On Monday, the board's Buildings and Grounds Committee will meet to review three current projects:
1. Electric vehicle charging stations at NS and SW
2. Geothermal air conditioning system at Simmons
3. SW Children's Story Garden
The EV stations are ready to install. We'll lease the stations. We'll have a contractor run electrical and data to the stations. Patrons will be able to use them with an app and credit card. No staff intervention required. See my previous blog post for more information. The Simmons air conditioners are on their last leg. We are making the choice to replace them with environmentally friendly green technology. The story garden plan is complete and ready for the city's planning commission review. We have renderings of various fence heights to propose and the footprint may need to be cut back a bit to line up with the building. We should have everything approved within the next 30 days.
The federal American Rescue Plan Act has been passed by Congress and allocates $3.2 million for Wisconsin libraries. We will be actively involved in creating a guide for libraries statewide that outlines how to conduct community assessments, how to create rapid responses through library services, and how to evaluate the impact of those responses. Once the framework is in place, 10 libraries from across WI, including KPL, will test the model by developing new programs to offset the learning loss children have experienced this last year, support small business and entrepreneurs, and support community reconciliation. This is a year long project that will be generously funded through ARPA.
Stephanie has secured $500 from the National Book Fund to develop a New Readers Collection at Uptown. Thanks, Stephanie!
As part of our commitment to removing barriers to library service, we'll be ending our contract with Unique Management for collection agency services.
This week's Bright Spot award nomination comes from Marcia:
"I wanted to nominate Jeff for making the toddler book bins for the bookmobile as well as the custom shelf and cup holder on the book truck. It shows that he really cares about his work. Not only are they very useful, but we all benefit from them. I really appreciate that he did that as well as all of the help he has given me since I started."
These are great! Thanks, Jeff!
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