From the Director, Fall 2025
This year has passed so quickly. We've been celebrating our 150th Birthday, and while we're wrapping up 2025, we have a fantastic fall planned for you.
Your response to our 150th Birthday has been phenomenal. You've joined us for events, sent us birthday cards, and shared your memories with us. We're excited to share what some of our patrons have said the library means to them in our Bookish Magazine. Your memories, thoughts, and birthday wishes will become a part of WCDPL's history, housed in our Local History Collection. Stories like these are so important; they chronicle the life of the library and how WCDPL has grown since its humble beginnings in 1875. We hope you will make more memories at our 150th Birthday Party in Bowling Green on Saturday, September 20 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, or join us at one of our many local history programs to learn more about WCDPL's past.
A critical part of WCDPL is what we do for you: how we influence your life and what we provide to the community around us. One of the pieces to that puzzle is workforce development. Whether you're searching for a new job, creating your resume for the first time, or looking to strengthen your skills, we have resources to help you on your journey. This fall, we're proud to offer development opportunities from resume help to small business workshops. Libraries make their communities stronger by providing these services free of charge, like everything we do. We want to see you succeed in your career, and you can find more resources on our website.
Not only does the library offer key resources, but opportunities for personal growth. We have plenty of excitement coming up with three big Foundation Series speakers. Bestselling nonfiction author, Erik Larson, and This Old House host, Kevin O'Connor, will both be visiting Bowling Green this fall. Bowling Green native, Sam Goodwin, will also be stopping by the library to talk about his book and inspiring tale of resilience. These author visits not only bring widely recognized, engaging speakers to our area, but highlight the joy of seeing your favorite author or speaker in person.
As with everything we do at WCDPL, we strive to serve you. While we celebrate 150 years of library service, we look forward to 150 more, filled with books, events, and resources to help you at every stage of life.
See you at the library,
Michael Penrod
WCDPL Director