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MEETING OF:
DATE OF MEETING:
TIME OF MEETING: 3:OO PM
PLACE OF MEETING:
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
July 15, 1998
New Library Site
CALL TO ORDER:
Vice President Ann L’Heureux called the meeting to order at 3:OO PM.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Library Board Trustees Gleason Huss L’Heureux,
and Trigas. Trustee Curtin arriving late.
Absent: Trustee McCann
Also Present: Cliff Lange, Library Director
Geoff Armour, Assistant Library Director
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the June 17, 1998, meeting were approved as corrected.
MONTHLY LIBRARY DIVISION HEADS REPORTS:
Trustees Trigas and L’Heureux commented on the report from Lynda Jones, Head of
the Adult Learning Program, on the Language Literacy Link conferences she had
attended at the University of San Diego. Trustee Trigas was interested in the manner
in which they utilized the other senses and methods to teach the learners. Trustee
L’Heureux was especially fascinated by the methods used to teach literacy. Library
Assistant Director Armour suggested the possibility of having the Library Division Heads
come to Board Meetings to give a review of their individual programs/departments.
Library Director Lange suggested that the September Board of Trustees meeting be
held at the Adult Learning Center and the Board agreed.
Trustee L’Heureux also made note of the Children’s program at Centro for which
Walden Books provided gifts of “Old Turtle” to each participant.
Some discussion followed regarding the financial problems currently experienced by
Crown books.
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Trustee L’Heureux was curious about the increase in on-line searches as reflected in
the Reference statistics. Director Lange explained that one of the reasons for that
increase was the use of the Internet.
Trustee Trigas requested that if at all possible, all the statistical reports contain the
numbers from last year to show a contrast. Assistant Library Director Armour said he
would look into that as a possibility.
Trustee L’Heureux asked if the zero cataloguing statistics for Adult and Juvenile records
mean that the collection was gone. Library Director Lange confirmed that the
phonograph records were indeed all gone.
With regard to the Revenue Status Report, Trustee L’Heureux questioned the zeros for
gifts and miscellaneous listed for the Branch Library. Assistant Director Armour
explained that for accounting purposes the gifts and miscellaneous amounts have
historically been reported under Main Library. Library Director Lange pointed out as an
example, the Friend’s of the Library give money to the Children’s Program at the
Branch every year, but the amount is shown under the Main Library.
LIBRARY BOARD COMMENTS:
Trustee L’Heureux had seen Ofie Escobedo who recently returned from her orientation
session in Connecticut with the Community Library Advocacy Project and has asked if
the Board would like for her to come in and talk about the program. Director Lange said
Ms Escobedo had been in to see him and provided him with a sizable amount of
information on the program. He explained it was basically a grant-funded program
whose lead agency is Libraries for the Future, a non-profit corporation, which has a
$350,000 grant to promote library advocacy. The committee is made up of twenty-five
representatives from all over the country. Ms. Escobedo was nominated by Yolanda
Cuesta of the State Library who had worked with Ofie in connection with Centro. The
committee has targeted eight states that currently have weak under-funded libraries
and the mission of this committee is to go to those states and teach local people how to
advocate for improved library services.
Trustee Trigas suggested that the Board recommend to the City Council that once the
new library building is completed, the names of all Library Board Members who have
been part of the new library planning and implementation be included on the
acknowledgment wall.
Also, Trustee Trigas requested that the Board revisit the parking structure issue. She
stated that she knew what the parking problems were at this point, even without the
library. Because the bid for the building came in lower than anticipated and the reports
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on the change orders indicate a very low percent, there is probably sufficient money in
the budget to build the parking structure now.
.Trustee Curtin was supportive of her position, especially if the money is in the budget.
He felt that in the past it has not been the position of the City Council to wait until a
problem arrives, and that should not be the position they take on the parking situation.
Trustee Gleason Huss requested information on the cost of building the parking
structure. Director Lange told her that we did not have an actual cost estimate done but
the contractor and architect estimate that, depending on the size, it would cost between
$1 and $1.5 million. She was also curious about whether or not the original builders
would do the construction or would the project have to go out to bid again.
