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Hastings Public Library reports increased program attendance and makerspace growth amid staff transition
Summary
Library staff presented an annual impact report to the council describing new services (printing system, online calendar, 3D printers), expanded outreach and makerspace use, gold accreditation from Nebraska Library Commission, and a continuing search for a library director.
Joseph Chapman, the library experience supervisor, presented the Hastings Public Library’s annual impact report at the March 17 work session. Chapman said the report documents new services, outreach, and program metrics and noted the library is operating during a director transition.
Chapman listed new or expanded services: a new public printing system, a patron‑facing online calendar for program scheduling, and the addition of 3D printers in the library’s makerspace. He described children’s and teen programming (weekly STEAM/tween…
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