Mark your calendars! The Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference will be held November 1-4 in Lake Geneva this year. The conference schedule is due out in a few weeks. This is a great opportunity for many of our staff to attend training locally.
Strange but true:
The Library of Congress hair collection (yes, hair) contains locks from Walt Whitman and George Washington, among other famous dignitaries. Take a look at fascinating pics at the LOC website.
Teens Rise to the Occasion:
How Teens are pushing back against school book bans
FOL's pallet book sale was a big success! Thanks to all of you who came out to help!
Our vending machines are just about ready for prime time at the YMCA and Boys and Girls Club. The book return units are in place and Aaron is finishing up signage. We need to replace a bad cable on one of the machines, then we'll schedule library card signup events at both locations in early September to celebrate National Library Week.
Lots of Bright Spot nominations came in last week from Jennifer @ Northside:
"I have many bright spots this week and I wanted to make sure I shared them with you.A huge thanks to the maintenance team - They moved a shelf into large print for us, brought down around 25 chairs from the attic, and also brought over those 4 racks from Southwest for us this week. Very exciting for us at Northside and we appreciate their work (and heavy lifting!).
I also wanted to specifically thank Jeff - after our very successful "Make it or Break it" event last Friday, Jeff transported and disposed of a van full of broken tech, so I wouldn't have to worry about it. This thoughtfulness and willingness to help wherever he can is a definite hallmark of Jeff's work at KPL.
Yesterday, I got a call that meant I needed to run out into the pouring rain to get something over to my son's daycare unexpectedly. I had left my rain jacket in my car and Patty immediately loaned me her umbrella AND offered her rain jacket. I am always grateful for her unceasing kindness!
For Marcia and the OS team (+ Karen and Emily!) - They planned all kinds of fantastic activities for the Nights at Northside: NASA @ the Library event for July, and then rescheduled it for tonight when a storm came through. That is two weeks of being incredibly flexible with their time to make sure we have plenty of staffing for this event.
And finally, for Lisa who is always such a support for the Northside staff. Whenever someone is having a rough day, Lisa is always right there, offering moral support and understanding. She has a real gift of empathy that is so appreciated by the NS staff."
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