Heather reports "We now have Sensory Backpacks available at Southwest, Northside, Simmons, and Uptown Libraries. These clear backpacks include child-sized, noise-cancelling ear muffs, a weighted lap pad, fidget toys, stress balls, floating color timers, and two touch & feel books. These kits can be checked out for either in-library or take-home use.
Our hope is that having these backpacks available will make it easier and more pleasant for children with sensory issues and their families to visit our library branches."
Thanks to YFS for their awesome efforts to engage everyone with library learning.
January 18-25 is Kindness Week in Kenosha. Check the newspaper for many activities around town including a movie screening of Blindspotting at SW Library on Thursday, January 23rd at 12:30pm. (Thanks, Kristin)
Congratulations to Stephanie on writing a successful grant application to serve as a test site for a job training project funded by Pitney Bowes.
Thanks to Heather for writing and submitting an LSTA grant proposal to fund a children's book author visit and work with KUSD to develop our youth collections with more diverse offerings.
Thanks to Zander for preparing an application to partner with Building Our Future in the Wisconsin Libraries Transforming Communities project that will train Kenosha to engage more effectively with its community in shared discussions.
Our KPL Foundation was recently the lucky recipient of a $25,000 gift from local philanthropist Betsy Brown.
I will be participating in 2 full days of training at Carthage College with the Racial Equity Institute out of North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday. This project is funded by KABA and organized by Building Our Future.
The city has already declared a snow emergency, meaning you can't park on the streets from 6pm Saturday to 6pm Sunday. Winter is here at last! Dan and crew will be out at KPL locations this weekend to make sure we are open for business. Stay safe, everyone!
This week's Bright Spot Award goes to Brandi and Aaron for launching a terrific new logo campaign for KPL! Thanks for making us proud!
Barb
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