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Nicole Holifield

Nicole Holifield
 Library Director

Rhonda McReynolds

Rhonda McReynolds
Acquisitions and Cataloging Manager

Max Wirestone

Max Wirestone
Office Admin/ Circulation Desk Supervisor

Howard Fields

Howard Fields
Library Aide

Nicole Holifield

Nicole Holifield began working at the Tonganoxie Public Library at the beginning of 2015. Before entering the library science field, Nicole studied Social Psychology at Parkville University and obtained her MSW, Masters in Social Work from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She proceeded to work in the social work field for 18+ years as a Social Worker and Manager over a homeless program, services for expectant women, private adoptions, and children/adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Nicole previously worked several Tonganoxie Public Library jobs such as Library Aide and Children/Adult programmer before being hired as the Director in September 2016. Recently she obtained her Masters in Library Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia.  Her passions include laughing, cooking, singing, reading, and pugs. She is enormously appreciative of the fantastic staff and feels extremely fortunate to remain a part of this growing community.

director@tonganoxielibrary.org

Rhonda McReynolds

  • Acquisitions & Cataloging Manager

  • Native Californian

  • Married with children

  • Grandma to 6

  • Family orientated

  • Horror reader

  • Love 70's music

  • September Virgo

  • Keanu Reeves fan

rhondam@tonganoxielibrary.org

Max Wirestone

A native Alabaman, Max has been working in libraries for most of his life. As a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, he cut his teeth as an assistant at the school’s music library, and from there has worn a lot of different hats in a lot of different libraries, from directing work-study students at KU’s Watson to being the director of quaint little library in New Hampshire. Currently, he divides his time between working with patrons here at Tonganoxie, doing freelance reporting for the Topeka Capitol-Journal, and playing super-dad for his seven-year-old son. Additionally, he’s the author of the Dahlia Moss mystery series, published by Redhook, and has other secret publishing plans coming down the pike.

maxw@tonganoxielibrary.org

Howard Fields

Howard Fields grew up in southwest Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in Business Administration.  After serving in the United States Army for two years, he and his family settled in Kansas City where he worked at Farmland Industries and Hallmark.  He then moved to Houston, Texas where he worked for an oilfield services company.  Eventually, he moved to Tonganoxie, Kansas when he retired because his wife, Donna wanted to enjoy all four seasons in the year.  He has now worked, part-time at the Tonganoxie Public Library for 11 years and enjoys meeting the patrons and working with the outstanding staff. 

howardf@tonganoxielibrary.org

Dasha Frank

Dasha Frank
 Library Aide

Marilyn Kearney

Marilyn Kearney
 Library Aide

Lani Putthoff

Lani Putthoff
 Library Aide

Susan Ibarra

Susan Ibarra
Adult and Children's Programmer

Dasha Frank

Dasha is a hard-working Senior in High School who's ambitions are pointing her to a career in pharmaceutical work.  She loves the library and is always so happy, in fact, we think that's her only emotion!

dashaf@tonganoxielibrary.org

Marilyn Kearney

Marilyn lives in Lawrence with her best friend and two cats. After losing her publishing job to downsizing in 2015, she’s finally fallen through the pachinko machine of employment into a pair of jobs she loves. During the day, she works at Deerfield Elementary, but you can find her some weeknights at the front desk—you’ll probably see her hair first. Marilyn is returning to Emporia State University to get her Master’s in Library Science. Her goal is to work in youth services, with an especial focus on increasing the availability of LGBTQIA+ literature to children and young adults.

marilynk@tonganoxielibrary.org

Lani Putthoff

Lani has lived in Tonganoxie, KS her whole life.  She graduated from Tonganoxie High School in 2018 and started working at the library in January of 2019. Lani loves reading, listening to music, and meeting new people. Her dreams are to become a teacher as well as to travel to Ireland and Scotland. Lani also volunteers during Story Time, Toddler Time, and at the Chieftain Cafe.

Susan Ibarra

Susan joined the staff at Tonganoxie Public Library as Adult and Children's Programmer in May of 2019. Most importantly she is a mother of seven and grandma to three. Her favorite activity is when the family gets together at her house for lots of food, laughter and family games. With her degree in Education from the University of Houston, Susan has spent thirty years in various educational roles, including middle school teacher, reading specialist, curriculum developer, and director of a national tutoring franchise. Susan loves children's literature, theater and music so leading Toddler Time and Storytime are a real treat, and not just for the kiddos! Anytime you'd like to bounce around ideas for new programming, or just to say hi, drop by her office as long as she's not off calling BINGO or blowing bubbles!

Kim

Kimberly Vincent
 Library Aide

Mike Washburn

Mike Washburn
 Library Aide

Kimberly Vincent

  • Library Aide
  • Has lived in Tonganoxie 18 years
  • Married with 2 children
  • Loves to travel, cook and read

Mike Washburn

  • Part-time on call assistant
  • Masters in Information Technology and Library Science
  • Bachelors in History
  • 30+ years working in libraries
  • 40 years of video gaming (More years than that of playing board and role playing games)
  • Reads Paranormal fantasy and Military Science Fiction
  • Persons I admire most are Larry, Curley and Moe

BOARD MEMBERS

Steve Skeet, President

2017-2021

Meagan Vestal, Vice President

2017-2021

Dana Splichal, Treasurer

2020-2024

Brittany McWilliams, Secretary

2016-2020

Brian Manus

2017-2021

Angela Bowlin

2017-2021

Sherry Agee

2019-2023

Emily Arnold

2020-2024

Teri Morgan

2020-2024

Jennifer Kohl

2020-2024

Mayor David Frese
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FOUNDATION MEMBERS

Jill Breuer, President
Julie Tollefson, Vice President
Bobbi McClellan, Treasurer
Reann French, Secretary
Richard Green
Megan Gilliland
Kay Soetaert
Learn More About the Library Foundation
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