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Schedule an online appointment for a one-on-one research consultation. Monday-Friday appointments are scheduled via Zoom or in person. Wednesday appointments are held via Zoom only. If you need to meet outside of available appointment times, please email lauren.kehoe@ucf.edu.

Biography

Lauren Kehoe (she/her) is the head of research engagement at University of Central Florida Libraries. In this role, she leads nine faculty librarians in their work to support their academic engagement endeavors that include research support, information literacy and library instruction, and outreach activities to support the academic success and well-being of the UCF community.

Lauren received an MA in digital humanities from the City University of New York Graduate Center and an MS in library and information science from Pratt Institute. Previously, she served as the accessibility and accommodations librarian at New York University Libraries and as the undergraduate instruction and outreach librarian at NYU. Additionally, Lauren was an adjunct lecturer at the Palmer School, Long Island University, where she taught graduate courses in Information Literacy & Libraries and Serving Diverse Populations. Her research interests include accessibility in libraries, critical pedagogy and librarianship, and making, collecting, describing, and discovering zines in the library.

Lauren is the secondary librarian for these programs:

  • Burnett Honors College

Research Guides

Selected Scholarship

Publications

Hornick, Julie & Lauren Kehoe (eds.) (July 2025). Critical Information Literacy Applications in Libraries. ALA Editions. (Invited). https://alastore.ala.org/libcil.

Kehoe, Lauren (June 2025). “Accessibility & Accommodations Librarian at New York University” in Amir El-Chidiac and Amanda Boyer (eds.) Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Libraries. Chicago, IL: ACRL.  https://alastore.ala.org/supporting-neurodiverse-students-academic-libraries.

Kehoe, Lauren, Lisa Gayhart, and Harini Kannan. (June 2025). “Installing a Sensory Space at NYU Libraries: Planning, Inclusive Research, Partnerships, and Impact” in Amir El-Chidiac and Amanda Boyer (eds.) Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Libraries. Chicago, IL: ACRL.  https://alastore.ala.org/supporting-neurodiverse-students-academic-libraries.

Harini Kannan and Lauren Kehoe (2024).  “Building Equitable User Research Methodologies: Lessons and Guidance from the Installation of a Sensory Space.”  Library Assessment Conference Paper.  https://www.libraryassessment.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Kannan-Building-Equitable-User-Research-Methodologies.pdf

Kehoe, Lauren & Iris Bierlein (June 17, 2024). “Applying Universal Design for Learning to LibGuides: Center accessibility in your LibGuides.”  Choice360 Blog. https://www.choice360.org/libtech-insight/applying-universal-design-for-learning-to-libguides/  

Kehoe, Lauren & Iris Bierlein (2024). “A Universal Design for Learning Approach to Creating and Maintaining LibGuides” in Rachel McMullin and Danielle Skaggs (eds.) Universal Design for Learning in Academic Libraries: Theory into Practice.

Kehoe, Lauren. (2021). “The Zine Union Catalog” in Sara Duff and Lauren Devoe (eds.) Zines in Libraries.  Chicago, IL: ALA.  http://hdl.handle.net/2451/63597  (Invited)

Kehoe, Lauren and Mayumi Miyaoka. (2020). “The Voices of SJC: Making Connections and Discovering Place With Oral Histories.”  Computers in Libraries 40(4), 4-8.       http://hdl.handle.net/2451/63617  (Invited) 

Kehoe, Lauren S. and Freedman, Jenna. (2020). “The Zine Union Catalog.” CUNY Academic Works. https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3672

Freedman, Jenna, Lauren Kehoe, Ferre M. Massana, and Aleksandr Segal. (2017). “Shared Authority: Zine Union Catalog for Beginners.” Zine. https://laurenkehoe.hosting.nyu.edu/final-zine/shared-authority-zine-union-catalog-for-beginners-zine/

Kehoe, Lauren. “The World-Classiest Library: ACRL/NY Librarians Tour the Thomas J. Watson Library at  the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” ACRL NY Connections, ACRL NY, 27 May 2016,  acrlnyconnections.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/world-classiest-library/.

Presentations

Lauren Kehoe and Jenna Freedman.  “Zine Union Catalog.”  ALA Annual 2025 Zine Pavilion.  June 26-30, 2025.

Lauren Kehoe.  “What’s More Fun than Finding Zines in the Library??” Lighting Talk.  Florida Library Association Conference 2025.  May 13-15, 2025.

Lauren Kehoe.  “Designing for Inclusion: Sensory Spaces in Academic Libraries” Poster.  Florida Library Association Conference 2025.  May 13-15, 2025.

Lauren Kehoe, K.T. Vaugh, and Tammy Stitz.  “Inclusive Libraries: Practical Strategies for Disability Justice.” ACRL Science and Technology Section Webinar.  May 6, 2025.  (Invited Panelist.)

Lauren Kehoe and Julie Hornick.  “Critical Information Literacy Instruction: Fostering Inclusive and Reflective Research Practices.”  Roundtable.  ACRL Conference 2025.  April 2-5, 2025.

Lauren Kehoe. “Designing for Inclusion: Sensory Spaces in Academic Libraries” Poster.  ACRL Conference 2025.  April 2-5, 2025.

Harini Kannan and Lauren Kehoe.  “Building Equitable User Research Methodologies: Lessons and Guidance from the Installation of a Sensory Space.”  Library Assessment Conference 2024.  November 6-9, 2024.

