Tualatin librarian and Makerspace chief extraordinaire Kit Lorelied was named the city’s 2022 Employee of the Year for their work in the popular creation space and throughout the library.
“It’s a pleasure. It’s an absolute pleasure,” Lorelied said of the honor and their work during a March 13, city council meeting where the award was presented.
Lorelied, who began as an on-call librarian in 2008, was promoted through part and full-time positions with the library before being promoted to Tualatin’s first full-time Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) librarian in May 2021.
They have been instrumental in growing and maintaining a hands-on space that makes exploration and creation accessible to the entire community by providing access to 3-D printers, button makers, sewing machines, a tabletop kiln, leather…
