Molly Carlisle came on board as Garden Home’s Library Director in July 2018. Originally from Toledo, Ohio, she has worked in public libraries since 2001. She started as a children’s librarian in western North Carolina, then spent fifteen years working down the road at Tigard Public Library before joining the GHCL staff. In her free time, she likes to hang out with her husband and daughter, visit family and friends around the country, spend time in Oregon’s gorgeous wild places, enjoy the current golden age of television and, of course, read!

Contact: mollyc@wccls.org

Casey works as a Youth Services Librarian at GHCL. Previous to planting their roots in Oregon in 2016, Casey lived in every region of the U.S., working as a librarian, art educator, and artist. Some favorite experiences include teaching Contemporary Art Camp to elementary-school-aged artists at the Carrboro Art Center in North Carolina, serving as Assistant Director of MoMA’s summer education program for high schoolers in New York, leading nature sketching hikes for families at the Coconino County Public Library in Flagstaff, Arizona, and hosting giant all-ages ukulele parties here at the Garden Home Community Library. Next time you attend a Beaverton Symphony Orchestra concert, look for Casey in the string bass section!

Heather is Garden Home’s Adult Services Librarian, which means she plans and markets the library's events for adults.  Heather also processes and requests Interlibrary Loans, which are items retrieved from outside WCCLS.  She has worked at GHCL since Sept. 2009 and earned her Masters in Library Science in 2020.  Heather doesn't have a favorite genre, but she does have the propensity to read Pacific Northwest and Southern authors, as well as anything about music, NASA and shipwrecks.

Kate got her first library card at Hillsboro Shute Park in the late 80’s, and has been on staff at Garden Home since 2013. It is her job to process all of the new materials for you to enjoy. She also handles the bookkeeping for GHCL, which operates as a nonprofit organization. Kate is a big fan of standup comedy, disaster movies, sci-fi, & other strange fiction. Outside work, she loves doing pottery, being in the woods, and goofing off with her kids.

Ian has been the Circulation Supervisor for Garden Home since March of 2018.  He grew up in Washington County, and has been involved with local libraries for many years.   Ian likes reading books about history and culture.    In his free time he enjoys playing video games, hiking on local trails, and watching British quiz shows.

Amber is a human woman who moved to Oregon in 2019 with her husband and their standard poodle canine life-form, BoJack. She is a former English teacher and worked at Mt. Juliet Public Library near Nashville, Tennessee, for five Earth years before making the move west. In her free time, she enjoys listening to other human voices transmit via audiobooks and podcasts, as well as meditation, macramé, and bipedal walks in the woods.

Bakul is happy to be part of this wonderful team in the Garden Home Community Library. She truly appreciates what the library represents to bring the community together. She also works as a library assistant at North Plains Public Library. Bakul has a Masters in Biology and is trained in the Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam, music and yoga.  She enjoys conducting Storytime in Marathi-Hindi and English and introducing children to a new language through wonderful stories. She also volunteers in the Marathi Language school (which she helped start) where kids learn how to read, write and communicate in Marathi. Bakul likes teaching dance and music to beginners and helping them discover a new form of art! She also enjoys gardening, reading non-fiction books, listening to music, and traveling. 

Steve is a husband, father, musician, and Portland Public School librarian. It has been his delight to work on-call at GHCL since October of 2015. When not at the library, Steve plays both electric and upright bass in six bands. It keeps him busy and gives him a much-needed creative output!

M.K. (she/her) cannot sit idle for long. Consequently, she is an active mental health counseling associate, library assistant, writer, teacher, editor, singer, actor, athlete, volunteer, traveler, and mom. M.K. holds a B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology and German Studies, a M.A.T. with Elementary Education emphasis, and a M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Without fail you can find her learning something new, acting silly, connecting with others, practicing mindfulness, and being curious every single day. She is grateful to live and explore amidst breathtaking forest and lovely woodland creatures with her quirky family and amusing friends.