Hi friends! We want to get to know our patrons a little better, and we have a fun prize up for grabs in the process. Fill out this quick and easy form and upload your photo by March 15 and you will be entered to win a $50 gift card to Meijer. We will be…
KDL Free Library: “It’s Been a Big Hit”
Mark is a Librarian at our Krause Memorial Branch in Rockford. Even though he spends all day in a library, he wanted more. For the last three or four years, he has also had a KDL Free Library at his home. The Little Library was built by Mark's friend, and sits just outside of his…
KDL Receives Priceless Partner Award from Affinity Mentoring
We are so pleased to be the recipient of the 2021 Priceless Partner Award from Affinity Mentoring. What an honor! Affinity Mentoring partners with local businesses, organizations and schools to match students in K-8th grade with a caring adult role model to journey alongside them one hour a week. Several KDL staff members serve as…
Black History Month
Join us in celebrating Black History Month throughout the month of February with the following programs and resources: Blog posts Black History Month - Books Matter, by Misgana Kurban Black Arts, by Misgana Kurban Black History Month reading lists Picture Books Middle Grade Recommendations Teen Recommendations Adult Recommendations Programs Celebration of African American Life &…
Screen the Film: Black Men in White Coats
Less black men applied to medical school in 2014 than in 1978 and black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States. With only 2% of American doctors being black men, this comes as no surprise. The documentary Black Men in White Coats dissects the systemic barriers preventing black men from becoming medical…
