Library Director

We are hiring! Please view the job description below, and email library@ellsworthiowa.org with your filled out application, resume, and cover letter. Application deadline is October 1.

Library Director Job Description

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Karlie posing outside the building with the Ellsworth Public Library sign behind her

Karlie Hunter started as the new Director of the Ellsworth Public Library on May 1, 2024. Karlie graduated from South Hamilton in 2019 and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of Iowa in the spring of 2022. She currently lives a few miles outside of Ellsworth with her husband, Isaac, and her golden retriever, Meeka.

Karlie loves to embroider, garden, do home DIY projects, play volleyball and pickleball, go for walks and bike rides, and, of course, read. Her favorite genres are historical fiction and Christian fiction and nonfiction. One of her favorite classics is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

Stop in the library sometime and get to know Karlie a little better!

Featured Events

Sep 30

Card Group

Sep 30, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Card players meet every Tuesday from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Games played are a variety including cribbage to queens. Please bring a treat to share with the group. Coffee is provided.

Oct 02

Library Board Meeting

Oct 2, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM

Library Board Meetings are on the 1st Thursday of every month at 5:30 pm.

Library Board of Trustee Meetings are held in the meeting room at the Ellsworth Public Library. The meetings are open to the public.

Oct 03

BASE (Balance Agility Strength Endurance)

Oct 3, 2025, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Join us for a free and fun exercise program developed by Central Iowa RSVP for adults 55 and older! Fridays at 10am at the Ellsworth Public Library.

Oct 07

Card Group

Oct 7, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Card players meet every Tuesday from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Games played are a variety including cribbage to queens. Please bring a treat to share with the group. Coffee is provided.

Oct 10

BASE (Balance Agility Strength Endurance)

Oct 10, 2025, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Join us for a free and fun exercise program developed by Central Iowa RSVP for adults 55 and older! Fridays at 10am at the Ellsworth Public Library.

Oct 14

Card Group

Oct 14, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Card players meet every Tuesday from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Games played are a variety including cribbage to queens. Please bring a treat to share with the group. Coffee is provided.

Oct 17

BASE (Balance Agility Strength Endurance)

Oct 17, 2025, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Join us for a free and fun exercise program developed by Central Iowa RSVP for adults 55 and older! Fridays at 10am at the Ellsworth Public Library.

Oct 21

Card Group

Oct 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Card players meet every Tuesday from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Games played are a variety including cribbage to queens. Please bring a treat to share with the group. Coffee is provided.

Oct 24

BASE (Balance Agility Strength Endurance)

Oct 24, 2025, 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Join us for a free and fun exercise program developed by Central Iowa RSVP for adults 55 and older! Fridays at 10am at the Ellsworth Public Library.

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