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Library Staff
- Josh Olsen - Director of Library Services
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- Josh Olsen has proudly served as Madonna University's Director of Library Services since March 2023. Josh received his MLIS from Wayne State University, an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University-Mankato, and a BA in English from Viterbo University. Josh has been a full-time academic librarian since October 2017, and before that, he taught an array of writing and literature courses at several Michigan universities.
- Daniella Owens - Head of Circulation
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- Daniella Owens started her journey here at the Madonna University Library in 2022 bringing with her 15+ years of library experience coupled with 20+ of business acumen focused on project management and process improvement. As Head of Circulation, her responsibilities include support of the Library Student Assistant team, Interlibrary Loan (ILL) fulfilment and tracking, and overseeing all circulation activity, including the issuing, return, and record keeping procedures of the library. In her spare time, when she is not serving the MU Community, she enjoys puzzling, gardening, fitness and traveling. Say hi on your next visit!
- Lisa Burns - Reference and Instruction Librarian
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- Lisa Burns has served as Madonna University’s Reference and Instruction Librarian since March of 2025. Lisa holds an MLIS from Wayne State University and a BS in Elementary Education from Eastern Michigan University. Before joining Madonna, she worked as a media specialist for Ferndale Public Schools, a librarian for a variety of Michigan public libraries, and as an adjunct librarian at Oakland Community College. Outside the library, you can find Lisa deep in a good mystery, riding her bike, or spending time with her family and rescue pup, Earl.
