Governance
Executive Committee Board Meetings
NWKLS Executive Committee Board Meetings are held monthly on the second Tuesday at 4:00 PM CST.
*In-person and online meetings originate from the NWKLS Offices at 2 Washington Square, Norton, KS and is open to the public at this location. If you wish to attend the public meeting, please contact NWKLS 24 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for any necessary accommodations.
The Executive Committee shall consist of one member from each county in the system that levies the System tax. The System Board members from each taxing county shall appoint one of the members from their county to serve on the Executive Committee for a period of two (2) years beginning in January.
At least one member of the Executive Committee shall be a County appointee. County appointees are eligible to serve as long as they are County appointees.
The duties of the Executive Committee are as follows:
Chairman—to preside at meetings and appoint special committees.
1st Vice Chairman—to act as chairman in the absence of the Chairman.
2nd Vice Chairman—to act as chairman in the absence of both of the above.
Secretary—to ensure that minutes of the System Board and Executive Committee meetings are recorded.
Treasurer—to ensure that accurate financial reports of the System are provided.
The Officers shall be elected by the Executive Committee from the members of the Executive Committee to serve for a period of one year. No officer shall serve more than two consecutive years in the same office.
Members of the Executive Committee are as follows:
- Terri Finley - Cheyenne County (Member)
- Warren Bainter - Decatur County (1st Vice Chair)
- Erin Walz - Gove County (Member)
- Steve Johnson - Logan County (Chair) - All Committee's
- Ashley Smith-Maybon - Norton County (Treasurer)
- Judith Rogers - Sheridan County (Member)
- Joy Hayden - Sherman County
- Katey Schmidt - Thomas County (Member)
- Sharon Stupelli - Trego County (Member)
- Sharon Van Allen - Wallace County (2nd Vice Chair)
- JoAnn Wahrman - County Appointee (Secretary)
Executive Committee Agenda 2014
Executive Committee Agenda 2015
Executive Committee Agenda 2016
Executive Committee Agenda 2017
Executive Committee Agenda 2018
Executive Committee Agenda 2019
Executive Committee Agenda 2020
Executive Committee Agenda 2021
Executive Committee Agenda 2022
Executive Committee Agenda 2023
Executive Committee Agenda 2024
Executive Committee Minutes 2014
Executive Committee Minutes 2015
Executive Committee Minutes 2016
Executive Committee Minutes 2017
Executive Committee Minutes 2018
Executive Committee Minutes 2019
Executive Committee Minutes 2020
Executive Committee Minutes 2021
Executive Committee Minutes 2022
Executive Committee Minutes 2023
Executive Committee Minutes 2024
2021 Full System
2021 Full System Recording
2023 Full System
2023 Full System Recording
Full System Documents
2024 Full System
Hop-A-Long IT Presentation
Scot Loyd – Budget Roadmap
Scot Loyd – Budget Training FAQs 2025 Presentation
2025 Full System
Full System Documents
2025 Training – CKLS on Policies Recording
2025 Full Board Meeting Recording
2026 Full System
Full System Documents
2026 Training – Brent Mai Recording
2026 Training – Amy Brownlee Recording
2026 Full Board Meeting Recording
The following policies are those developed by the Executive Committee of Northwest Kansas Library System. Each Policy is reviewed yearly and appropriate changes are made.
Board members representing each member library serve four year terms. The following listing shows the county in which each member library is located, the name of the library, the term of office for the representative, and the representative to the System Board from that library.
Cheyenne:
- Bird City Public Library / Connie Chambers /2023-26 (1st)
- St. Francis Public Library / Terri Finley / 2026-29 (1st)
- USD 103 Cheylin / Darla Dible / 2024-27 (1st)
- USD 297 St. Francis Schools / Nancy Walraven / 2024-27 (1st)
Decatur:
- Jennings City Library / Joan McKenna / 2025-28 (2nd)
- Oberlin City Library / Warren Bainter / 2024-26 (UN)
- USD 294 Decatur County Schools / Vacant /
Gove:
- Gove City Library / Susan Beesley / 2024-27 (1st)
- Grainfield City Library / Bonnie Wood / 2024-27 (1st)
- Jay Johnson Public Library / Tania Roberts / 2025-28 (1st)
- Moore Family Library / Erin Walz / 2024-27 (1st)
- USD 291 Grinnell Schools / Vacant /
- USD 292 Wheatland Schools / Nickolet Cox / 2024-27 (1st)
- USD 293 Quinter Schools / Valerie Brown-Kuchera / 2025-28 (1st)
Logan
- Oakley Public Library / Steve Johnson / 2024-27 (2nd)
- St. Joseph’s School / Vacant /
- USD 274 Oakley Schools / Linda Shoemaker / 2026-29 (1st)
- USD 275 Triplains / Crystal Kreger / 2024-26 (UN)
Norton:
- Almena City Library / Deborah Martinez / 2025-26 (UN)
- Lenora Public Library / Claudia Schoen / 2025-26 (UN)
- Norton Correctional Facility / Lori VanEaton / 2024-27 (1st)
- Norton Public Library / Patricia Hart / 2026-29 (2nd)
- USD 211 Norton Community Schools / Ashley Smith Maybon / 2025-28 (1st)
- USD 212 Northern Valley Schools / John Vincent / 2023-26 (1st)
Sheridan:
- Selden Public Library / Judith Rogers / 2025-28 (1st)
- Sheridan County Health Complex / Vacant
- Sheridan County Public Library / Sarah Diercks / 2024-27 (1st)
- USD 316 Golden Plains Schools / Robynn Wessel / 2025-28 (1st)
- USD 412 Hoxie Community Schools / Andrea Ziegler / 2025-28 (1st)
Sherman:
- Goodland Public Library / Joy Hayden / 2026-29 (1st)
- Fort Hays Tech Northwest College / Vacant /
- USD 352 Goodland Schools / Bard Bedore / 2024-27 (2nd)
Thomas:
- Heartland Christian School / Vacant
- H.F. Davis Memorial Library CCC / Erin Adams / 2025-26 (UN)
- Northwest Kansas Groundwater Management / Jody McCain / 2023-26 (1st)
- Pioneer Memorial Library / Katey Schmidt / 2023-26 (1st)
- Sacred Heart Catholic School / Jamie McClure / 2024-27 (1st)
- USD 314 Brewster Schools / Chris Hoyt / 2024-27 (2nd)
- USD 315 Colby Schools / Melissa Brown / 2025-28 (1st)
Trego:
- WaKeeney Public Library / Sharon Supelli / 2025-26 (UN)
- Trego County Hospital / Christine Hober / 2024-27 (1st)
- USD 208 Trego County Schools / Vacant
Wallace:
- Sharon Springs Public Library / Sharon VanAllen / 2025-28 (2nd)
- Fort Wallace Museum / Vacant
- USD 241 Wallace County Schools / Jamie Hawkins / 2023-26 (1st)
- USD 242 Weskan Schools / Cindy Harold / 2024-27 (2nd)
The NWKLS Budget and System Plan are developed by standing subcommittees that consists of members from both the Full Board and Executive Committee. Each Budget and System Plan is approved by the NWKLS Executive Committee, the State Library of Kansas Board, and the NWKLS Full Board.
NWKLS Trustee Training Archive
Welcome to the NWKLS Trustee Training Archive. Below are trustee training presentations created by Director Mary Boller.
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