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Kent District Library tells Wyoming council about scholarships, meals and rising use
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Officials from Kent District Library updated the Wyoming City Council on awards, programs and usage growth, including scholarships, summer meals and outreach through MelCat and the bookmobile.
Sheree Gilberth Watts, a trustee on the Kent District Library Board who also serves as a Wyoming planning commissioner and a teacher, told the Wyoming City Council on June 2 that the library system has expanded services and community outreach, citing new scholarships, increased visits and expanded meal and digital-access programs.
The library’s director, Lance Horner, said KDL reinvested a $250,000 Jerry Klein award from 2023 into community programs, won a 2024 national medal, and reported usage gains: visits were up 7 percent in 2024 and in-person program attendance rose 14 percent. “We had 2,400,000 people through our doors in 2024,” Horner said. He also said e-book circulation rose 17 percent and that the system provided more than 23,000 meals last summer through a partnership with Feeding America.
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