Trustee Curtin also advised the Board that he had submitted his resignation to the
Mayor. Director Lange thanked Trustee Curtin for his service to this Board, pointing out
that Dr. Curtin has been on the Board for nine years and has been a major contributor.
REVIEW STATUS OF COLE LIBRARY RENOVATION:
Library Director Lange reported that the City Manager had pulled the agenda bill for this
item. The main reason for his action was to have more time with the Council to get
them more firmly grounded in the issues involved in the re-prioritizing of some other CIP
projects. There was a subsequent meeting with representatives from finance and the
Assistant City Manager in which the decision was made to request the architects to
include a fourth alternative. That would be to remain in the building basically as is, but
remove the screen walls and take care of some of the safety issues as an interim
alternative. This was suggested in the 1990 feasibility study. The plan is to return to the
City Council possibly in September, to present the proposals on the same night as the
Finance Department will present to Council a reworked CIP project schedule. There
are several projects that Finance will recommend moving up on the schedule, including
the Cole renovation.
Trustee Trigas called the fourth alternative a “band-aid” plan, and asked if there is
enough money in that budget to bring the building up to code and make it more energy
efficient . Director Lange pointed out that the heating and air conditioning system is
thirty-one years old and to replace it will require the removal of the roof. Also, the
electrical system is not what it should be and admitted it is a gamble to do the interim
project hoping the air conditioning and heating system will still work. Assistant Director
Armour pointed out that some of the big ticket items would be to bring the building up to
meet ADA standards. According to the City’s Principal Building Inspector, the items in
the interim fix would not trigger the necessity to bring it up to those standards.
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Discussion followed on the length of time the “band-aid” remodel would have to last and
how much money would it take. Assistant Director Armour pointed out that the Growth
Management Plan will dictate when we have to add the square footage. Trustee
.L’Heureux reminded the Board that there had been a commitment to do something to
the Cole by next year, regardless of the Growth Management statistics.
Director Lange stated that the situation had changed as the engineer report showed the
building infrastructure was much worse that anybody had thought, and some of the
recommendations of eight years ago no longer made any sense. Still another issue is
the 3,000 square feet where Technical Services is currently housed. If the minimum
renovations option is chosen, that area could not be used for anything other than off-
duty work stations for staff because of its limited accessibility. Assistant Director
Armour pointed out the primary concerns are probably the health and safety issues
surrounding the current structure and the need and desire for like services at both
libraries. Trustee L’Heureux stated that the current building electrical system is very
antiquated .
Trustee Gleason Huss asked if money “saved” on the construction of the new library
(specifically the parking structure) could be used for the Cole remodel. Director Lange
explained that there is no money marked for the construction of the parking structure,
and as for transferring money from one project to another, he was not certain and
would have to find out . Trustees Curtin and Trigas submitted that they did not want to
support a trade-off. They wanted the new library, the parking structure, and a new Cole
Library building. Trustee Curtin suggested that perhaps they should wait to support an
interim fix until the City Council committed to a definite time for the complete remodel.
Trustee Trigas pointed out that we did not want to be‘at cross purposes. The money
designated to be spent at the new site should be spent on the parking structure, and we
are not asking for additional money to do it. Trustee Trigas sees a need for more
parking at the location now, and anticipated that with the programs scheduled for our
new auditorium and gallery as well as general use of the library, the situation will
become untenable almost immediately upon opening. Trustee Curtin asked the director
what was the next step. Library Director Lange responded that a memo had already
gone forward requesting permission to build the parking structure and was denied.
NEW LIBRARY PROGRESS UPDATE:
This report was trailed until the end and would be presented by John Cahill and Bill
Bowdle as part of the hard hat tour scheduled to follow the formal meeting.
