Background
Kirk, Sherwood was born on July 12, 1924 in Kermit, West Virginia, United States. Son of James Douglas and Magdalene (Elkins) Kirk.
Kirk, Sherwood was born on July 12, 1924 in Kermit, West Virginia, United States. Son of James Douglas and Magdalene (Elkins) Kirk.
Student, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1944. Bachelor of Arts Kentucky, Lexington, 1949. Postgraduate, University Illinois, Arbora, 1949—1950.
Student assistant, U. Kentucky, 1946-1949;
circulation assistant, University of Illinois, 1949-1951;
head reference and circulation, Marshall U., 1951-1952;
senior assistant, agricultural library, U. Nebraska, 1952-1954;
special project assistant, National Agriculture Library., Washington, 1954-1955;
reference assistant, liaison loan division, Library. Congress, 1955-1956;
catalog assistant, Library. Congress, 1956-1957;
coordinator public library services, Kentucky Department Libraries, Frankfort, 1957-1963;
assistant state library, Kentucky Department Libraries, 1963-1969;
state library Florida, 1969-1971;
associate director library operations, Illinois State Library., Springfield, 1971-1982;
executive director, Western Illinois Library.
System, Monmouth, 1982-1994;
delivery consultant, Alliance Library. Sys., 1994-1995;
delivery consultant, Alliance Library. Sys., Galesburg, Illinois, 1994-1995;
director, Aledo-Mercer Carnegie Public Library.
District, since 1996. Member Kentucky Governor's Planning Committee on Libraries, 1968. Chairman Florida Secretary of State's Committee Library.
Svc. to State Government, 1970. Advising committee library services and construction Florida State Library. Board directors Friends of Lincoln Library., Springfield, Illinois, since 1977.
Secretary Resource Sharing Alliance West Central Illinois. Member Advisory Committee on Education in Illinois.
Member Kentucky Governor's Planning Committee Libraries, 1968. Scholarship committee Illinois State Library. Chairman committee library service to state government Florida Secretary of State, 1970.
President Illinois Book Pac. Volunteer cataloger Bartow Florida Public Library. Advisory committee library services and construction Florida State Library.
Secretary, advisory committee education Resource Sharing Alliance W. Central Illinois. Board directors Friends of Lincoln Library., Springfield, since 1977, Aledo-Mercer Carnegie Public Library. District, since 1997.
Member of American Library Association (council 1967-1969), Association State Library. Agencies (administrative board), Illinois Library. Association (chairman local arrangement 1974, member bicentennial committee since 1974, member legislation-library development committee, chair public policy committee 1991, Robert R. McClarren Legislation award 1990), Florida Library.
Association, Kentucky Library. Association (president 1965-1966), Springfield Literature Club 1972, Optimist, Shriners, Masons.
Married Ora Ward, January 9, 1958. Children: Diana, James Sherwood, Philip Lindsey.