Reminder that the KPL Foundation has cancelled the Library Gala originally planned for September 8th. I'm happy to answer any questions from the public.
Here are some current projects we're working on:
- Four KPL Innovation Grant applications have been submitted so far, and they are all fabulous! We have 3 staff judges so far. If you're interested in serving as a judge, please let me know.
- No numbers from the wage study yet, but the consultants should be wrapping up with preliminary numbers sometime in September.
- We're talking with Gateway Technical College to reimagine the floor plan for the SW Library. With our growing youth programs and changing tech needs, it's time to see how we can rearrange our floor plan to accommodate new spaces. GTC has an architectural engineering and an interior design program which may be able to help us. In return, their students get an interesting, real world project to work on.
- Lin is working on a disaster plan in the event of a major event in Kenosha that prevents people from accessing the Internet. Libraries in New Orleans, Colorado Springs, and Kansas have all notably stepped up to offer their community contact with the outside world when a city's infrastructure takes a major hit from flood, tornado, or fire. We're gearing up to make sure we can support our community the same way here.
- We're also gearing up to distribute the Library Impact Survey to the public. We sent it out in 2014 the first time. Now we're following up to see how we've improved and how we can further meet the community's expectations for public computing.
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday! I'll be out till Wednesday. Feel free to call my cell phone if needed.
Barb
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