Amanda Walch
Director of Libraries
Assistant Professor
Department
Library
Education
M.A., University of Iowa
Office Hours
I am typically on campus 8am-5pm M, Tu, Th, and F, and 1pm-10pm W. Feel free to drop by, send an email, or use the library’s appointment calendar at https://uj.libcal.com/appointments/walch
Amanda Walch is the Director of Libraries at the University of Jamestown. She is passionate about making the library an inclusive and useful space for all. She loves any teaching opportunity that involves helping students think more critically about how they interact with information and why those interactions matter.
Walch earned her MLIS in 2018 from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) where she was involved in the School of Library and Information Science’s Student Chapter of the American Library Association and worked with undergraduate students in general education research and writing courses. From 2018-2019, Walch was a member of the first cohort of Librarians in Residence at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC—a 10-month fellowship program for recent graduates. She worked in the Library’s audiovisual archival division, providing reference services and promoting library collections through research guides and educational events. Following this, Walch returned to her undergraduate alma mater (Luther College in Decorah, IA) for a sabbatical replacement position focused on reference, instruction, and user experience in virtual library environments. She started at the University of Jamestown in July 2020 as the Reference and Instruction Librarian.
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
Walch is involved in the North Dakota Library Association and the North Dakota-Manitoba Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries.