The Simmons air conditioner replacement continues to be delayed due to unavailability of mechanical parts. The good news is, it will get done while we don't need air conditioning! We'll keep you posted as we know more.
Book banning in the news: Independent bookstores and libraries are facing many challenges. KPL is beginning to face challenges to books in the collection and we're hearing accusations of promoting pornography to children. The books in question include a YA book that is the memoir of a queer young black man and the other is Homegoing, our upcoming Big Read title. Remember that arguing with people doesn't really get us anywhere, but reassuring them that the Big Read is not the same things as the Summer Reading Program for kids is a fact worth sharing and one that is being distorted. And that all our collection choices are based on professional reviews, which include advice about age-appropriateness. Listening will go a long way- they are likely very well intentioned and might have heard things that aren't true. Plus they like you. It will be hard for them to believe that you would intentionally "hurt" children.
We have a collection development policy accessible from the website (see policies link at the bottom of the home page) and the Request for Reconsideration form is at the end of the policy if they are adement that they want to make a formal complaint.
We're getting Wisconsin State Parks Passes for checkout! Patrons may check out the day use passes, place them on their dashboards, and receive free entry to any park in the state for a day. WLA will send us lots of promotional materials. Hoping to get this up and running mid-October.
The KPL Foundation has agreed to hire a professional fundraiser to solicit donations toward the new Uptown Children's Library!
This Week's Bright Spot Nominations
From Michaela:
"I would like to nominate Jeff for a bright spot this week. He took time in between cutting wooden hedgehogs for YFS to help me put up shelving in the OS office, fix cabinet drawers that no longer opened and overall just made the whole rearranging process go smoother.
I would also like to nominate the Outreach team as a whole. Thank all of you for welcoming me back to KPL and making my transition into Outreach so smooth and stress free. The amount of leg work that goes into this department is astonishing and all of you are amazing at what you do! I'm so happy to be a part of the team."
"I would like to nominate Jessica for a Bright Spot. While she has been doing a great job with Instagram reels in general, Brandi told me that her newest reel (starring Miss Karen) got 20,000 views within the first two hours of it being posted! Incredible work!"
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