Northbrook Public Library: Through Covid and Beyond

Libraries are vital community resources.  Come hear about how the Northbrook Public Library navigated through the pandemic and learn what the future of libraries holds.  Attendees will also learn about new services and resources they can access through the library.   Kate will also be sharing:

1. Learn about up and coming trends in libraries 
2. Discover what resources the library can offer you (and how easy it is to get a library card)
3. Hear about how units of local government have had to pivot over the past two years and what changes we have made to meet our taxpayer's needs

Kate's Bio

Kate Hall is the Executive Director of the Northbrook Public Library after serving as Director at the New Lenox Public Library and in various Youth Services positions in Chicagoland libraries for over 20 years.  She is actively involved in training new library directors and chairs Director’s University, an intensive training for new Illinois Public Library Directors and co-authored The Public Library Director’s Toolkit and the soon to be released The Public Library Director’s HR Toolkit.  In between managing a library during a pandemic and reading, Kate launched Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide joint programming cooperative that aims to bring nationally recognized speakers to 192 public libraries in Illinois.  She was named the 2021 ILA Librarian of the Year, and she is also the devoted servant of one very demanding cat.