Mission Statement 

The Rippey Public Library will provide convenient access to library services to aid in meeting educational, cultural and recreational needs.

How is the Rippey Library Funded?

Every January, February, and March, during budget proceedings, the Greene County Board of Supervisors allocate money to each of the six libraries in the county for the next fiscal year. Each town also funds their library in their own way.  This, hopefully, covers heat, lights, phone, internet, maintenance, repairs, and salaries for the year.

Books, special programs, Summer Reading, computers, or anything else the library may want or need, are dependent on volunteers, memorials, donations, and grants. The Rippey Library has been fortunate, since the beginning, as the community and former residents are very supportive on projects the budget can't cover.

Many board members have worked hard over the years to keep this library a viable asset for the community. The current board members are just as dedicated.

As of 2024, the budget from the county formula is as follows:

The county has been giving each library a set amount of $4,000 + $1,000 for each library. Then the rural circulation figures are used to determine the additional amount to be received. Each library gets no more than 28% of the total monies (28% of 76,480 = 21,415).

Rippey, Iowa Public Librarians 1944-Present

Mildred Castles, 1944-1944   --   Moved to Dallas Center

Susie (Kobolt) Wilson, 1945-1962

Gladys (McDowell) Anderson, 1962-1969

Helen (Norgren) Rice, 1969-April 1989; Jan Friess, Assistant, 1982-April 1989

Doris Tipton, April 1989-September 1995; Jean Borgeson, Assistant, Oct. 1989- Aug. 1995

Jean Borgeson, Aug. 1995-Aug. 2000; Teresa Bebb, Assistant, Sept. 1995-2001

Pam Anderson, October 2000-September 2001

Susan Kruchenberg, Sept. 2001-2005     

Toni Roberts 2005- October 2012; Lloyd Smith, Assistant, Feb. 2012-Oct. 2012

Sarah Killgore, October 2012-January 2015

Andrea Williams, March 2015-October 2016

Katrina Buttler, October 2016-October 2016

Shawneene Kenan, November 2016-August 2018

Phyllis Bardole, October 2018-June 2021

Sara Heinen, August 2021-February 2022

Cara McCoy, May 2022-September 2025

Mari Butler Abry, October 2025-Present