Library Director

Beth Kingdon has been the Library Director since May of 2013. When not at the library, she enjoys spending time with her dogs and horse, traveling, taking photos, doing various types of art, and reading.

Featured Events

Jun 02

'Unconditional Surrender' - Ulysses S. Grant

Jun 2, 2022, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Noted historian Pete Grady joins us in a reenactment program about Ulysses S. Grant. Toward the end of his life and struggling to finish a book to support his family, General Grant reminisces about his life.

Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant is a one-man show about the life and times of the Civil War General and 18th President of the United States. Pete Grady, the author and performer, has performed his show over 100 times at venues in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Colorado, and Arizona.

The program has been described as “a riveting performance that captures the essence of Ulysses S. Grant. Well scripted and perfectly delivered” (Greg Wolk, Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation, St. Louis, Missouri) and as “. . . the most engaging program we have ever hosted at the Kirkendall Public Library.. . . . . I highly recommend this program.” (Joy King, Kirkendall Public Library, Ankeny, Iowa).

Mr. Grady does a masterful job bringing history to life. If you enjoyed our program last fall on Abraham Lincoln, you'll love this one too!

This program is presented thanks to a grant from Humanities Iowa and like all of our programming, is open to the public and free of charge.

Jun 08

Summer Reading Program - Cherokee County Extension

Jun 8, 2022, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Join us for a fun program from Cherokee County Extension! Our theme this summer is "Beyond the Beaten Path" - what an adventure!

Jun 09

Kathy Wilson Programs -- two in one day!

Jun 9, 2022, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

We're taking advantage of Kathy Wilson's trip back into our area of the state and have booked two programs in one day!

At 2:30 PM we'll enjoy "Good Women and Bad Girls" and learn how society's views of women have changed (or not) from the Victorian period to today.

6:00 PM will be Christmas in (almost) July as we learn about "The Man Who Invented Christmas".

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