Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Friday, June 9, 2017
The KPL Equity and Inclusion team met this morning to discuss getting started with improvements to service for people typically marginalized from library service. That includes people experiencing homelessness, the recently incarcerated, people of color, LGBTQ, and people with disabilities.
Along the same lines, the KPL Board will be asked at their next meeting on Tuesday evening to commit to a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Organizational Challenge which includes intentional policies and services meant to reach out to the underserved.
I have been working with the Kenosha Creative Economy strategic planning group for a year now to help facilitate a plan constructed by University of Wisconsin to support the local creative economy. We'll be tagging on to our commitment to parks programming with creative events such as murals, plein air events, dramatic readings, and other creative endeavors in the parks.
Kelly Witte has volunteered to lead a project to paint a mural on the east wall of the Civic Center Building. She'll be devising a plan based on some ideas from fellow co-worker Lisa Langerman. If you're an artist and want to participate, let Kelly know.
Summer parks programs begin at Lincoln Park on Monday. KPL staff are heavily involved in organization, coordination, and program delivery, including chess nights, tech nights, family fun events, and bookmobile visits. Hobbs Park (Wilson School neighborhood) and Roosevelt Park are our additional sites this year. We will also be in Columbus Park with preschool storytimes this summer.
The Kenosha Parks Alliance, the official name for our community group that plans and oversees parks events, will release a mobile app early next week. Look for that to be available from our website just as soon as it's ready.
Our strategic planning process continues with a gathering of staff, board, foundation, and friends to hear the results of our information gathering and decide our focus for the next three years. We'll get that date out as soon as it's set. We'd love for you to participate!
Happy warm weather weekend, everyone!
Barb
Along the same lines, the KPL Board will be asked at their next meeting on Tuesday evening to commit to a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Organizational Challenge which includes intentional policies and services meant to reach out to the underserved.
I have been working with the Kenosha Creative Economy strategic planning group for a year now to help facilitate a plan constructed by University of Wisconsin to support the local creative economy. We'll be tagging on to our commitment to parks programming with creative events such as murals, plein air events, dramatic readings, and other creative endeavors in the parks.
Kelly Witte has volunteered to lead a project to paint a mural on the east wall of the Civic Center Building. She'll be devising a plan based on some ideas from fellow co-worker Lisa Langerman. If you're an artist and want to participate, let Kelly know.
Summer parks programs begin at Lincoln Park on Monday. KPL staff are heavily involved in organization, coordination, and program delivery, including chess nights, tech nights, family fun events, and bookmobile visits. Hobbs Park (Wilson School neighborhood) and Roosevelt Park are our additional sites this year. We will also be in Columbus Park with preschool storytimes this summer.
The Kenosha Parks Alliance, the official name for our community group that plans and oversees parks events, will release a mobile app early next week. Look for that to be available from our website just as soon as it's ready.
Our strategic planning process continues with a gathering of staff, board, foundation, and friends to hear the results of our information gathering and decide our focus for the next three years. We'll get that date out as soon as it's set. We'd love for you to participate!
Happy warm weather weekend, everyone!
Barb
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Safety and Security in Libraries
I came across this interesting article recently.
New Trends in Library Security
Lots to think about here.
New Trends in Library Security
Lots to think about here.
Friday, June 2, 2017
News for the Week
- The Friends of the Library Book Sale is going strong at SW this weekend. Drop by and lend a hand if you can.
- The Annual Conference of the American Library Association will be held in Chicago later this month. If you'd like to ride the bus to view the exhibits, let your supervisor know. It's a wonderful way to see what's new in libraries and to meet staff from libraries of all types from all over the world.
- The Kenosha Parks Alliance, which KPL co-chairs, has organized summer parks programs for kids 5-15 in Lincoln Park, Hobbs Park (Wilson School neighborhood) and Roosevelt Park. The Lincoln program begins June 12th and will be run by the Boys and Girls Club. Hobbs and Roosevelt programs will be run by the Kenosha YMCA. All programs are FREE! We'll be launching a mobile app soon- watch for the link on our website. Our bookmobile will be heading to each park this summer, and KPL will be hosting Shakespeare, chess, and tech programs, as well. Youth Services has a few events planned, and there will be music and movies for all ages in Lincoln Park on various evenings. These programs are funded by the City of Kenosha.
- Our strategic planning efforts continue with focus groups hosted by Carthage professor Wayne Thompson. You will also see an online public survey on our website soon. Late next month we will convene staff and board members to hear the results of all our community investigations. What are the community's needs right now? How does the library fit in? All staff are welcome and encouraged to participate in crafting our service plan for the next three years.
- Food Folks and Spokes returns to Kenosha on Thursday, June 15th. The streets around Simmons Library will be closed all day but the public will have access to the library. We will remain open.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Barb
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