Our Mission
Connecting, preserving, empowering, inspiring and growing together
Board of Trustees
Chair
Audrey Johnson
Haswell, CO 81036
Vice Chair
Megan Herren
Eads, CO 81045
Secretary
Kelly Courkamp
Eads, CO 81036
Treasurer
Ashley Gooden
Eads, CO 81036
Trustee
Beth Bell
Eads, CO 81036
Library Staff
Directors
Assistant Director
Gifts and Donations
The Library uses your gifts of money to purchase books, magazine, and other library materials and equipment. Additionally, the library is pleased to accept donations of books and other materials, new or in good condition. Items not added to our collection may be placed in our library book sales. Please contact us for details about what types of materials are useful.
Note: The Library does not evaluate or appraise gift materials for tax purposes.
Support Your Library
Kiowa County Public Library District enriches the lives of everyone in our community. Your tax dollars are just one way. We welcome your interest and support in many ways!
Volunteer
Volunteers make our programs work! Please contact us for information about volunteering your time with the library.
Library Policies
Adopted January 14, 2026
Kiowa County Public Library District Staff shall commit to ethical professional practices that include the Principles and Standards outlined below:
Principles: Honesty, fairness, objectivity, and responsibility. Staff shall act in accordance with these principles and shall encourage others within their organization to adhere to them.
Standards: Staff members’ failure to comply with the following standards may result in disciplinary action.
- Competence – Staff have a responsibility to:
- maintain an appropriate level of professional expertise by continually developing knowledge and skills
- perform duties in accordance with professional standards and relevant laws
- provide information and recommendations that are accurate, clear, concise, and timely
- Confidentiality – Staff will:
- maintain privacy of user information/records as per C.R.S. 24-90-119
- protect patrons’ right of privacy at all times
- Integrity – Staff will
- refrain from engaging in any conduct that would prejudice carrying out duties ethically
- abstain from engaging in or supporting any activity that might discredit the profession or institution
- Credibility – Staff will
- communicate information fairly, accurately, and objectively
Resolution of ethical conflict
In identifying unethical behavior, resolving an ethical conflict, or faced with ethical issues the following course of action may be taken.
- discussion of matter with superior or, if superior is involved, with a board member
- written reprimand
- in repeated incidents, dismissal can follow
Adoption Date: March 24, 2003, 2016, January 14, 2026
Prices remain the same whether paper is supplied by the library or the patron.
Copies (Copy Machine & Computer Copies)
- $.25 per page/per side – black & white
- $.25 per page/per side – Color – text and/or graphics
Fax
Incoming:
- $1.00 first page
- $.10 second page & additional
Outgoing:
- $1.25 first page
- $.25 second page & each additional page
Cost for international faxes will be subject to additional fees to be determined at the time of the transmission.
Interlibrary Loan
Pass through charges for material, copies, or postage only
Lamination
- $.30 per sheet for sizes below 8 ½ x 11
- $.50 per sheet for sizes 8 ½ x 11 and 8 ½ x 14
Book Sale
The Book Sale is a continuous year round sale. We occasionally have a BOGO (Buy One Get One Free) Sale.
Prices
- Adult Hardback $1.00
- Adult Paperback $1.00
- All Young Adult/Teen $1.00
- Children’s Hardback $1.00
- Children’s Paperback $0.50
- Movies (DVD and Blu-Ray) $1.00
- Music CDs $1.00
- Magazines FREE
Adoption Date: June 11, 1992, Reviewed October 27, 2003, Updated January 14, 2026
The Kiowa County Public Library District complies with guidelines and laws regarding fair use and Federal Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code).Accordion content.