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ZIEGLER ART COMPONENT:
The artist’s modifications to the
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rater feature were included in the packet and hav
already been approved by the Arts Commission. There was discussion on the
origination of the words to be inscribed and reflected. Director Lange said they were
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part of Ms. Ziegler’s original design and that the simplification more expressed
intellectual questioning, what libraries stand for, and where you come to answer your
questions. Trustee L’Heureux remarked that she was very pleased with the changes
and was glad the artist had time to let the piece “evolve.” The Board unanimously
approved the changes to the original design
ALA CONVENTION REPORT:
Director Lange shared the program with the board. Of the 24,000 people registered for
the conference, approximately 18,000 were librarians. The exhibit hall contained
somewhere between 800 and 900 exhibitors. The director was able to spend some
time in the exhibits looking over furniture and automated systems for the new library.
The sessions he attended were devoted primarily to fund raising and grant writing,
including one presented by the Library of Congress. He also went to the “PR Swap and
Shop” which is a large room filled with publications from libraries all over the country,
and he brought back a bag full of samples. Assistant Director Armour interjected that
one of the samples was a format we intend to use as a model for our annual report.
CERTIFICATION OF POPULATION FOR PLF ALLOCATIONS:
The Director explained that the State Library publishes this information every year and it
is based on the State Department of Finance estimate of our population. This is used
to determine our funding under the Public Library Fund. The big news about that is that
so far this year, the joint committee working on the budget voted to fully fund the PLF
this year. If the Governor allows it to stay in the budget, it would probably double our
grant, making it between $70 and $80 thousand for the year.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
By unanimous vote, Trustee L’Heureux was elected President and Trustee Trigas was
elected as Vice President.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
Friends of the Library Foundation - The Friends have established a Steering
Committee to work on development of the Foundation. On the agenda for the next
Library Board meeting, the Board will need to select at least one representative for the
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Foundation Board. In the discussion that followed Trustee Trigas announced she
would be willing to serve in that capacity and Trustee Gleason Huss was also
interested. No decision on this matter was made as it is an agenda item for the next
Board meeting.
New Staff - This year the library will be recruiting new staff. Currently we are
advertising for a full time Library Assistant for Technical Services and in the last quarter
of this fiscal year we will be hiring two additional Library Assistants, one for Children’s
and one for Reference. We also anticipate filling the Management Analyst position in
January 1999.
Major Service Area (MSA)- As part of the City’s reorganization the library has become
part of the Community Services MSA. The old Parks and Recreation publication has
been expanded to include information from City Hall as well as the Library, Arts and
Seniors. Assistant Director Armour passed out copies of the library pages which will
appear in the publication to be mailed in August to approximately 26,000 households in
Carlsbad. Trustee Gleason Huss questioned whether there would be some
announcement from City Hall explaining the expanded information in the publication so
that those who receive it will not perceive it to be the standard Parks & Recreation
mailing. Director Lange responded that they don’t anticipate any problems as the
magazine will look entirely different from the previous publication.
Technology Consultant - The consultant hired is Joan Frye Williams and she has
already made a visit here and met with key staff people. Her mission is to develop with
the staff a technology plan for the library for the next three years. The draft of her
recommendations are due in early August and she will return to Carlsbad on August 18
and 19, 1998, to discuss the preliminary plan. Dr. Lange proposes to invite Ms. Frye
Williams to the next Board meeting so that she can present her recommendations in
person.
NEW LIBRARY PROGRESS UPDATE:
John Cahill, Special Projects manager for the City, gave the Board an overview of the
general concepts of where we are on the job. The building is about 20% complete and
the first delivery of structural steel was yesterday, which represents a major milestone.
Within the next six weeks all the first floor masonry will be completed, as well as the
slab board. The project is on schedule with anticipated completion by this time next
year. Cost changes to the project have been minimal, less % of 1%.
Trustee Trigas commented that Mr. Cahill had not been present earlier in the meeting
when she had asked for information on the parking structure. Trustee Trigas explained
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that she is not content with waiting to see if a problem with the parking arises,
historically that is not the way Carlsbad likes to operate. She sees the City as more
that
visionary -and would like him to prepare a talking paper for her which outlines the
monies we have that was budgeted but not spent and also the approximate cost for the
construction of a parking structure.
