Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Roll Call of Librarians or Directors  



Librarians & Directors



Bessie Easterday - 1914-1915
Zola Moss - 1915-?
Mabel A (Copp) White Jordan - 1918-1944 - 23 1/2 years
1944-1950 - Grace Ladd O ’Callaghan (Mrs. W. J.) librarian.
Jane (Taber) Scruggs 1950's-60's-70's
    Jane worked here for 35 years of which 20 were served as head librarian. She took her library science training from the University of Chicago.
Mary Ann (Paul) Broeker*
Marizetta (Robinson) Kenney*
Mary Jane Guise - ?-1984-1986-?
Fred Harper

The term of Librarian was dropped and "Director" - became the title for the head librarian:
Scott Pelka ?-2006
Carol Jackson 2006-2008
Colleen Carpenter (Rowe) McCarty 2008-
Erin Lawerence - 2020, Oct. -2023
    The Culver- Union County Public Library ( CUTPL) announced the arrival of their new director, Erin Lawrence, who started this week.

    Lawrence comes to CUTPL from the Saint Joseph County Public Library in South Bend where she has fulfilled many roles as librarian over the past decade.

Laura Jones / Assistant - Erin Lawerence -
    Culver, Indiana – The trustees of the Culver-Union Township Public Library (CUTPL) are pleased to announce that Laura Jones of Argos has joined the CUTPL staff as Director, and will lead the library effective March 1, 2023.

    Concurrently, Erin Lawrence will transition from Director to Assistant Director, continuing on as full-time library staff effective April 1st.

Note: * denotes that these librarians also served as library aides while attending Culver High School.

Youth Services Manager



Esmie Rodgers ? - 2023, 16 years

Librarian Aides



Mary Ann (Paul) Broeker*
Marizetta (Robinson) Kenney*
Kris Strang
Donna Ringer
Roseanne Van Horn
Phyllis Helber
Enda Taber - 1974-2006
Linda Johnston (1997-?)
Shirley Gut (1997-?)