Kirkland's (KIRK) 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kirkland’s, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended August 2, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, W. Michael Madden, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ W. Michael Madden  

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

September 12, 2008