Steve Platteter had a long distinguished career in Wisconsin libraries. He served as Automation Services Librarian for Southwest Wisconsin Library System for seven years, as Automation Services Librarian for Mid-Wisconsin Federated Library System for nearly 10 years, as Director of Arrowhead Library System for more than 11 years, and most recently as Deputy Director of Prairie Lakes Library System since its inception in January 2023. A champion of small libraries and passionate advocate for collaboration, his proudest achievement was the system merger that resulted in the new Prairie Lakes Library System.