Fort Scott Public Library is pleased to announce that Valetta Cannon, our Children and Teen Services Librarian and Assistant Director, will receive an Excellence Award from the Southeast Kansas Library System on September 18th.

The award presentation by SEKLS staff will be at 6 p.m. at the Fort Scott City Commission meeting, and the Library will host a reception after the presentation.

The library will remain unlocked after closing for people who wish to attend the reception. All ages are welcome.

The Excellence Awards recognize exemplary library service or support of libraries in southeast Kansas.

Awards include a $1,000 cash award to the library, a trophy for the winner, and the winner’s name attached to a traveling plaque. The four recipients of this year’s award were announced June 1, 2018 at the Southeast Kansas Library System annual meeting.