Reinbeck Public Library Staff

Lenah Oltman, Library Director

Lenah Oltman is our Library Director. She started at the Reinbeck Library in May of 2022. She specializes in community engagement with a background in youth programming and marketing. Lenah is an avid reader through print and has learned to love the convenience of audiobooks through our Libby app, since three active kiddos has limited her quiet reading opportunities. She reads: Romance, Thrillers, Murder Mystery Romance, Fantasy Romance and balances out her 'falling in love' books with some nonfiction enlightenment books.

Cherie Eckhoff, Programming Coordinator

Cherie Eckhoff has been with the Reinbeck Public Library since 2011, serving the children of our community through Story Time, Children's Events, and Summer Reading programs. She is a retired Music Teacher and continues to be passionate about choir and piano by playing for school performances. Cherie has a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Augustana College, Rock Island IL and continues in life long learning at the library. She loves fishing, but don't ask her where the best local spot is, a true fisher never tells!

Helen Adair, Librarian Assistant

Helen started at our library in October of 2023. You will find Helen at our front desk ready to help you find your next great read. When she is not assisting patrons, she is prepping new books, helping with our Interlibrary Loan system, working on inventory and data entry. Helen loves to read, play golf, girls night out, gardening and spending time traveling with her daughters. Helens favorite books to read are romance reads. 

Maddie Bergmann, Library Page

Maddie started at our library in October of 2024 as a G-R Freshman. Maddie is a G-R Rebel Varsity Football and Volleyball manager. She is a member of the Reading Rebels. The Reading Rebels is book club that is run by the Reinbeck Library at the G-R Highschool during the school day in collaboration with the ELA/ Social Studies teachers. Maddie loves to spend time with her family, read books and spending time with friends. You will find Maddie shelving books, helping with our social media and planning and implementing teen programming. Maddie's favorite book genre to read is romance.

Alexis Sager, Library Page

Alexis is our very first Library Page! Alexis works the front desk, keeps our shelves looking fantastic and assists our other librarians on projects. Alexis reads all of the genres in Young Adult fiction. From classics to fantasy Alexis can give a great recommendation.