Vicki Myron was born in Spencer and grew up on a farm south of Moneta, Iowa—a town that no longer exists. She graduated from Hartley Iowa High School and moved to Mankato, Minnesota where she worked, married, had a daughter and went to college. She has a bachelor’s degree from Mankato State and a master’s from Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. In 1982, she returned to Spencer, Iowa to begin working at the public library. In 1987, she was named Director of Spencer Public Library and served in that position for 25 and ½ years. Vicki Myron retired in 2007 to write this book and currently resides in Spencer.