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