Byington a part of Leadership Ohio Class of 24

Kile Byington, Fiscal Officer, Twinsburg Public Library, was recently selected as one of 35 fellows for the Leadership Ohio Class of 2024.

A lifelong library patron, Byington began her professional library journey performing story times in the children’s department of her local library and has since worn many hats including tutor, reference associate, and collection development specialist. She has served rural, urban, and suburban libraries with budgets from $250K to $20M. Byington has worked in library administration for more than eight years. Originally from Wichita, Kansas, she has lived in Ohio for more than ten years, two years in the Cincinnati area and the remainder in Brunswick, a short drive from Cleveland.

When not working, she enjoys disc golfing, running, and vintage baseball; Byington has played for the Ohio Village Diamonds for two years, supporting 1860s baseball throughout Ohio as part of the Ohio History Connection (OHC) Muffins/Diamonds organization. Byington is a proud member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and supports cultural retention through beadwork, moccasin making, and crafting other types of tribal and intertribal regalia. “Chahta sia, oke. (I am Choctaw).”

Byington is supported in her personal and professional endeavors by her family, including two children, Xavier in Tucson, Arizona, and Lexi in Wichita, Kansas, and by her partner Jason, without whom she would not likely have seen the opportunity to move to the number one state in the nation regarding community and governmental library support. Byington holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Akron and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration from Wichita State University.