About Us

The Kutztown Community Library traces its beginning to a bequest in 1941 from Louisa M. Gonser, who donated her home on West Main Street to be used as a public library and a YMCA. The library became a reality in 1949, when the Business & Professional Women's Club established a children’s reading library.

By 1958 the library had outgrown its quarters and was moved to the old town hall on Whiteoak Street. In 1989 the library was moved to the lower level of the newly completed Borough Hall.

The current building was purchased in 1997 from plumber John Printz and has a varied history. The central structure was an 18th-century barn. A back portion was used as a slaughterhouse in the early part of the century. The library opened as the Louisa Gonser Community Library in 1998. In 2011 it was renamed the Kutztown Community Library, and the building was named in honor of Louisa Gonser.

Board Minutes

• December 2020
• November 2020
• October 2020
• September 2020
• August 2020
• July 2020 - no meeting
• June 2020
• June 2020 - electronic
• May 2020
• April 2020
• March 2020
• March 2020 - electronic
• February 2020
• January 2020
• December 2019
• November 2019
• October 2019
• September 2019
• August 2019
• July 2019 - no meeting
• June 2019
• May 2019
• April 2019
• March 2019
• February 2019
• January 2019
• December 2018
• November 2018
• October 2018

2019 Annual Report

• Abuse Policy
• Bylaws
• Cash Management Policy
• Collection Development Policy
• Community Room Policy
• Conflict of Interest Policy
• Display Policy
• Document Retention Policy
• Donation Policy
• Employee Protection Policy
• Finance Committee Policy
• Internet Policy - BCPL
• Internet Policy - KCL
• Library Behavior Policy
• Mission & Vision Statement
• Nepotism Policy
• Reference Policy
• Service Policy
• Volunteer Policy
   

The Kutztown Community Library Board of Trustees meets at the library on the second Thursday of the month at 7 pm. No meeting in July. Meetings are open to the public and may be held via Zoom. Board minutes are available online or at the circulation desk.

LIBRARY STAFF

• Director: Janet Yost

• Youth Librarian: Taylor Kutz

• Assistant Librarian: Charlotte Hoare

• Assistant Librarian: Mackenzie Keller

• Assistant Librarian: Jackee Sharayko

• Clerk: Joanne Englehart

• Clerk: Mary Beth Friedle

• Clerk: Lacie Henninger

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

• President: Lucy Muth

• Vice-President: Barb Coffin

• Secretary: Robert Shade

• Treasurer: Harry Heffelfinger Jr.

• Members: Linda Foulke, Gerry Hynes, Judy Koller, Joshua Sprinkle, Mindy Wagaman