Mr. Cahill explained that the position is that the entire project (the shopping center,
movie theater, post office, library, and all the other commercial components that make
up this entire commercial development) is adequately parked under the current parking
standard. The problem this particular center has is that it is split-level. There is more
than adequate parking down below and less than adequate parking up above. The
project did include in the very beginning setting up the area to the south for a future
parking structure. This parking area was designed with the utilities that are not in
conflict with future foundations and curb cuts that will match up with a parking structure
alignment. Mr. Cahill further explained that several months ago a memo went forward
recommending the construction of the parking structure using the savings on this
project to cover most if not all the design and construction costs. Although feasible at
that time, Mr. Cahill feels that we have passed the opportunity to have construction
completed simultaneously, The response from City Hall was that they would prefer to
wait and see how the parking patterns develop.
Trustee Trigas asked if the job would have to go out to bid again. Mr. Cahill said that
there is precedent for negotiating a contract with the current contractor for the additional
construction. Assistant Director Armour asked how disruptive it would be and how long
it would take to build the structure sometime later down the road. Mr. Cahill responded
that it would essentially take out of use half of the south parking lot for between six and
nine months. Trustee Trigas asked wouldn't the cost of the project increase if we
waited a year due to increased construction costs. Mr. Cahill said she was correct, that
construction costs have been increasing daily and probably will continue to do so.
Trustee Curtin asked would there not be considerable savings in overhead and
mobilization of the work force if we negotiated a contract with the existing contractor.
Mr. Cahill concurred that there would be some savings if that were the case. Trustee
Trigas concluded with repeating her request for the information on costs and budget for
the project to be prepared for her as soon as possible.
Trustee Curtin asked if there was any possibility of having the remainder of the tenants
in the center share in the cost of the parking structure. Mr. Cahill said this was not a
possibility. There is a reciprocal parking agreement between all the tenants and as
there is no requirement to provide additional parking, we cannot expect them to
contribute. Additionally, we cannot restrict the current parking for the library nor the
parking facility were it to be constructed.
Library Board of Trustees
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY:
Not present.
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY:
Not present.
SERRA ADVISORY BOARD:
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No report.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the Regular Meeting of July 15, 1998, was adjourned at 4:06 p.m. at
which time the Board put on hard hats and were given a guided tour of the building and
site by Mr. Cahill and Construction Manager, Bill Bowdle.
Respectfully submitted,
Cissie Sexton
Administrative Secretary
ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM
Monthly Report
June 1998
1. ComDuter Network
During June, City Information Systems staff began installing the new computer local area
network (LAN), in whch one server will control both the administrative computers at staff
workstations and the instructional computers in the computer lab. Security measures will
regulate access to the 2 functions. The new hardware will also facilitate linking the Adult
Learning Program to the full City computer network. In conjunction with installation of the
LAN, volunteer Randy Scott began configuring and installing the new Pentium computers which
will replace all six of the 486s in the computer lab. This change also involves changing from a DOS environment to a Windows environment. As the new computers are installed, staff are
helping tutors and learners adjust to the new look and procedures. After several trial months, the
lab’s World Wide Web access is now open to all tutors and leamers and is very popular.
2. Starbucks Donation
At the City Council meeting on July 9, representatives of Starbucks Coffee presented a $500
check to Library Director Cliff Lange and Adult Learning Program Coordinator Lynda Jones.
This donation is to be used for the purchase of books, software, and other instructional materials
in the Adult Learning Program. Making the presentation were Carlsbad Village Faire Starbucks
Manager Barbara Brown and Starbucks District Manager Bob Wilson. The $500 was raised
during the grand opening of the Carlsbad Village Faire Starbucks and is an example of how the
Starbucks corporation is supporting literacy efforts nationally.
