The project included a more defined children’s area, a new teen space, improved public computer area and a new flex space that can be used as a makerspace area for programming and do-it-yourself projects, where patrons can gather to create, invent and learn using 3D printers, software, electronics, craft and hardware supplies, and tools.
Groskopf also oversaw the launch of a pilot program last summer to bring library services directly to retirement facilities, schools, daycares and community events throughout Davenport as well as expand wireless internet access, utilizing the library’s new Outreach Wheeled Library van.
The roving mobile hotspot on wheels stops at parks and schools across Davenport providing free Wi-Fi access to help parents and students with homework as classrooms and learning has shifted online.
“I think there’s a lot of other opportunity there for outreach into…
