Staff Directory

Victoria has found her calling in becoming a librarian. She believes in welcoming all to the library and providing the services and information that they need. Victoria received her MLIS from Rutgers in 2015. She is both a reference librarian and the coordinator for the library’s well-established Adult ESL program and the library’s Great Decisions world policy discussion group. A lover of needlework, Victoria knits, sews and has now found needlepoint which has cut into her reading time since she is more of a written word reader.

Sarah works with the Reference team, but primarily in the Bolger Heritage Center for local history and genealogy. Her role allows her to research history, which she loves, and also assist others in finding the information they seek. Sarah encourages you to stop by and stump her with a history question.

Larissa answers reference and reader’s advisory questions for patrons of all ages, plans and runs multigenerational programs, supports the Library's ESL department, and develops the adult and children's world language collections. If you have graphic novel suggestions (for adults or teens), Larissa is your librarian. In her spare time she washes and prepares vegetables from her family's farm shares. Larissa has an MLIS from San Jose State University and a rusty JD from Boston College.

Jacquelyn Deppe has a B.A. in Art, Design and Interactive Multimedia from Seton Hall University, a Masters of Information from Rutgers University, and has been working in a library environment since 2014. When she's not in a library or doing something art related, you can find her outside, hiking, or trail running, the many trails New Jersey/New York have to offer! She always has a suggestion at the ready and is excited to talk about hiking and trails both known and unknown.

Raised in New York, Janine has also lived in England, Italy and Scotland. Her travels led to a love and strong appreciation for cultural diversity and the fascinating backgrounds of various communities. Janine holds a BA in Speech Pathology and MA in Communications. She is very happy to work with RPL’s ESL team and highly regards the relationships she shares with the program’s students.

Libraries have always been one of Marrin's safe spaces and they graduated from patron to employee in 2015. They earned a BS in political science at Northeastern University in Boston and a master's in gender studies at University College Dublin in Ireland. Ask them about manga, mysteries, and retellings of Pride and Prejudice. When not at the library, Marrin enjoys their ten-year-old house rabbit, Basil, Kpop girl groups, and vegan junk food.

Elias has been working on and off with the Ridgewood Library since 2013. A 2018 graduate of Goucher College and a 2020 graduate of Drexel's MLIS program, he's pretty tired of writing essays but not tired enough to stop writing bios like these. He can be found somewhere between the Reference, Circulation and Tech departments and is a key person in coordinating our quarterly Computer Class programs. Ask him for comic recs! He reads a lot of them.

Claire has been happily serving a wide variety of school and public libraries since 2010. When she is not helping patrons, you can usually find her curled up with her two cats reading the newest graphic novel or medieval history book.

Victoria has a background in non-profit administration and development, foreign language, and education as well as holding a dual degree in French and Russian from Bryn Mawr College and an MA in Education from the University of Michigan. Her first experience with the RPL was with her oldest son in Baby & Me Storytime. Now, 15 years, and 3 children later, she is delighted to be part of the Children's Department staff and to bring her education background, love of foreign languages & travel, and extensive work with multicultural communities to the ESL department.