Lauren Lichtenthal was born into the library world. Her mother has been with the Westchester Library System since before she was born. As an act of teenage rebellion, she decided to get her Masters Degree in Education instead of Library Science. After teaching for ten years, she finally made her way to library land by getting her Library Science degree from The University at Buffalo. She spends her time outside the library reading, relaxing, and spending quality time with her husband and four year old son.
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Kristen Thornton-De Stafeno earned her Master of Science in Information Science from UAlbany in May 2017 and started as the Marketing Librarian here in White Plains two months later. Kristen got her start in libraries in 2013 when she began working as a part-time circulation clerk at the Pleasant Valley Library—it was while working there that she decided to pursue a career in libraries due to her passion for promoting equatable access to information and her first-hand knowledge that libraries have the ability to change lives. When not working behind the scenes on marketing content, you can find Kristen at
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Responsibilities: Librarian I and Marketing.Department: Adult Services.
Tata Cañuelas is devoted to sharing programs that celebrate holidays and explore cultural diversity. She has planned programs for such well-known holidays as Groundhog's Day and St. Patrick's Day. She has established and grown connections in the community, and with them has presented creative events introducing Day of the Dead, Chinese New Year, and Diwali to the broader community. Tata brings passion and enthusiasm to her programs and looks forward to sharing them with Westchester's families. She earned her MLS at Queens College. Tata loves to travel, watch movies, read (especially cookbooks), cook, and eat.
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Responsibilities: Librarian I.Department: Trove and Youth Services.
Kathlyn Carroll is a YA librarian, working with teens in the Edge. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, she began her library career as an undergraduate working in a college library. She earned her MLIS degree in 2012 from Florida State University. She joined the Edge team in December 2013, one week after the Edge's grand opening. She feels lucky to have fun at work, and still can't quite believe that her job involves coaching book trivia teams, sewing, playing card games, and joking with teens.
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Responsibilities: Librarian I.Department: Edge and Youth Services.
Caroline Reddy was born in Shiraz, Iran and moved to the United States when she was eight years old. She fell in love with stories after reading The Last Unicorn and Boy's Life. She has a Master of Arts in Writing from Manhattanville College, an MLS from Queens College and a background in Education. Caroline has been involved in a variety of writing communities including For the Love of Words and Immigrants & Exile. Her work has been published in Breadcrumb Magazine and The Literary Oak Review. She is interested in developing the notion of Writing Boxes to motivate young
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Responsibilities: Librarian I.Department: Trove and Youth Services.
Originally from Maryland, Erica received her MSLS from UNC Chapel Hill in 2022. She's a fan of storytelling and roleplaying in all its forms, but her favorite RPG at the moment is Wanderhome. Outside of the library, she can be found walking around town, catching up on TV shows/movies she missed during her school years, playing games and RPGs with friends, or reading (of course!).
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Responsibilities: Librarian I.Department: Edge, Trove, and Youth Services.
Donna moved to Westchester County from Columbus, Ohio in 2016. She received her BA in Sociology from The Ohio State University ~ GO BUCKEYES! Donna decided to return to school at the beginning of the pandemic and earned her MLIS from Long Island University. When not in the Trove, Donna can be found spending time with her family & pets, reading, listening to music, and gardening.
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Lilian Boyd is a Teen librarian, working with teens in the Edge. She began working in libraries as a Library page in 2013. She earned her Masters of Public Administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and MLS from Queens College. Her passion for connecting the community with free services is what led her to public libraries. She is excited to create college and career programming for teens in the White Plains community. In her free time Lilian enjoys traveling, photography, biking, learning to roller skate and hiking with her husband.
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