Meet the Staff

When Carnita isn’t chasing after her 4 year old son and two fur babies she’s reading and sharing her journey on Instagram, baking for her loved ones and spending time with family.

She loves learning new things and you can often find her collecting crafting materials, teaching herself how to use them, and creating a few pieces before moving on to her next artistic adventure. She’s taught herself how to knit, crochet, hand stitch embroidery and much more!

Christopher began working at the Library as a Volunteer and was actively involved in our RFID tagging initiative. From a Volunteer, he moved to a Substitute Library Page and from there to a part-time Page. At this point, Christopher divided his time between the Library and his work-at-home position as a Virtual Assistant, in which he supported six virtual clients across three time zones.

After living in Texas for 12 years, part-time Library Aide Colleen Kawamura recently moved back to the Pacific Northwest to be near family. She enjoys reading magazines (especially The Economist), and both fiction and nonfiction books & audiobooks. She’s always up for trying different genres, and in the past couple years has discovered that graphic novels can be pretty cool. Other than reading, her favorite thing is taking walks with her dog, a feisty corgi/shepherd mix named Joy.

Elliot hails from the Midwest and he loves libraries. He recently started working at Camas Public Library and leads the Preschool Storytimes. His favorite picture books are Crunch, The Shy Dinosaur and Last Stop on Market Street. When Elliot’s not at the library he likes to read, go running, listen to music, and he especially loves spending time with his family. Elliot is very excited to be a part of the Camas Public Library team.

January 14, 2020

Jen’s daughter, Zoe, is thrilled with her mom’s job as a Library Aide and pouts when she comes home from a shift without books. The Camas-area has been home to Jen and her family (which also includes husband, Marc, and son, Max) for a decade, where she’s enjoyed exploring the area, spending time with family, inflicting obnoxious inflatable holiday displays on her neighbors, and volunteering with the Camas School District and Woodburn PAWS.

Kary is originally from Iowa and lived in North Carolina and Missouri before deciding to move to the PNW with her husband and three children to be closer to family. When trying to find a house, they looked at a lot of different areas around the Vancouver area, but nothing felt right. On a whim, they decided to look at Camas and fell in love with the town and all it had to offer.

Kaye and her family relocated to the Camas area in 2021, and she absolutely loves it here. She has been working in libraries since 1992, and has been a librarian since 2006. She loves to talk about what people are reading, so let her know what you've enjoyed when you see her. She lives with her husband, two children, and a very cute and ridiculous miniature schnauzer. Aside from books, she enjoys yoga, hiking, historical sites, and animal-free circuses. Kaye finds it an absolute pleasure to work at our library with the Camas community.

August 3, 2023

Maria is so excited to be a part of the Camas Library. She received her Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Missouri and is living her childhood dream of being a librarian. After a couple of years on the East Coast and in the Midwest, Maria feels lucky to be back in the Pacific Northwest.

Currently a Library Associate with the Camas Library, Rebel has also worked as a substitute for Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries and Multnomah County, as a Library Technician at the Southwest Washington Medical Center Library, and did a summer internship at Seattle Public Library, all while earning his Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from The University of Washington (affectionately referred to as “Library School”). 

Originally from Camas, Stacy moved back to town at the end of 2020 after living in London for a year and a half. She grew up going to the Camas Public Library and is eager to now help the community find their next perfect read! After graduating from high school, she attended UC Santa Cruz where she obtained her BA in Film and Digital Media after completing a thesis on Reality TV dating shows.