Staff and Board
Viking Library System Staff
Erin Smith, Director
Jody Lehn, Office Coordinator
Gail Nordstrom, Public Library Consultant
Julia Davis, Finance and Human Resources Coordinator
Jesse Schake, IT Coordinator
Jayme Hubred, PC Support Specialist and Bookmobile Clerk
Kelly Arntson, Technical Services Library Assistant II
John Van Kempen, Bookmobile Driver and Librarian
Richard Sonju, Bookmobile Driver and Librarian
Chip Torgerson, Bookmobile Driver and Librarian
Tricia Tuel-Vetrone, Part-time Delivery Driver
Chloe Davis-Smith, Part-time Delivery Driver
Governing Board
Viking Library System Governing Board meetings are held on the third Tuesday at 6:00 pm during the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November.
Viking Library System Executive Committee meetings are held on the third Tuesday at 5:15 pm during the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
Board meetings are held at Viking Library System Headquarters: 1915 Fir Avenue West, Fergus Falls, MN
Members of the public may view/listen to meetings in person or call 218-739-5286 during regular business hours to receive the meeting link and/or phone-in information to view/listen to meetings remotely.
Current Board Members
2026 Executive Committee Members
Rebecca Stolee, Chair: Perham Area Public Library
Pat Lesmeister-Nelson, Vice-Chair: Stevens County
Sharon Hintgen, Treasurer: Fergus Falls Public Library
Bob Lahman, Member-at-Large: Otter Tail County
Nina Battistini, Member-at-Large: Glenwood Public Library
Board Members
Jeff Way: Douglas County
David Schultz: Douglas County Library
Roger Schultz: Douglas County Service Area
Hailey Kreft: Thorson Memorial Library (Elbow Lake), VLS Appointee to the Northern Lights Library Network Board
Dwight Walvatne: Grant County
Jessica Steinbrenner: Fergus Falls Service Area
Jo Rudnitski: New York Mills Public Library
Steve Foster: Pelican Rapids Public Library
Paul Gremmels: Pope County
LeAnn Dean: Morris Public Library
Doris Crane: Wheaton Community Library
Jerrel Olson: Traverse County
Becky Beyer: Hancock Community Library Board
Vacant:
Representative from Browns Valley Public Library