Employee Spotlight: Donna

Donna has been a Children's Department Assistant for 8 months.

Favorite Authors: 

Debbie Macomber

Mary Higgins Clark

Fern Michaels

Barbara Delinsky

Favorite Music:

Matchbox 20

Maroon 5

Gavin DeGraw

John Mayer

Favorite Movies/TV Shows:

The Bucket List

The Voice

The Big Bang Theory

The Middle

Hobbies:

Reading

Crafting

Spending time with family

Listening to music

Baking

What she likes best about her job:

She loves seeing the children excited about reading!

Something you may not know about her:

She was born and raised in Maryland.

Employee Spotlight: Dawn

Dawn has been a Tech Services Clerk since May 1997. 

Favorite Authors: 

Dr. Seuss

Gary Paulsen

Richard Evans

James Alexander Thorn

Favorite Music:

Country

Classical

Hymps

Some pop

Favorite Movies/TV Shows:

The Mighty

Holiday Inn

Lost

Survivor

Hobbies:

Cooking

Working out (Zumba and walking)

Playing with my granddaughters

What she likes best about her job:

I love seeing all the new books that come in -- I have always loved the library, so working at one is the perfect fit for me! Wonderful people to work with also.

Something you may not know about her:

She loves dolphins and marine life -- she was able to swim with a dolphin on vacation once. She's an on again, off again vegetarian. 

Employee Spotlight: Carole Ann

Carole Ann has been a Circulation Clerk for 4 years. 

Favorite Authors:

Diana Gabaldon

George R.R. Martin

Sarah Addison Allen

Sidney Sheldon

Jodi Picoult

Favorite Movies:

"Old movies" - Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, and Bob Hope

Favorite TV Shows:

Game of Thrones

Downton Abbey

Hobbies:

Reading

Crocheting

Spending time with my family

What she likes best about her job:

Loves "visiting" with the public

Something you may not know about her: 

She's been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France!

Employee Spotlight: Roxana

Roxana has worked at the library for 22 years. She is a Children's Clerk and a Tech Services Clerk. 

Favorite Authors: 

Mark Marimen 

Johanna Lindsey

Favorite Music: 

Country

60's music

Favorite Movies/TV: 

Castle

CSI

Psych

Criminal Minds

Pink Panther (original)

Pirates of the Caribbean (all)

Hobbies:

Photography

Crocheting

Ghost hunting

What does she like best about her job? 

The variety

Something you may not know about her: 

Roxana has a twin. 

Employee Spotlight: Melanie

Melanie, aka "The Library Lady," has worked at the library for 5 1/2 years. She works at the Circulation Desk and is our Outreach Coordinator. 

Favorite Authors:

Sarah Addison Allen

Jodi Picoult

Fannie Flagg

Mitch Albom

Jojo Moyes

Max Lucado

Debbie Macomber

Jason F. Wright

Becky Aikman

Dodinsky

Favorite Music: 

Fun

Mandisa

Taylor Swift

Passenger

Matt Nathonson

The Lumineers

Pink

Nelly

Kip Moore

Train

Lee Brice

James Blunt

Matchbox Twenty

Luke Bryan

John Mayer

Toby Keith 

Bruno Mars

Meatloaf

Tom Petty

and more!

Favorite Movies and TV Shows:

The Big Bang Theory

P.S. I Love You

Something Borrowed

The Ugly Truth

Crazy, Stupid Love

Lightkeepers

The Dilemma

Brave

Hope Springs

What's Your Number

Trouble with the Curve

Just Go With It

Admission

42

Couples Retreat

Hotel Transylvania

Up in the Air

and more!

What she likes best about her job: 

Seeing old friends and visitors and meeting new ones from all over the world. 

Seeing and utilizing all the new books, music, DVDs, games, etc. that come in. 

Something you may not know about Melanie:

She went to school to be a "clown." "Cookie, the clown."

