Our Board and Staff

The Library Board

Members of the Library Board of Trustees are appointed by the Mayor to serve for a six-year term.   The Board meets on the fourth Thursday of each month with the Library Director to oversee library operations, set library policies, and approve expenditures. By keeping informed about library issues, developments, and technology, they work to bring the best in current library services to the Grinnell community.

President
Vice President

Gail Greenwald
Neill Goltz
Members
Laura Armstrong
John F. (Rick) Bierman
 Denise Lamphier
Paul
Pohlson
 Katherine McClelland

 

Library Staff

Members of the Library staff strive to make everyone feel welcome and get the most out of the Library’s many resources by offering help in the use of the catalog, the book and media collections, and electronic databases.   All staff members are prepared to help with any questions and explain any of our services.

Director
Assistant Librarian
Youth Services
Librarian
Lorna Caulkins
Marilyn Kennett
Karen Neal

 

System Administrator
Monique Shore


Library Assistants
Karla Gallo
Sharon Johnson
Brenda McDonald
  Michelle Shaffer

 

Circulation Clerks
William Crosby
Mustafa Hammouda

 

Pages
Jessica
Asberry		  Sara
Sharkey
John
Stark
Monique
Washington
Kaylynn
Hatting

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers!

Many talented and dedicated volunteers make possible services and projects that could not be accomplished without their help. Storytelling, delivering books, mending books, helping with children’s programs, assisting with a variety of jobs in the children’s department, and managing the local history archive are primary among the numerous jobs volunteers perform for the Library.   Every year six to seven hundred hours of volunteer assistance allow us to provide services we could not offer without them.