BROKEN BOW – The Broken Bow Public Library will be holding a community needs forum on Thursday, April 27 at 5:30 p.m. The forum will be hosted, naturally, at the library.
Broken Bow Public Library Director Megan Svoboda says that the forum is totally inclusive, regardless of how frequently or infrequently a person takes advantage of the library’s services.
“We invite anyone who values the library, or maybe hasn’t thought about the library much, or even anyone who would like to use the library and isn’t quite sure how to begin; we’d love to have you join us and share your ideas.”
The forum comes on the heels of an intensive, ongoing reevaluation of how the library may best continue to serve the Broken Bow community; this could mean an expansion of services or modification of existing programming.
It’s also a two-way street: a successful event and subsequent implementation of ideas or expansion of services would help the Broken Bow Public Library maintain its accreditation.
The purpose of public library accreditation, according to the Nebraska Library Commission, is to encourage excellent library service in communities across the state; accreditation is the standard by which the services are offered, and measured against guidelines developed by librarians.
Broken Bow’s library currently holds gold accreditation, the highest a library can receive in the state. With gold status, a library becomes eligible for increased state financial aid which includes education and improvement grants, as well as USDA money that could be used for community facilities.
As with most library functions, it is completely free and open to everyone.
