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LOCAL NEWS
Comings & Goings
Carrie Litowitz is the new member of the Des Moines Library Advisory Board.
She was approved by the Des
Moines City Council in March, and will serve a 3-year term. She
replaces Virg Staiger, who retired from the board at the end of December
2013. Other members of the board are Tony Wilson, President, Robin
Lamoureux, Melissa Ponder, and Janet Sorby.
Jill Whealon is the new president of the Friends of the Kent Library. She replaces out-going president Marvin
Clark.
Program Highlights at our Libraries
For Teens:
Sequential Storytelling; The Graphic Novelist’s Perspective
Saturday, May 18, 2pm at the Kent Library
Presented by Elizabeth Guizzetti
Learn
how graphic novels are written and produced from this independent comic
book author and artist. Workshop is 2 hours long; all supplies are
included.
For
Adults:
STARS Workshop; Learning Styles in Action
Saturday, May 18, 1pm at the Woodmont Library
Learn
about three learning styles (visual, auditory and kinesthetic) and
discover ways to make activities in your early childhood classroom
supportive of these styles.
Provides 2 STARS credit hours. Register online or by calling the
Woodmont Library, beginning May 4.
For Adults: Book Group Extravaganza!
Saturday, May 18, 9am at the KCLS Service Center in Issaquah
Featuring Molly Wizenberg, author of
A Homemade Life.
For a complete list of programs at your local library, click here:
Upcoming Meetings: The
Des Moines Library Advisory Board will meet Thursday, May 23, at 7:00pm at the Des Moines Library.
SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE
APRIL DIRECTOR”S REPORT
As the process continues, progress is being made on the
Renton Library
project. KCLS held a public meeting on March 26 to present the design
for
the new library over the Cedar River. Even though some of the 150
attendees objected to breakout stations, staff gathered good input from
those who participated as well as from the audience comment period at
the end of the meeting. Miller-Hull architects identified
some of the main concerns raised by the public and addressed them in a
follow-up presentation to the Renton City Council on April 15. Council
members responded well to the design changes and the City has indicated
it will consider increasing the budget to
build a larger library that is closer to the size of the existing
building. It is anticipated that the City Council will make a decision
on the schematic design and project budget at its meeting on Monday,
April 29.
KCLS and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission have reached agreement on a term sheet for the property at SW 107th Street and 14th
Avenue SW in White Center
and will soon begin reviewing drafts of the purchase and
sale agreement. The property is anticipated to close this summer. In
the meantime, KCLS has issued a Request for Qualifications and twelve
architectural firms have responded. KCLS will invite a Board member to
participate in the architect selection process
and will also include staff and community members.
KCLS’
new adult programming series, A Place at the Table
is off to a great start. More than 120 people turned out to hear Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Moss discuss his book
Salt, Sugar, Fat at the Redmond Library and attendees gave the
event high marks. KCLS has also already collected close to 5,000 pounds
of food that will be donated to local food banks. A Place at the Table
is garnering a lot of attention throughout the
community and KCLS is receiving numerous inquiries from organizations,
restaurants and chefs who are interested in becoming program partners.
Upcoming Meetings
Board of Trustees – Public Forum – Tuesday, May 21st, 5 p.m. –
Service Center
