and workshops at Murphy Library as the Student Engagement and Outreach Librarian.
The Student Engagement & Outreach unit collaborates directly with UWL student leaders to spotlight student organizations, energize campus connections, highlight university services, and showcase library resources through meaningful and memorable event programming focused on learning, wellness, and play in Murphy Library.
BOOK CHAPTER @ ARCL
MURPHY LIBRARY @ UWL
Book nerd alert. My first academic book chapter has been published!
Valuing the Community College Library: Impactful Practices for Institutional Success (Eds. Jacobson & Brayton) is now available.
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
"Sharing the work of our community college libraries—our efforts, stories, and how we’re advancing the institution—and advocating to our peers and administration can boost the libraries’ role on our unique campuses."
Chapter 1.
Nightbrary: A Noisy Approach to Library Programming, College Outreach, and Student Engagement was co-written with Seminole State College library director, Morgan Tracy.
Storytime for Adults
Storytime for Adults
I am excited to be partnering with the La Crosse Public Library and stoked to participate in Storytime for Adults.
I will be reading chapter 1 of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson at this event.
Storytime for Adults: Stranger than Fiction!
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
6:30pm–8:00pm
Join us to hear your favorite local librarians and performers read some of our favorite short stories, book excerpts and essays. This month’s theme, Stranger than Fiction, explores tales that are bizarre, mysterious, and unbelievable!
LIBRARIAN
MUSEUM PROfesh
MUSEUM PROfesh
"Information Jason," as he is known to students, brings a decade of post-MLIS experience as a librarian in public libraries, art museum libraries, and academic libraries in Houston, Minneapolis, Florida, and Wisconsin.
MUSEUM PROfesh
MUSEUM PROfesh
MUSEUM PROfesh
Jason Anfinsen has experience an arts research librarian, credentialed with a Graduate Certificate in Museum Theory and Practice from the College of Fine Arts at Florida State University.
BROADCASTER
MUSEUM PROfesh
BROADCASTER
Jason Anfinsen ignited his colorful career as an on-air radio host in his hometown of West Palm Beach as “Meathead” on South Florida’s Alternative Music station, WPBZ-fm 103.1 “The Buzz” at the age of 18.
PERFORMER
PERFORMER
BROADCASTER
Jason Anfinsen is a trained actor and improviser with experience theater performance and producing experiences on stages in New York, Chicago, Miami, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Additionally, Jason has performed internationally on stages and at comedy festivals in London, Toronto, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore.
ARTIST
PERFORMER
ARTIST
An independent artist and DIY art faker, Jason Anfinsen began creating his warped, distorted, COLOUR FAILED SCHOOL style of art (a playful take on the Color Field painting style) in Seattle in 2005. Jason’s art has been featured in the “All Staff Art Show” at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Fallon Theatre in Tallahassee, and in the 26th Annual Student Art Exhibition on the Eissey Campus of Palm Beach State College.
WRITER
PERFORMER
ARTIST
As a punk and indie rock music snob, Jason has a history of writing feature articles, album reviews, artist interviews, and concert documentaries as a musical gonzo journalist. During his news days as an associate producer, Jason wrote breaking news scripts and local news stories for TV and the web.