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PARTICIPATING @ faculty college
PARTICIPATING @ faculty college
Presenting at the 2026 The Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) Conference: Library As A Test Kitchen
Build Your Brary:
A motivational engagement and outreach bootcamp for every library.
Tuesday Apr 28th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Villa Gottfried B
Shake up your library programming in this inspirational workshop to maximize engagement and outreach in any library setting. Learn to lead and engage patrons by conceiving and executing new participatory events, partnership programs, and community collabs to elevate the value of your library. Identify key opportunities, develop workflows, and map out a pathway for synergy with library staff, patron groups, community stakeholders, and library enthusiasts. Generate ideas, create activities, organize events, and design meaningful and memorable engagement and outreach programs. You’ll leave with new ideas, new energy, and a new program for your community!
PARTICIPATING @ faculty college
PARTICIPATING @ faculty college
PARTICIPATING @ faculty college
Participating with a cohort of faculty colleagues from UWL
46th Annual Faculty College 2026
Co-creating Healthy Learning Ecosystems
THE OSTHOFF RESORT
at Elkhart Lake, WI
MAY 26-29, 2026
Our theme for Faculty College 2026 is Co-creating Healthy Learning Ecosystems. It recognizes the interconnection and interdependence of multiple university voices to ensure that all of our students experience academic success. Our theme also speaks to trauma-informed pedagogy, meaningful relationships, and evidence-based teaching and learning practices.
Faculty College 2026’s guest facilitators are internationally known scholars Dr. Mays Imad (Connecticut College) and Dr. Bryan Dewsbury (Florida International University), both with disciplinary roots in STEM fields who apply pedagogical innovations to interdisciplinary spaces. Dr. Mays and Dr. Dewsbury will co-facilitate workshops that inspire reflection, discussion, and active implementation.
published
Valuing the Community College Library: Impactful Practices for Institutional Success
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.
Brief 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.
https://tinyurl.com/valuing-book
https://tinyurl.com/valuing-ebook
nightbrary
SPRING/SUMMER 2026 calendar
aug 25 new appointment
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
AUGUST 2025
I am excited to share that I have accepted a new appointment. Beginning in the fall 2025 academic semester, I will be the new Student Engagement & Outreach Librarian at the assistant professor rank in Murphy Library @ UWL.
LIBRARIAN
PREPARATION
EXPERIENCE
Jason Anfinsen teaches information literacy as an assistant professor in Murphy Library at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, where he serves as the Student Engagement and Outreach Librarian.
EXPERIENCE
PREPARATION
EXPERIENCE
"Information Jason," as he is known by students, brings a decade of post-MLIS experience as a librarian in public libraries, art museum libraries, and academic libraries.
PREPARATION
PREPARATION
PREPARATION
Jason Anfinsen is a 3X alumnus of Florida State University and a 2X graduate of the FSU School of Information, with a bachelor’s degree in Social Science, a master’s degree in Library and Information Studies, a specialist degree in Information, and graduate certificates in Reference Services, School Librarian Leadership.
specialist
specialist
specialist
SPLIS / SPECIALIST
(Masters +30)
2020
School of Information.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Information.
masters
specialist
specialist
MLIS / MASTER OF SCIENCE
2016
School of Information.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Library and Information Studies.
CERTIFICATES
CERT / GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
2019
School of Information.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Reference Services.
CERTIFICATES
CERT / GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
2020
School of Information.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: School Librarian Leadership.
CERTIFICATES
CERTIFICATES
CERT / GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
2016
College of Fine Arts.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Specialized Study in Museum Theory and Practice
undergraduate degrees
BS / BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
2014
College of Social Sciences & Public Policy.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Major: Social Science.
Minor: Communication. cum laude.
AA / ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
2012
Palm Beach State College.
Lake Worth, FL.
Major: Liberal Studies. magna cum laude.
HONORS + AWARDS
Club of the Year
Student Life (Sanford/Lake Mary Campus)
Seminole State College of Florida
Chess Club / Faculty Club Advisor.
Advisor of the Year
Student Life (Central Campus) Broward College.
F. William Summers Award Outstanding LIS Student
School of Information (iSchool) Florida State University.
Mary Alice Hunt Endowed Scholarship
School of Information (iSchool) Florida State University.
Rookie of the Year Award
Miami International University Art & Design.
CCI Graduate Student Leadership Award
School of Information (iSchool) Florida State University.
President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA)
Museum of Florida History, Tallahassee, FL.
Outstanding Achievement Award
Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society
Florida State University.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Florida State University.
Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society
Florida State University.
Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences.
Florida State University.