Lauren Kehoe. “Making Library Events Accessible: Tips for Programs, Presentations, and Meetings.”  Mid-Hudson Library System.  October 29, 2024. (Invited Talk.)

Lauren Kehoe. “Aspiring for Universal Design in Libraries: But Realistically What Can We All Do to Make Our Libraries a Little More Accessible.”  Mid-Hudson Library System.  October 8, 2024. (Invited Talk.)

Lauren Kehoe and Jenna Freedman.  “Zine Union Catalog.”  ZineCat Planning Meeting (National Endowment for the Humanities grant funded program).  Barnard College.  August 5-7, 2024.

Lauren Kehoe.  “Division of Libraries Days of Learning LibGuide – August 2022 Banned Books” Workshop.  2024 Banned Books Symposium: Proactive, Reactive, Supportive.  Co-sponsored by Southeastern New York Library Resources Council, Ramapo Catskill Library System, Mid-Hudson Library System, SUNY New Paltz and BOCES, School Library Systems of Dutchess, Orange-Ulster, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster.  May 4, 2024. 

Lauren Kehoe and Amanda Stevens.  “Community Tools for Radical Collections – Building a Subject Thesaurus and Union Catalog for Zines.”  ARLIS/NA Conference 2023.  April 18-21, 2023.

Lauren Kehoe.  “Building a Culture of Accessibility Through LibGuides” Workshop.  New York Library Association (NYLA) Annual Conference 2022.  November 2, 2022.

Lauren Kehoe. “Creating Community in a Hybrid Workplace: LibGuides CMS as a Tool for Collaboration and Engagement.”  Digital Library Forum (DLF) 2022.  October 10, 2022.

Lauren Kehoe.  “Making LibGuides More Accessible Through a Universal Design Framework.”  Empire State Library Network The Pillars Symposium: Preparation, Information Literacy, Libraries, Academic Resources, and 21st Century Skills for Transitioning from Secondary School to College – Accessibility in Education 2022.  July 13, 2022.  https://tinyurl.com/pillars-2022-libguides   

Lauren Kehoe.  “ZineCat at the ALA Zine Pavilion.” ALA Annual 2022.  June 26, 2022.

Lauren Kehoe.  “Meet the ALA RUSA Accessibility Assembly.”  ALA Annual 2022.  June 25, 2022.

Lauren Kehoe, Iris Bierlein, Lisa Gayhart, and Harini Kannan.  “Designing Content for Neurodiversity: Research Guides at NYU.”  OCULA Online Conference 2022.  May 19, 2022.

Alger, Jeff, Rina Vecchiola, and Lauren Kehoe.  “Evaluating, Optimizing, and Remediating Physical Accessibility in Library Spaces.”  ARLIS/NA Conference 2022.  April 5-9, 2022.

Demeter, Michelle, Marybeth McCartin, and Lauren Kehoe.  “Embracing the Peaks & Valleys: Redesigning a First-Year Experience Library Class Poster Session”  ACRL 2021 Conference.  April 13-16, 2021.

Kehoe, Lauren and Iris Bierlein.  “Building a Culture of Accessibility through LibGuides Workshop.”  Design 4 Digital (D4D) Conference.  February 24, 2021.

Kehoe, Lauren.  “The Common Zine: Responding to the Common Reader as a Community & Building Information Literacy Skills Together.”  Georgia Information Literacy Conference.  February 21, 2020.  Savannah, GA.  http://bit.ly/NYUCommonZine

Kehoe, Lauren and Mayumi Miyaoka.  “Making Connections and Discovering Place: Oral Histories and the Library.”  American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference.  January 26, 2020 Philadelphia, PA.

Selected Service Activities

Service to the Profession – International

  • Zine Librarians unConference (ZLuC) 2024 Planning Committee

Service to the Profession – National

  • ALA Accessibility Assembly 2021-Present; chair 2021-2023, co-chair 2025-
  • ALA Conference Committee 2022-Present; representative of the ALA Accessibility Assembly
  • ALA Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Conference Program Committee 2019-2022 (co-chair 2020-2021 and 2021-2022)
  • ALA LIRT Executive Board 2020-2022; representative of the LIRT Conference Program Committee
  • ALA New Member Roundtable Mentor program 2025
  • ALA Zine Pavilion Planning Committee 2023 & 2025

Service to the Profession – State

  • Florida Association of College and Research Libraries (FACRL) Membership Committee 2024 – Present (co-chair 2024 – Present)

University of Central Florida

Library

  • Library Awards, Nominations, and Elections (LANE) 2026-2029, vice-chair 2026
  • Acquisitions Librarian Search Committee (Search Chair) 2025 – 2026
  • Head, Digital Scholarship Search Committee (Search Chair) 2024 – 2025
  • Hitt Library Rooms Committee 2024 – Present
  • Management Council 2024 – Present
  • Service Providers Group (convener) 2024 – Present
  • University Archivist Search Committee 2024

University

  • AI Day Planning Committee 2025 – Present
  • General Undergraduate Requirements Committee 2024 – Present   
  • Faculty Excellence Advisory Committee 2024 – Present
    • Faculty Excellence Advisory Committee Assessing and Amplifying Faculty Excellence Offerings Task Force 2024 – 2025  
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