The Purpose Based Library

Outstanding article. If you'd like to read the book, it's in our collection.
We will be engaging in a new strategic planning process in 2017. In advance, let's start thinking about this question:
What is Kenosha Public Library's Purpose?
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/07/20/purpose-based-library/

Ed and Moose

Happy Friday KPL,

This morning, our very own Ed Moczulewski reunited a lost dog with his owner by the Southwest branch.  Thanks Ed, for providing an atypical library service and heartwarming assistance to our community!

Here's a picture of Virginia Alward and Moose.

Our New ALA President Announces Her Plan

Julie Todaro has been a great influence on my career. I have had the pleasure of taking classes with her that changed the way I approached organizational management forever. Julie has just been elected ALA President, and, as usual, she is brilliantly constructing a creative plan that will support our work for many years to come. She calls it The Expert in the Library. Read about it here.
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/07/20/libraries-transform-expert-library/

Gorgeous Shakespeare event photo

Thanks to Ron Storey who shared this photo from the recent Shakespeare event at Simmons