Woksape Tipi Staff
Sharon Janis
Library Director
Oglala Lakota
(605) 455 - 6064
sharonrjanis@olc.edu
Tawa Ducheneaux
Archivist
Cherokee Nation
(605) 455- 6065
tducheneaux@olc.edu
Elena Cisneros
Assistant Archivist
Oglala Lakota
605-455-6063
ecisneros@olc.edu
Darleen Bear Killer
Circulation Clerk
Oglala Lakota
(605) 455 -6069
dbearkiller@olc.edu
Valerie Janis
Outreach Resource Technician
Anishinaabe
(605) 455 - 6066
vjanis@olc.edu
Pine Ridge Reservation with library locations
Map by OLC faculty member Jim Sanovia
Oglala Lakota College's Woksape Tipi Library and Archives serves as the academic library for Oglala Lakota College and is the public library for the Pine Ridge Reservation. Each of the college centers has a condensed library while the main branch holds approximately 50,000 titles across program disciplines as well as general subject, and special collections with an emphasis on the Oceti Sakowin and related tribes. Additionally, we support a specialized collection for the nursing department and have supported the expansion and organization of the Cheyenne River College Center library. Each staff member wears many hats that support the maintenance of analog and digital resources of thirteen libraries, including cataloging, weeding, collections development, formal information literacy seminars, individual student assistance, and K-12 and community outreach and programming.