Western Plains Library System and the Cordell Public Library are excited to introduce Kaitlyn Goeringer- Evans as the Cordell Public Library’s new library manager. Goeringer-Evans is excited to be a part of WPLS and to help push the Cordell Public Library to become a pillar in its community.
“It’s evident how much the WPLS staff and administration truly cares for their communities,” said Goeringer-Evans. “I wanted to be a part of an organization that cares so much for the people they are involved with.”
While growing up, Goeringer-Evans family bounced around, settling for a time in Pennsylvania and Louisiana before she eventually graduated high school in Jonesboro, Ark. She went on to attend Arkansas State University where she graduated with an associate’s degree in interdisciplinary studies before life brought her to western Oklahoma.
“The SWOSU (Southwestern Oklahoma State University) BCM (Baptist Collegiate Ministries) Director Scott Hume offered me a job which I accepted,” said Goeringer-Evans. “That’s when I met my husband, Kendrick, whose family are all from the Bessie, Cordell, and Clinton area.
“I’ve lived in Oklahoma now for about seven years, four of which I have lived in Bessie, and I can honestly say it is one of the most welcoming places I have ever lived.”
As the Cordell Public Library’s manager, Goeringer- Evans hopes to bring a new and fresh air to the library.
“I really want the Cordell Library to be an open and friendly environment that people will want to come to and hang out in,” she said. “I want it to be a good public facility that people will be able to learn and grow in.”
And with that aim in mind, Goeringer-Evans says goal number one for her is to begin building relation-
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“People are important,” she said. “Building relationships with those throughout the community, to learn who they are, and what they need from their library is the first step in making the Cordell Public Library a vital part of the community.”
Before coming to WPLS, Goeringer-Evans was previously employed at the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce and the Clinton Daily News. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and her dog, Maple. Her favorite book is “The Harvester” by Geane Stratton-Porter.
“It probably sounds crazy to some, but my favorite thing about living in western Oklahoma is the tumbleweeds,” she said. “I’ve never lived in an area that has the climate to allow for tumbleweeds and I just think they’re so cool!”
Goeringer-Evans is ready to begin greeting her community at the Cordell Public Library and WPLS encourages the public to drop by and meet their new library manager. The Cordell community is also encouraged to attend a March meet and greet hosted by the Cordell Public Library Advisory Board with a time and date to come.