Kitchell Memorial Library

Kitchell Memorial Library is a Ricks Township Library. It was established in 1964 to meet the needs of its patrons with educational, informational and recreational resources. Kitchell Memorial Library adheres to the Library Bill of Rights and the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Library cards are free of charge to all Ricks... Township residents. Non-resident library cards cost $35.00 a year per family. The Kitchell Memorial Library system is located at 300 SE 5th Street. The Kitchell Memorial Library provides free services to all residents living within the Ricks Township boundaries with services available to all others for a fee. The library system holds over 8,753 materials including over 7,662 books, and 1,091 compact discs, cassette tapes and books on cassette. In total, over 1,832 items were checked out of the system during fiscal year 2008-2009! In addition to these items, hundreds of people entered the library to utilize print and electronic reference resources, access the Internet through the Librarys public server, participate in computer and Internet training, view a Library exhibit, or attend one of the Librarys many events. Kitchell Memorial Library is a member of the SHARE, OCLC, WORLDCAT, FIRSTSEARCH, WORLDCAT, CAMIO, ARCHIVE GRID, and ILLINET. This membership enables our patrons to request library materials from libraries world wide, which will be delivered directly to Kitchell Memorial Library for their use. Our friendly and professional staff is eager to serve you. Welcome to the Public Library! The mission of Kitchell Memorial Library is to provide organized access to information and services for the residents of the Morrisonville community in order to meet their educational, informational, recreational and cultural needs.Read More