3. Tutor Training
On June 12, 13, and 17, tutor trainings were held which resulted in 8 new tutors. Twelve tutors
and learners already involved in the program served as trainers and mentors. Tutor training, in
fact, has several purposes besides training new tutors. These include reinforcement training of
experienced tutors, building leamers’ self-esteem by their being trainers of new tutors, and
evaluating new tutors for matches with specific learners. Staff have been trying different formats
for tutor training to achieve these goals with the most effective use of staff and volunteer time.
4. Stratepic Planning
In its ongoing strategic planning effort, Adult Learning Program staff met with volunteer
consultant Carrie Scott on June 23. Plans were made in 3 program areas:
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Computer Lab transition: phasing in Windows and Internet use in the computer lab,
and training and supporting tutors and learners during the transition.
Tutor Orientation and Traininc developing alternate formats for tutor training to
achieve more efficient use of staff and volunteer time.
Focused MarketinP Campaign to Potential Learners: developing strategies with
Carlsbad businesses and corporations to encourage employees to seek help improving
their reading and writing skills.
Lynda L. Jones, Coordinator
Adult Learning Program Carlsbad City Library
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LANGUAGE LITERACY LINK
Conferences: May 1997 and May 1998
University of San Diego
Reading and writing the Chinese language requires a strong visual memory of 3,000-5,000
pictorial characters, each of which represents a concept. English, on the other hand, requires
accurate perception and memory of sounds. English is an alphabetic language, in which only
26 letters are used to represent 46 sounds, which can be arranged in different sequences to form
more than 600,000 words. Accurate perception and memory of sounds is the foundation of
accurate listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English.
The Language Literacy Link is a San Diego County task force of the National Dyslexia Research
Foundation and is affiliated with the San Diego Council on Literacy. Its mission is “to promote
awareness of the connection between the development of speech and language during the
preschool years and the acquisition of literacy.” Research indicates that approximately half of
American preschool children with speech and language delays experience academic problems
during the elementary school years. The Language Literacy Link conferences differ Erom other
literacy conferences by emphasizing research in neuroscience, especially evidence of how the
human brain learns and processes language and speech. It also differs fiom other literacy
conferences by having most of the attendees be preschool teachers, speech pathologists, school
reading specialists, and parents.
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At the 1997 Language Literacy Link conference, Dr. Paula Tallal, a cognitive neuroscientist fiom
Rutgers University, shared the results of her research into the rate at which different children
could receive speech sounds and distinguish between them. She discovered that, for some
children, their reception and processing rate was so slow that effectively, by the time they
processed the first word in a sentence, the speaker was already saying the fourth or fifth word,
and the child had missed all the words in between. Also, within single words, some sounds are
pronounced very quickly, such as /b/ and /d/, while others can be sustained, such as /El and /v/.
Dr. Tallal’s research showed that, for some children, the quick sounds do not register, so that the
words “bad” and “dad” both sound to the child simply like a short a sound, /a/, with none of the
consonant sounds being perceived.
Dr. Tallal and her associates have been able to use computer technology to acoustically alter
speech sounds and their rates of production. With intensive use of the computer’s visual and
sound capabilities in exercises, a child’s brain can be trained gradually to comprehend
increasingly rapid speech production, until the child is able to understand a noma1 rate of
speech. Until the child can actually distinguish the separate sounds (phonemes) and the order in
which they occur, phonics instruction (relating individual sounds to particular Written letters) is
practically useless.
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Lynda L. Jones, Coordinator
Adult Learning Program
Carlsbad City Library
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With the work of Dr. Tallal and her associates, speech therapists at San Diego Children’s
Hospital and other speech and educational therapy clinics now have the means to diagnose this
problem, and they have the computer technology to help young children (ages 4 to 12) overcome
it. Unfortunately, the diagnosis and treatment is expensive (about $2400 per child) and only
exists for young children now. There are plans to develop an adult version, which could be
extremely beneficial to our adult learners. I have referred 2 adult learners, one with a 3-year-old
son and one with a 7-year-old son, to Children’s Hospital for testing; in both cases, the parent
and child both display strong symptoms of difficulty with speech reception rate. Cost and
transportation have prevented follow-through so far. One possible solution might be, if an adult
version is developed, for the Adult Learning Program to be a test site.
