Library News

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The Knox County Public Library approved their 2017 budget for advertising during it’s meeting Tuesday.

 

 

Library Director Emily Bunyan says the budget for next year represents a 3-point-7 increase compared to next year.

The increase will provide raises for library staff, 30-thousand dollars for new furniture and equipment and 10-thousand dollars for new books.

Bunyan says they will meet with the Department of Local Government and Finance to review the library’s budget next Thursday at 1:30 pm at the Knox County Courthouse.

The Library board also approved the hiring of two part-time employees to assist with the digitization of its historical documents. The Friends of the Knox County Public Library obtained a Heritage Grant with the assistance of the Knox County Council to hire the two part-time workers. Bunyan says they will work 28 hours a week through the end of June 2017.


The Knox County Public Library will be hosting a pair of Community Conversations later this month to hear from the public on what type of services they’d like the Library to provide.

The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 30th at 6:30 pm in Wheatland at 159 East Old Highway 50 where the Library currently houses its mobile book station. Library Director Emily Bunyan says part of that conversation will be to guage community interest in whether or not residents wish to continue with the mobile book service or if there other services they’d like to see the library provide.

The second Community Conversation will be held the following night August 31st at the Knox County Public Library in Vincennes. Bunyan says they welcome feedback from the public.


The Knox County Public Library will host a Grant Writing Workshop on Wednesday, August 31st. The workshop will outline the basic elements of getting started in writing grant proposals. Included will be a review of grant writing tools and information available at the Library. The workshop will be held from 11:15 am to 2 pm at the Fortnightly Building. Registration is 20-dollars and will include materials and lunch.