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Xavier University of Louisiana Library

Library Leadership and Management

Nancy Hampton

Interim Library Director 

nhampton@xula.edu

504-520-7534

Kayla Siddell

Interim Assistant Director

ksiddell@xula.edu

504-520-5160

David Williams

Head of Technology, Research, and Instruction

dwilli19@xula.edu

Library Staff and Faculty

Kwashawn Barnett

Remote Librarian

Mass Communications Liaison

kbarnet8@xula.edu

Vincent Barraza

Archivist & Digital Preservation Librarian 

History, Theology, and Art Liaison

vbarraza@xula.edu

504-520-7213

Marlowe Bogino

Remote Librarian

Biology, Chemistry, and Philosophy Liaison

mbogino@xula.edu

Emily Bufford

First-year Experience Librarian

ebufford@xula.edu

Mary Elzinga

Remote Librarian

Mathematics Liaison

melzinga@xula.edu

   

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Mary A. Guillory

Librarian

Division of Business Liaison

mguillo7@xula.edu

   

Ashaki Haroon

Access Services

aharoon@xula.edu

   

Ernesto Hernandez

Remote Librarian

Languages, Political Science, and XCOR Liaison

ehernan1@xula.edu

   

Thom Jencks

Music Librarian

tjencks@xula.edu

   

   

Amy Popp

Remote Librarian

Counseling and Education Liaison

apopp@xula.edu

   

Barbara Sanders

Barbara Sanders

Office Manager

 bsanders@xula.edu

   

Corrine Syster

Remote Librarian

Sociology Liaison

csyster@xula.edu

717-525-1035

Dana Thimons

Health Sciences Librarian

Public Health, Speech Pathology, Pharmacy & PA Librarian 

dthimons@xula.edu

   

Jianshan Yang

System & Technology Librarian

Physics, Computer Science & Engineering (PCSE) Liaison

jyang@xula.edu

504-520-6718

Student Assistants

Our student assistants help the library and students with a wide variety of needs. If you see these students in the library, there's a good chance they are there to help you!

Michael Lambo

Computer Science (2025)

Nicole Moliere

Doctoral of Education (2023)

Zakiyah Muhammad

Biology Pre-med (2025)