At the 1998 conference, the main speaker was Patricia Lindamood, co-founder and director of
the Lindamood Bell Institute in San Luis Obispo. Ms. Lindamood’s background as a speech
pathologist helped her develop, over 20 years ago, the concept of “phonemic awareness,” or the
conscious production of individual speech sounds. For people who cannot distinguish individual
sounds and their sequences, Ms. Lindamood uses a method called Lindamood Phoneme
Sequencing. Learners (adults and children) are taught to use all their senses to be consciously
aware of what their lips, tongue, teeth, nose, mouth cavity, vocal cords, and air production are
doing as they make each sound. Even if a person cannot hear the difference between /p/ and /b/,
they can learn tofeel the difference in how the two sounds are produced. They can then
consciously associate the mechanics of the sound production with the written symbol (letter) for
the sound. The sense of touch and motor involvement are also used in identifying how many
sounds and in what sequence the sounds appear in a given word; often small wood blocks are
manipulated to represent the different sounds. Like Dr. Tallal, Ms. Lindemood starts with
language reception and production before teaching phonics (association of a written symbol with
a spoken sound) or reading.
Good readers and spellers understand that reading and writing English require using a
standardized code: when we read, we are decoding written symbols into sound, and when we
write, we are encoding spoken language into written symbols. In adult literacy work, we see the
longtenn effects of early language problems and the resulting difficulties with reading and
writing. Because these adult learners-and many of their children-- cannot perceive sounds
accurately and consciously, the logic of the alphabetic system of writing is lost to them. The
sequencing of letters in words (whether for reading or spelling) appears totally arbitrary.
Children and adults who have limited awareness of individual sounds do not know that a
1anguageAiteracy code exists, and they lack the basic tools to access such a code. The research
and experience of Dr. Tallal, Patricia Lindemood, and others exploring the language-literacy
link offer new insights and methodologies for us to help children and adults acquire effective
language and literacy skills.
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CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY
CENTRO DE INFORMACION Monthly Report June 1998
1.- Children's Prouramminu. On June 24 at the Centro de Informaci6n children listened to a storyteller from Waldenbooks. Mrs. Janice Walker read the book "Old Turtle" by Douglas Wood, followed by a craft activity related to the story. Waldenbooks gave each participant a copy of the book.
2.- Summer Readina Pr o cr ram. On June 15 the Centro de Informacidn started the 1998 Summer Reading Program. By June 30, Centro staff had enrolled 115 children in the program.
3.- Communitv Outreach. On June 3, the Centro de Informaci6n was invited to participate in the Jefferson Elementary School Multicultural Festival. The Centro had a booth with information
and games. Parents and children received information about the
Summer Reading Program.
CHILDREN’S DIVISION
MONTHLY STATEMENT
JUNE 1998
Summer at the Library is here! There are many exciting activities for young
people from 3 to 18 (see calendar). The Summer Reading Program is off and
running at three locations in Carlsbad. In preparation for this annual event
Children’s staff visited every school in the city. CIasses fiom several public
and private schools also visited the library, gearing up for the SRP which
began on June 15*.
Over 400 children and teens were registered by the end of the fust week.
Special programs such as the annual ‘Wck-Off Party” lured many people
into the library. On the first day over 200 young people signed up for the
SRP. Specid guest on this fxst day was Dave Kinnoin, a songwriter for
Disney and the Muppets. He performed many original songs which had
strong crowd appeal and audience participation.
Other programs included Eric Ruminmath who performed Native American
dancing and storytelling. He also presented several Native American artifacts
for parents and children to see and to touch. Another return guest was
Darwin’s popular reptile and arachmd show. Each person (even adults) who
wished to do so got a chance to pet hs tarantula! A special Ballet Folklorica
group presented a variety of Mexican dances fkom various regions of Mexico.
