Learning Commons News & Events

Hello! My name is Kathryne LeFevre, and I’m the Director of the Learning Commons, which includes the library, tutoring services, and study spaces. I earned my Associate of Arts degree from Elizabethtown Community College, now known as ECTC. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Science in Library Science from the University of Kentucky. I have twenty+ years of experience working in the academic librarian profession. I’ve been a librarian at SKYCTC since 2013 and the Learning Commons Director since 2020. I’m a Tía to two nephews, two nieces, one great-nephew and a great-niece due next month. I have two adorable cats, Benny & Molly. I like to read, write, and knit in my free time. 

My name is Esther French, and I’m an Instruction librarian in the Learning Commons. I help classes with research assignments get started on their projects. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Language Arts from WKU, a Master of Library & Information Science from the University of Southern Mississippi, and in 2019 received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with a TESOL Concentration from WKU. I have been at SKYCTC for 10 years now, and I also worked previously at WKU and at Hazard Community & Technical College. Outside of the Learning Commons I also run a Teatime Tuesdays to promote conversation with English-language learners, or any SKYCTC student, on Tuesdays at 3:00 PM in the Grove Cafe. I am a co-advisor for the SKY Creative Writers club for any students interested in creative writing!   

My name is Ryan Dowell and I am a reference and e-resources librarian in the SKYCTC Learning Commons. I help SKY students with their research assignments one-on-one, I help develop our library collection and manage our digital resources that students use, and I also teach FYE. I earned my Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science with a minor in German language in 2012, before earning my Master of Science in Library Science from the University of Kentucky in 2016. I worked at WKU before coming to SKYCTC and have been here now for almost 8 years! In my free time I enjoy reading, listening to music, gardening and the outdoors, and playing board games! I am actually the faculty co-advisor for the SKYCTC Game Club so email me if you are interested in joining our club! 

Thinking about some summer reading options with the end of the semester in sight? Are you about to graduate and interested in free library resources you enjoyed at SKYCTC? Kentucky libraries are here to support you! 

The Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) supports many of SKYCTC’s databases and those of over 300 libraries across the Commonwealth. Visit KYVL.org and see what new or familiar resources you find, like EBSCOhost’s Academic Search Complete, Gale’s Opposing Viewpoints, or Ancestry.com! 

Reach out to your public library for login information. Your local public library, including the Warren County Public Library provides access to KYVL and other databases, as well as books, eBooks, magazines, movies, music, and more! If you haven’t already, get a library card (it’s free!) and see what Kentucky Libraries can do for you! 

If you are taking classes at SKYCTC over the summer or this fall, stay posted! We will be blogging about the SKYCTC Learning Commons throughout the summer!