Jared Boudreaux: Director
Jared has a Bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in Film Studies from Nicholls State University. He was the library director of the Assumption Parish Library System for two years, where he managed five library branches. He’s also previously worked as an auditor, an archivist, and briefly as a birthday clown.
He loves working at a library because libraries are information hubs that bring people together. He thinks knowledge should be readily available to everyone, and he enjoys working in a place where he can help people. Whether that help is tracking down some history, or providing a safe space to read, helping others is fulfilling work.
Jared grew up on a livestock farm in southern Louisiana. He is a big movie person who enjoys hiking, animals, tabletop games, and traveling.
Margaret “Midge” Kirk: General Support, Art Wall, Seed Library,
Death Café & Adult Programs
Midge loves libraries, especially the Mancos Public Library! It was the first place she stopped when coming into town from New England in 1999. She says it has been an amazing journey to watch it grow from the little library on the corner to what it is today. It is a delight to see the children who have also grown and come back as adults. They light up her life. Midge really enjoys assisting patrons and sometimes recommending a read, or they recommend one to her. Her co-workers make the place feel like “family.” She really loves it when she can help a patron find something, accomplish something, solve a problem, or just share the love of reading! It makes her heart happy.
Aside from the library her big loves are family, friends, her dogs, and almost anything outdoors, music, art, and reading of course! She enjoys learning new things. She has an MA from Goddard College in Feminism and Social Justice. Midge wrote two books about extraordinary women – They Persisted and They Roared – that she loves to share. She is thinking about a third book.
Jenni Kitchen: Young Adult Services Librarian
Jenni has a BS in Health and Wellness and a MS in Health Education.
She loves working in the library because she has always believed that knowledge should be available to all people. She believes in intellectual freedom and the right to read. Here, she gets to promote literacy and take part in individuals’ lives as they learn and grow.
Jenni also is a self-described young adult (true inner age of 15)! She is a role playing geek, a pop culture fiend (from Avengers to Zombies and to much in between to list), a nature and poetry lover, and a maker of fun with natural clown-ability. Someday she will write and illustrate her own book of the nonsensical for the masses.
Erin Bohm: Youth Services Manager and Children’s Librarian
Erin was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, and attended university in Victoria, British Columbia where she gained a degree in Cultural Anthropology and Environmental Studies.
Arriving in Montezuma County in 2008, she has worked as an educator here in many capacities: organic gardening instructor, teacher & Education Manager at Montezuma School to Farm Project; charter school electives teacher; curriculum developer; professional development instructor of experiential education & leadership .
She loves working at the library because she likes hands-on, collaborative learning. The library is a place where she can help families ignite curiosity, make community connections and experience the power of intellectual freedom and nurturing spaces.
Bernadette Tuthill: Circulation Manager
Bernadette has an associate degree in general studies. Her work background before moving to Colorado was in accounting and payroll and as Administrative Assistant at Leila Day Nursery which was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuing nursery school in the United States.
She loves working at the library because she loves interacting with all the people at the library which is “the heart of Mancos”.
In the summer of 1996, she worked at Yellowstone National Park at Lake Lodge and loved hiking, animal watching and meeting so many diverse people. Her “claim to fame” is her hike descriptions written for the Colorado Mountain Club and published in Best Durango Hikes and Best Telluride Hikes.
Kira Taylor: Technology Manager
Kira has a degree in writing and English, and a background in tech support, construction, science, and education.
She loves working at the library because she feels strongly about the importance of equitable access to information and resources, building community resiliency, and bringing people together. She really loves Mancos, both for the beauty of the place and the people.
Kira also enjoys mountain biking, hiking, climbing and gardening.
Linda McDarby: Library Assistant / Library Graphic Designer /
Fridays @ The Library Program Assistant
Linda worked extensively with children in her early years after which she moved into graphic design and running a real estate company. After moving to Colorado in 2008, her focus has been mainly on graphic design as a Page Designer for numerous local newspapers.
She loves working at the library because her numerous roles allow her to do all the things she loves…working with people/kids and graphic design. She loves everything about the library and how it serves the community and she is very proud to be a part of it.
Linda treasures sharing her country life each summer with her grandson. Other activities she enjoys are reading, crocheting, fishing, rock hounding, antique auctions and exploring Colorado with her husband and her dogs.
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211 W. First Street
Mancos, CO 81328
970.533.7600 Phone
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