Dr. Kolbe holds a M.L.S. from the University of Minnesota and an Ed. D. from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.

Dr. Kolbe comes to the Agency from South Dakota, where she has been State Librarian since 1986. She has held offices in the Western Council of State Librarians, Chiefs of State Library Agencies and Mountain-Plains Library Association. The South Dakota Library Association awarded her its Distinguished Service Award in 1992.

Updated:  04/13/2006