Hello, my name is Renee Wanke. I was born and raised in Montana, but I have fully embraced living in the midwest over the last five years. I’m currently a Library Instruction and Event Coordinator for the IU School of Medicine Medical Library.
I went to Washington University in St. Louis for undergrad, and I received my bachelor of arts in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies with a Math minor in 2020. I worked in my university’s library all 4 years of undergrad. Prior to working in a medical library, I was training to become a math teacher in Indianapolis. I decided I didn’t like disciplining large groups of adolescents, so I switched to math tutoring. I then helped manage a tutoring company for a couple years. I decided to change up my career plan in May 2024 when I applied, and got the position, for circulation supervisor at the IU School of Medicine Medical Library. I’ve been working on my MLIS since Spring 2025 and will finish in Fall 2026. I hope to be an academic or medical librarian.
In my free time I like to ride my bike. My longest ride was 42.5 miles! Typically on weekends we like to ride anywhere from 16-25 miles each day, weather permitting. My husband loves to keep our bikes in smooth, working order. He also likes to build bikes!
I love spending time with my two dogs. Both dogs are chihuahua mixes, and are black and tan. Their names are Pretzel and Cheeto, names given to them independently by their foster family several years apart. We had to keep Cheeto’s name because it was too funny to have dogs with snack names. I have an instagram for them @snack_pups.