Employee Spotlight: Anita

Anita is our Technical Services Manager and has worked here for 27 years. 

Favorite Authors:

Gooseberry Patch

Southern Living Books

Favorite Music: 

Country music

George Strait

Alan Jackson

Chris Young

Favorite Movies/TV: 

Dancing with the Stars

American Idol

America's Got Talent

 The Voice

Dirty Dancing

The Sound of Music

Hobbies:

Crafting

Gardening

Reading

Cooking

Listening to music

What she likes best about her job: 

Anita enjoys working with her awesome department and knowing we are providing so many wonderful services to the people of Tipton County. 

Something you may not know about Anita:

She won the Indiana Dairy Association's Annual Cooking Contest several years ago with her no bake cheesecake recipe. 

Employee Spotlight: Lindsey

Lindsey has been the Youth Services Department Head for 4 months. 

Favorite Authors:

Oliver Jeffers

Roald Dahl

Alan Bradley

David Sedaris

Jenn McKinlay

She also loves Vanity Fair magazine. 

Favorite Music:

Regina Spektor

Mumford and Sons

Modest Mouse

Carole King

Favorite Movies and TV:

The Wizard of Oz

Elizabethtown 

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Moonrise Kingdom

Benny & Joon

The Goonies

Gilmore Girls

Downton Abbey

Big Love

Hobbies:

Crocheting

Museums

Anything Disney!

Lindsey loves the moment when a child really connects with a story you are reading to them. You can see the excitement in their eyes and their mouth hangs open a little. 

Something you may not know about Lindsey - She has been skydiving twice!

Employee Spotlight: Sheryl

Sheryl has been an Information Assistant for 3 years.

Favorite Authors:

Margaret Mitchell

Harper Lee

Steve Oney

Sarah Vowell

Laura Hillenbrand

Steve Almond

Favorite Music:

Fifth Dimension

Trip Shakespeare

Steely Dan

Ben Folds 5

Sergio Mendes

Favorite Movies & TV:

Gone with the Wind

Beverly Hills Cop

It's a Gift

Young Frankenstein

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

24

The Office

The Middle

The Daily Show

Survivor

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Hobbies:

Reading

Traveling

Sheryl enjoys helping patrons with genealogy--it's often interesting and sometimes like doing detective work. 

Something you may not know about Sheryl--She shook hands with Ronald Reagan. 

Employee Spotlight: Karyn

Karyn is the Windfall Branch Manager. She has been with the library 1 1/2 years. 

Favorite Authors:

Carl Hiassen

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Terry Pratchett

Stephen King

M.C. Beaton

Agatha Christie

Rick Yancey

Favorite Music:

AC/DC

Cake

Vampire Weekend

Rush

David Bowie

Louis Armstrong

Ella Fitzgerald

Frank Sinatra

The Temptations

Linkin Park

Favorite Movies and TV: 

Dr. Who

Warehouse 13

Psych

Murder She Wrote

Red

Meet Me in St. Louis

Gaslight

Stranger Than Fiction

Cookie's Fortune

Heavy Metal

The Fifth Element

Practical Magic

Hobbies:

Custom painting furniture

Cross-stitch

Showing sheep

Letterboxing

Karyn likes to hear about how books affect people's lives. She truly believes there is a book out there that can help you through any situation in your life. She enjoys helping people find those books. 

What you may not know about Karyn--"I have run late to appointments, etc. my whole life...in fact I was 20 minutes late to my own wedding." 

Employee Spotlight: Wilma

Wilma has worked at Windfall Branch as a Circulation Clerk for 3 months. 

Favorite Authors:

John R. Rice

Dan Walsh

 Gary Smalley

Wanda E. Brunstetter

Favorite Music:

Old hymns

 Gospel

Country

Favorite Movies and TV: 

Hallmark Movies

Wheel of Fortune

Carol Burnett Show

Hobbies:

Reading

Photography

Baking

Sewing

Wilma enjoys helping young children check out bright, colorful books to take home and read. 

