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John has been with the Library since 2003, and has worked as a Page, Library Assistant and is currently the Circulation Services Specialist. He came to the beautiful state of Washington from the most humid place on the planet, St. Louis, Missouri.

He is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Go Big Blue! Worked in St. Louis as a bartender/bouncer and spent many years as a Library Assistant with the Missouri Historical Society and Research Center.

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.

When Vanessa moved to Camas in 2018, the Library was an integral part of making her and her family feel like part of the community. She knew that she wanted to be part of the team that had made her feel so welcome. She has worked in many different roles at the Library, and is now our Programming Librarian. Her favorite thing about her job is finding new ways to engage the community in activities that are both fun and educational.

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.

Leah came to us with a background in academic libraries but always knew that public libraries was where she belonged. As a kid growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Leah dreamed of being an author/illustrator. One of the books she wrote even got her the chance to attend the Young Author's Conference in the 2nd grade!

When Leah is not at the library, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling the world (ask her about her most recent trip to London!), listening to podcasts (mostly of the murder variety), and knitting.

Here are some bookish things about Leah:

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

Get to know the Library staff!

This series was started on social media to introduce the community to our Library staff & to get to know each of them.

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The City of Camas solicits interest from qualified engineering firms with expertise in Civil, Environmental, Electrical, Instrumentation and Architecture and other expertise related to the following program elements:

Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)

Program Element 1: Existing and Emerging Regulatory Support

Program Element 2: Operator Engineering Support

Program Element 3: Capital Plan and Capital Program Support

Program Element 4: Capital Project Delivery Services

Anticipated Schedule:

The City of Camas solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in Civil Engineering related to water system planning, booster station and reservoir design, land-use and environmental permitting, and construction management. The City is looking to site and eventually build a new reservoir in the 343 zone that will, among other needs, be more efficient than the current system, potentially reduce the high water pressures in downtown, and provide a more effective solution for supplying fire flow demands.

Anticipated Schedule: