Valerie Hotchkiss

Valerie Hotchkiss is the Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries and Professor of English and Book Studies at Oberlin College, a position she has held since 2021 before retiring in June 2026. She previously served as University Librarian at Vanderbilt University from 2016 to 2021 and as the J. S. Bridwell Foundation Endowed Librarian and Professor of Medieval Studies from 1993 to 2005. Her academic work focuses on English literature, book studies, and medieval studies.