When she was in Kindergarten she brought a baby lamb to school. They built a pen for it in her classroom. The children enjoyed seeing a live farm animal. 

Employee Spotlight: Cherie

Cherie is the library's Director and has been with the library for almost 3 years.

Favorite Authors: 
Abigail Thomas
Jodi Picoult
Judith R. Hendricks
Elizabeth Berg

Favorite Movies/TV:

Chocolat
Phenomenon
The Shawshank Redemption
The Holiday
Big Bang Theory
The Closer

Hobbies:
Reading
Baking
Knitting
Crafts
Gardening

What she likes best about her job:

Cherie loves being able to create a place in the community that meets the needs of the people who live here. She also loves working with the staff here and creating a great place for all of us to work.

Something you may not know about her:

Alton Brown from the Food Network once offered Cherie a job to work as a researcher for his show.

Employee Spotlight: Kathy

Kathy has been the Tipton Custodian for almost 6 years. 

Favorite Books:

Cookbooks

Gardening

Pioneer Woman

Favorite Music: 

All Country -- Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Reba

60's & 70's

Christian Music

Favorite Movies/TV:

Grease

Safe Haven

Dirty Dancing

Duck Dynasty

CSI

Ice Road Truckers

What Kathy likes best about her job:

All the friends she has made and the pride she takes in her job when someone mentions how nice it looks.

Something you may not know about Kathy:

"I am a 3 year breast cancer survivor and I am so thankful for all my supporters, friends, family, but most of all my faith in God!"

Employee Spotlight: Beau

Beau is the library's Assistant Director and has been with the library for 10 years. 

Favorite Authors: 

Robert B. Parker - Appaloosa series 

George R.R. Martin - Game of Thrones

Brian Vaughn - Y the Last Man

Steven Pressfield - Gates of Fire

Tim Zahn - Heir to the Empire series

Favorite Music: 

Lucero

Drive by Trucker

Brandi Carlile

Deftones

Gaslight Anthem

Sloberbone

Cracker

Dynamite Hack

Eve 6

Uncle Tupelo

Flogging Molly

Favorite Movies: 

Miller's Crossing

Raising Arizona

Big Lebowski

Star Wars

Die Hard

Fargo

O'Brother

Usual Suspects

Reservoir Dogs

Band of Brothers

Serenity

Hobbies:

Civil War reenacting

Playing music

Board games

Toy soldiers

What Beau likes about working at the library:

Beau enjoys keeping track of the new releases in books, music and movies, using new technology and genealogy research. 

Something you might not know about Beau: 

Beau owns a miniatures company. 

Employee Spotlight: Michelle

Michelle has been a Children's Assistant for 3 years. 

Favorite Authors: 

Iris Johansen, Tami Hoag, Mo Willems

Favorite Music: 

Contemporary Christian

Favorite Movies/TV:

Ever After, The Wizard of Oz, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, The Proposal

Duck Dynasty, The Big Bang Theory, Deadliest Catch, NCIS

Hobbies:

Pinterest (because I like to start crafts that I never finish!)

Watching my children in their activities

Working in my yard

Reading

Something you may not know about Michelle:

Michelle volunteers with her husband at the Indy 500 Festival Parade every year, meeting and escorting many familiar named drivers.

Employee Spotlight: Brittany

Brittany has worked at the library as an Information Assistant for 4 months.  

Favorite Authors: 

John Green

David Levithan

Meg Cabot

Maureen Johnson

Sarah Dessen 

Favorite Music: 

Ed Sheeran

Kacey Musgraves

Missy Higgins

David Gray

Tegan and Sara

The Beatles

Favorite Movies & TV:

The Wizard of Oz

The Holiday

Harry Potter movies

Parenthood

The Office

How I Met Your Mother

The Middle

Modern Family

Hobbies:

Reading

Blogging

Playing guitar

Traveling