News for the Week

Simmons is back open starting Saturday morning. Thanks to everyone for accommodating Simmons staff while the plumbing was fixed.

We're looking for 3 new members for our Library Board to begin terms July 1, 2022. If you know someone who would be a strong supporter and help us thrive, please encourage them to send a letter of interest to the Mayor's office asking to serve. The Board meets the second Tuesday of every month for several hours and members also serve on committees that meet several times a year. If anyone wants more information, we have packets for prospective members that provide more information about responsibilities. Our Board members are appointed by the Mayor. 

We're going to try something a little different this summer and purchase 3 Mitchell Park Domes Library Experience Passes for checkout. The passes are good for one year and allow a family of 2 adults and their children under 17 to experience the Domes for free. Parking is also free and there's a discount in the gift store for families with a pass.
Each pass has a one week checkout period so families can plan their outing a few days in advance.
We're going to use a recent donation to fund this service. Hopefully it's used a lot! I know I plan to use it!
Once the passes arrive we'll provide you with more information and the Marketing Team will get the word out. Hopefully they can begin being available for checkout in a couple weeks.

Look for a big Kenosha News article on Sunday about the recent ARPA grant-funded projects at KPL and CL. 

According to the results of the recent Public Services poll, 23 staff feel comfortable with removing plexiglas at the service desks and 8 want the plexiglas to remain. Poll results vary by location, so we'll start removing the barriers where there is the highest level of confidence, at Simmons, SW ADS, and NS, and will keep the plexiglas at the SW YFS desk and Uptown desk for now, since staff  there expressed less confidence. For those of you who commented that we should keep the plexiglas in case a new virulent wave moves through Kenosha, we'll do our best to store it or reuse it- it was crazy expensive! 

Friday's the big day! We're closed at all locations for our all-staff in-service day beginning at 8:30am at SW. See you there!

This week's Bright Spot Award goes to Alejandria for her patience and fortitude working with energetic and demanding teens. Alejandria found herself in a rough spot in the middle of a crowd this week, yet showed great courage and resolved the situation with finesse. Alejandria is a strong advocate for teens and shows it every day in her work. She's definitely a KPL Bright Spot!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Barb