Dee Peterson, Director of Libraries for Ohio Wesleyan University, has been with OWU since 2008. She assumed the director role in 2016. Dee manages a staff of 10 and has spent the last several years working with colleagues to improve the library and overall campus experience for all. Recent major projects include co-chairing a “Moving the Needle” workgroup that examined campus-wide business practices and policies around clearance to effect positive change and retention, development of the library’s intentional student employment program, overseeing the transition to a distributed library model after a main building closure, and planning for a new library building. Dee received her MSLS from Clarion University and also has a background in material culture and museum theory.
