Sharyn Merrigan taught middle school ELA and social studies for eight years before becoming a middle school teacher-librarian for an additional eight years. During that time, Sharyn also served as Middle Level Chair, Conference Chair, and President/Division Chair of the Washington Library Media Association. Since 2015, she has worked as an instructional technology specialist in the Olympia School District and continues to lead and support the teacher-librarian department.
Sharyn has taught in the Antioch Library Media Program as adjunct faculty since 2017.