Kiel Public Library The Little Library That Does Big Things Presentation to the Kiel Area Chamber of Commerce Nanette Bulebosh December, 2008
Jul 16, 2015
Kiel Public LibraryThe Little Library That Does Big Things
Presentation to the
Kiel Area Chamber of Commerce
Nanette Bulebosh
December, 2008
Bowling with the
Kiel City Council
Super Smash Bros II
Mayor Bob Werdeo and and Alderman Ron
Meyer drop some pins with KPL’s new Wii
Winners of KPL’s first-ever
Teen Film Festival, June 2008
Library Assistant Rick Amelse (right) coordinated
Visitors look at student artwork at the YAM open house.
More than 250 pieces were displayed
Youth Art Month, March 2008
Genealogy group, March 2008
KPL trustee Carolyn Johnson leads a discussion on useful
genealogy tools at the group’s first meeting of the year
Meet the Firefighters, October 2005
Every October, during Fire Safety week, the KPL story group visits the
Kiel fire station for a tour, fire safety tips, and a ride on a fire truck!
Kiel Fish & Game Fishery, June 2007
KPL’s summer library program always begins with a fishery at Hingiss Park hosted by the
Kiel Fish & Gamers, who donate hundreds of dollars in fishing equipment for the winners
Babysitting Clinic, October 2006
Joie teaches a four-week, Red Cross endorsed babysitting clinic every fall & spring.
Guest speakers include police and fire reps, registered nurses, and child care experts.
Edwin J. Majkrzak Historical Research Center
The center opened in April, 2006.
Selected photos and documents
went online in 2007
Big Streets in a Little City:
Street Scenes 1860-1980
Ed poses in front of the Research Center, which wouldn’t
exist without his donations and his expertise!
A few stats about your library
Number of books in collection: 35,424
Audio books: 1,176
DVDs & Videos: 1994
5 daily newspapers & 98+ magazines
E-books via NetLibrary: 8,805
Ed’s amazing local history notebooks: 100+
Resident library cardholders: 4,426
* From 2007 Annual Report to the state
A few more stats …
2007 circulation: 81,052
* Up from 76,256 in 2006
Number of adult programs: 31 (527 total participants)
Number of youth programs: 167 (7303 total participants)
# of times our computers were used in 2007: 9,308
Estimated # of visitors per year: 55,000 to 60,000
More than 1,000 per week!
Customer Services(A partial list)
Personalized Reference service
Readers Advisory
Interlibrary Loan services
Photocopy & Fax
High-speed Internet access
Computer classes
Mobile access to catalog
Free meeting room space
CATV broadcasting
15 to 18 SLP programs every summer
Wireless access on both floors
Riverside Reader newsletter
Local history resources
College catalogs
Tax forms & zoning maps
Weekly family story hours
Semi-annual babysitting clinics
Two display cases
Community bulletin board
Author visits & new book club
Special services for homebound, home delivery
Online databases, such as …
OverdriveDigital Audio Books
& Videos
Downloadable to your
Computer or mobile device
E-books on demand
Accessible from home after initial
registration at the library
Ask Away
Virtual Reference24-hr online help from librarians
Homework help for students
Research assistance for adults
Login via KPL website
www.kiel.lib.wi.us
Also on our website:
List of “Upcoming Programs”
“Little City Library” interactive blog
Link to hundreds of Local photos on Flickr.com
New slide show of Kiel, Germany photographs
KPL Board of Trustees
Jacqualine Ungrodt, president
Carolyn Johnson, vice president
Faye Billmann, secretary & school rep
Will Foerster, treasurer
Scott Vogel, director at large
Ron Meyer, city council rep
Katherine Ristow, director at large
Julia Davis, Manitowoc County rep
Darlene Werdeo, Manitowoc County rep
Current KPL employees
Nanette Bulebosh, city librarian
Joie Baldock, youth librarian
Terry Kuske, technical coordinator
Sheila Draxler, library assistant
Rick Amelse, library assistant
Steve Thiry, library assistant
Five student pages, age 14-17
Don Krupp, custodian/maintenance(8.5 hrs per week)
City of Kiel
Manitowoc Cty
Calumet Cty
Grants/Other Income
Fine Revenues
2008 Budget
Funding Sources
Kiel: $152,034
Manitowoc: $92,073
Calumet: $5,399
Grants: $3,000
Fines & Misc: $2,500
TOTAL: $255,006
What’s next for KPL
More free films: Dec 12 & 26
Family gaming day: Dec 30
Monthly book discussion group at Stoelting House. Next session is Dec. 15: A Christmas Memory
Poetry “open mike” in early January
More public talks, more outreach, teen advisory board, author visits
What else?
‘Picturing America’display & lecture
More adult programs/author visits
More outreach talks by city librarian
Lapsits for infants and toddlers
More teen programming
More gaming events, hopefully involving people of all ages (Wii Fit?)
Additional databases – Career Track & Career Testing, Heritage Quest, Morningstar
What else? How about an Outdoor Skills Center?
Boy Scouts Matt Scott & Isiah Grybush & Troop leader Jim Scott (right)
Their outdoor lab will open next spring on the southside of the library
And finally …
Long-Range planning
A visionary but financially viable response to
the Lawson report of November 2008
A six-month Needs Assessment process
involving statistical analysis, three community
forums, on-site visits, comparisons with state
standards for a population our size, etc.
What we learned from theNeeds Assessment research
Our facility, built in 1972, no longer meets our needs
Computer resources are limited by space and infrastructure
Patrons noted a severe lack of seating and worktables
No room for teen area, youth dept needs much more room
Public complains of noise, disruptions from other users
Lawson report recommends
14 public computer workstations
10 staff workstations and more space for efficient workflow
Meeting room with seating capacity for 100 (1450 sq ft).
Better use of natural setting
Better connection between adult and youth rooms
Better soundproofing
Total square footage of at least 16,500
When do we want to do this?How will we do it?How much will it cost?Who’s going to pay?
These are questions we’re exploring now. Your input is valuable
Is it worth it?
“Isn’t the internet making libraries obsolete?”
In tough economic times,
libraries become
Even more important
AND, they’re a wise investment:
$4.06 return on every dollar*
* Northstar study of the economic impact of Wisconsin libraries, 2007
We’re asking you to help …
The Little Library That Does Big Thingsto get better & better, and …
do even bigger things!
Nanette Bulebosh, director
Kiel Public Library
894-7122
www.kiel.lib.wi.us