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Kelly Boggs
Title: Fiscal Officer

Kelly’s history with NCPL: She came to our library in 2012.

Favorite Book: Kelly says it’s impossible to pick just one, but she loves historical mysteries and other historical fiction.

About Kelly: She has an accounting degree from Stark State and is qualified as a Certified Public Accountant. When she’s not at NCPL, she spends time reading, gardening, crafting and playing with her two Dachshunds. Kelly makes all of us a little less afraid of numbers (we’re literature people, not math people) and we so appreciate her patience when we ask the same thing twice.

Andrea Legg
Title: Director

Andrea’s history with the NCPL: Andrea came to our library to fill the director position in April 2020.

Favorite book: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

About Andrea: She has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Malone University and a Master’s of Library and Information Science from Kent State University. She feels honored to have worked in public libraries since 2007 and still feels a rush of excitement when she’s able to connect a reader with the perfect book. Andrea is a member of the American Library Association and an active member of the Ohio Library Council. She is proud to serve as a board member of the Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities and as a member of the North Canton Rotary, North Canton Talk About Potential (TAP) group, and DOLLARS regional library directors’ group. She also serves as a volunteer parent mentor in the NICU at Akron Children’s Hospital. Outside of her work at the library, Andrea enjoys reading through Stephen King’s canon of books, spoiling her Corgis, throwing themed parties, creating art projects with her son, and bugging her husband to travel more.

Have a question, concern, or suggestion? Email Andrea directly: alegg@northcantonlibrary.org

Jamie Macris
Title: Children’s Department Head

Jamie’s history with the NCPL: Jamie has been with the Library since October 2000.

Favorite Book: The House of the Scorpion by Farmer

About Jamie: She has a B.A. in English from Kent State University. She loves to spend time with her family and friends, go to Zumba, participate in book clubs and read! In her position with the library, she visits the first and second grade classrooms in the North Canton City Schools and St. Paul’s each month.  Jamie also runs after school programs for second and third graders.  She says purchasing new books for the department is one of her favorite responsibilities as manager of the children’s department.

Kayla Moles
Title: HR Specialist/Deputy Fiscal Officer

Kayla’s history with the NCPL: Kayla joined the NCPL management team in the summer of 2023

Favorite Book: Almost anything by Dean Koontz, but the Odd Thomas series is her favorite

About Kayla: She graduated from Mount Union College in 2009 with a Bachelor of Music Education degree, and had been a substitute music teacher in most of the Stark County school districts for a little over a year following graduation. She then spent some time working in various companies before getting into Human Resources in 2020. Before coming to NCPL, she spent a year and a half in the HR department at Stark Library.  Kayla says she loves working in libraries because of the impact they have on our communities and the rich history behind them!  She also enjoys music, reading, hiking with her family and looking for waterfalls, loving on her two chihuahuas, and trying her hand at any and every type of arts and crafts project possible.

Nancy Myers
Title: Patron Services Manager

Nancy’s history with the NCPL: Nancy began working for the Library in 1998 and has worked in departments including Patron Services, Children’s and even spent some time at our former Greentown branch.

Favorite Books: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple and The Lord of the Rings trilogy

About Nancy: When she’s not at work, Nancy likes to spend her time quilting, crafting, playing with her corgi and planning trips to the beach. She has a military family with a daughter and two sons-in-law all on active duty. Nancy’s strong history with the library makes her one of our favorite “go to” staff members when we have any questions about the library’s past.

Jeanna Purses
Title: Library Services Manager

Jeanna’s history with NCPL: She joined the team in July 2024.

Favorite Book: She can’t select just one, but these are top of her list.
A Prayer for Owen Meany, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness, His Dark Materials, What you are looking for is in the library, The Underneath

About Jeanna: She loves all peoples, languages, and cultures. She studied Russian and French language and literatures, then worked in Japan and taught herself Japanese. She also loves art of all kinds and mysteries in all forms of media. She enjoys spending her time with the people closest to her, playing games (Dixit is her favorite). Most of all, Jeanna loves libraries.

Christina Weyrick
Title: Community Relations Manager

Christina’s history with the NCPL: She’s been with the Library since her position was created in April 2012.

Favorite Book: The ones written by Brené Brown or Jon Krakauer

About Christina: She has a B.A. in Communication from the University of Akron and had dreams of being a fashion writer for Vanity Fair when she grew up, but then discovered the world of non-profit and fell in love. Christina is madly in love with her awesome son and her rescued dog and cats. She says her greatest weakness and strength simultaneously is her inability to say no to volunteer projects. She is actively involved with the North Canton Chamber of Commerce and City of North Canton, and she worries a whole lot about homeless dogs (and cats). She loves North Canton and has many goals for the future of the city.

Rick Wiltrout
Title: Information Technology Manager

Rick’s history with the NCPL: He joined the Library staff in September 2021.

Favorite Books: Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett, American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Honorable mention to the Dresden Series by Jim Butcher.

Richard graduated from the University of Akron after spending four years studying rocks (he didn’t take it for granite and it was really gniess, but in the end, it was a pile of schist). Having spent most of his college years working at Bierce Library, he moved on to Barberton Public Library then Tuscarawas County Public Library and is now settling in here at North Canton Public Library. With over 20 years of library experience ranging from Circulation to Tech Services with the majority of the time in IT, he doesn’t see any reason to stop now! His off work time is mostly dictated by the whims and demands (mostly treats) of 4 Cats and 3 French Bull Dogs.

 


North Canton Public Library Work Culture Statement
We are the North Canton Public Library. We serve a supportive community, and we ourselves are a supportive community. As co-workers, we treat one another with kindness, compassion, and respect. We strive to find a balance of transparency, integrity, and professionalism in our communication, valuing co-operative relationships and consistent collaboration across all departments. We recognize that we are better together, as each of us brings individual experiences, unique perspectives, and a wealth of knowledge that we share with our co-workers and patrons on a daily basis. We leave room to experience joy in our work and with our co-workers, pausing to find the silver linings in challenging situations, the opportunities among obstacles, and the fun and humor in our daily interactions with one another. Together, we form an organization that is welcoming, vibrant, flexible, and inclusive. We are honored to serve our community and proud to be an integral part of it.