The Kiel Public Library director gave a presentation to the Kiel City Council highlighting the library's accomplishments and statistics. She discussed popular programs the library offered, usage statistics that had grown in recent years, and the results of a needs assessment that found the library's building no longer meets the community's needs. The needs assessment recommends expanding the library to nearly 20,000 square feet to accommodate more materials, computers, seating and meeting space. The director is asking the council and public for support to renovate and expand the library.

1. Kiel Public Library The Little Library That Does Big Things Presentation to the Kiel City Council By Nanette Bulebosh December, 2008

2. Have you seen what we’ve been up to?

3. Guitar Hero on our new Wii console, April 2008 (Purchased with a $1,000 grant from MCLS)

4. Bowling with the Kiel City Council Super Smash Bros II

5. Winners of teen film festival , June 2008 Library Assistant Rick Amelse (right) coordinated what we hope becomes an annual event

6. Police Chief Funkhouser at storytime during NLW May 2008

7. Youth Art Month, March 2008

9. Santa visits during Christmas Walk, December 2007

10. Kiel Fish & Game Fishery June 2007

11. Edwin J. Majkrzak Historical Research Center Kiel’s historic photographs went online in 2007 Big Streets in a Little City: Street Scenes 1860-1980

14. And don’t forget we have WiFi

17. 2008 Budget Funding Sources Kiel: $152,034 Manitowoc: $92,073 Calumet: $5,399 Grants: $3,000 Fines & Misc: $2,500 TOTAL: $255,006

21. 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. Included three public forums in Sept. 2008

25. When do we want to do this? How will we do it? How much will it cost? Who’s going to pay for it? Please tell people that we’re nowhere near that point, (you can hold on to your wallet) And why bother anyway? Won’t the Internet make libraries obsolete?