Blue House Books continues to support the new children's library by crowdsourcing our collection. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your favorite children's book with the kids in our community at a price everyone can afford. All you need to do is visit the BHB website, pick your favorite book from the list of titles Amy Rae has selected, and purchase. The books will go to BHB, we will pick them up, and add a name plate to the book that includes your name. Please share this opportunity with family and friends. It's a low cost/ high impact way to spread the joy of reading.
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Short Internet Outage Planned for Tuesday September 12th.
What is happening?AT&T will migrate KPL/KCLS to a new BadgerNet Line.
When?
On September 12 from 12:00 pm to 12:05 pm. Based on previous migrations, the outage will last from 0 to 5 minutes.
Why?
The State of Wisconsin renegotiated the BadgerNet contract, and AT&T will install newer equipment.
Who is affected?
KPL Staff & Patrons may be unable to:
Use self-checkouts
Use the AMH
Workflows may reboot
CL Staff & Patrons may briefly lose internet access during this period.
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From Jennifer: You may have noticed in the fall/winter Insider that there is a new bilingual traveling exhibit at Northside: FRANKENSTEIN: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature // Penetrando en los Secretos de la Naturaleza.This exhibit is scheduled to be on display from September 11 - October 21st. It arrived early, so I set it up for a few extra days.
Here is some additional information about the display, if you engage with any patrons on the topic:
The National Library of Medicine produced Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature/Penetrando en los secretos de la naturaleza, guest curated by historian and educator Susan E. Lederer, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
The traveling exhibition and companion website explore the power of the novel Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus to expose hidden fears of science and technology as human efforts to penetrate the secrets of nature continue. In 1816, Mary Shelley conceived a story about a scientist who creates a creature that can think and feel but is monstrous to the eye. Spurned by all, the embittered creature turns into a savage killer. Shelley’s story served as a metaphor for apprehensions about scientific advancement that continue to resonate today.
There is also an (English-only) companion website, linked here, which may be of interest to staff (or patrons) who are unable to see it in person.
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When new staff sits through orientation, I try to explain the difference between KCLS and KPL and how we serve as the administrative team for both entities. Did you know that KCLS, our county library system, also has a website? It's one more way to access our shared databases paid for through the System and read the technology plan for all 6 library locations in Kenosha County. And it may just make the complicated relationship between KPL and KCLS a little clearer.
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This week's Bright Spot nominations:
From Marcia:
"I would like to nominate Patty Bajabir for a Bright Spot:
Yesterday afternoon I was on the phone with a lobby stop regular and she told me that she attends the Senior Reading Group at St. Catherine's which Patty took over hosting after Sue Vaal retired. This patron said the group is so welcoming and Patty does such a great job. She said this last time a new resident attended and she just loved it!"
This week's Bright Spot nominations:
From Marcia:
"I would like to nominate Patty Bajabir for a Bright Spot:
Yesterday afternoon I was on the phone with a lobby stop regular and she told me that she attends the Senior Reading Group at St. Catherine's which Patty took over hosting after Sue Vaal retired. This patron said the group is so welcoming and Patty does such a great job. She said this last time a new resident attended and she just loved it!"
"Daisy went above and beyond today when a patron came in with an accessibility request. The patron had gone to the transit office to request a large print bus schedule (which their website says you can request), but they were told it was unavailable. So, the patron came to Northside for help, where Daisy spent time meticulously enlarging and copying the schedule so the patron would have a copy they could read. We are so proud to have such a compassionate heart on the KPL Northside team!"
From Barb: Thanks to Katie Engle for taking on her new role as an Accounting/Payroll Specialist. In the true Katie way, she is doing a terrific job fearlessly and cheerfully learning all the aspects of her new position. It's great to have you in this position, Katie!
Happy weekend, everyone!
Barb
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