They were very well received by both parents and chddren. The group was
comprised solely of young people fi-om the local area,
Internet, WP, aud CD-ROM use continues to grow. Children’s PCs, which
were made possible from a grant by the State of California Infopeople
Project, are in use every day. Young people up to the age of 18 may use
these services fiee of charge. This summer there will be fiee Internet classes
offered for beginners. Weeding of the collection is progressing in the 600’s
and the Video areas.
Children’s Division Monthly Statistics
Date: .JUNE 1998 Circulation for Month: 18,165
Reference Questions: 1,632
. Total Number of Programs: 16 Total Attendance: 614
Number of Preschool Programs: 12 Preschool Attendance: 305
Number of School Age Programs: 4 School Age Attendance: 309
Storyhows: 8 Storyhours: 305 children and adults
Other Programs: SRP KICK-OFF PARTY: 100 chrldren and adults
Eric Runninflath. Native American Stowteller: 45 children and adults
Darwin’s Reptiles: 77 chddren and adults
Texoco Folklorico, Children’s Dance TrooD: 87 chddlren and adults
Class & Group Tours of the Library: 2
Staff Visits to Schools: 12
Requests from Branch: 42 Volunteer Hours: 194.5
Internet Use: 70 Word Processing: 9 CD-ROM: 33
In House Use: 354
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITIONS
STATISTICS REPORT
June 1998
Current Month Fiscal
PMSC Total to Date
Year ------_--_ ____------ -______-- _-_______
Items Received B&T Direct
Books - Adult
_____________- ___--_---_ __--_----- -______-- _-_______ __________
Main 451 104 555 6,343
Centro 1 8 9 171
subtotal 580 135 7 15 8,087
Branch 128. 23 151 1,573
,
479 2,774
177 1,040
8 306
664 4,419
Books - Children
Main
Branch
Centro
subtotal
452 27
99 78
0 8
551 113
Audio - Adult 291 35 32 6 1,993
Audio - Children 62 46 108 531
Video 63 22 116 201 1,637
Total Received 1,547 351 116 2,014 16,667
B & T = Baker & Taylor
PMSC = Professional Media Services Corporation
Genealogy & Local History Division
Fiscal Year 1997/1998 Statistics
June 1998
Research activity: June 1998 June 1997
Reference questions 1,279 1,130
Computer users . 182 N/A
Inhouse usage 1,664 N/A
Regstered researchers 1,130 a75
Circulation 175 I 58
Holdmgs: Added Added
June 1998 €9'1997198
to date
Genealogy Non-Citc 95 626
Genealogy Citc -6 -35
Microfilm 13 117
Microfiche 0 4,757
CD 0 28
Activities with the North San Diego County Genealogy Society:
June 1998 June 1997
Volunteer hours 44 56
Program attendance 96 187
NSDCGS donations $2,588.55 $1 , 133.22
Donated books 26 N/A
Programs 3 5
FY1997/98
to date
14,737
10,711
1,411
5,136
i ,850
Added
FY1996/97
632
41
41 1
5,054
20
Total 1998
to date
260
20
941
$8,203.93
163
FY1996/97
15,549
11,122
N/A
2,025
N/A
Total
17,674
902
7,394
1 15,003
238
Total 1997
562
2,338
$14,664.09
N/A
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South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Guam
Belgium
England
Germany
June, 1998 FY1997/98
143 1,787
858 7,230
18 204
38 631
39 348
7 52
10 133
0 1
1 2
5 100
0 2
0 3
0 3
0 15
0 1
1 3
1 5
0 1
0 1
0 2
0 1
0 3
0 2
0 1
1 5
0 4
0 1
0 8
0 1
0 30
0 26
0 2
0 2
0 1
0 10
0 2
2 7
0 3
1 10
0 6
1 1
0 3
0 2
0 4
I 6
1 9
0 6
I 19
0 1
0 1
0 0
0 2
0 1
0 0
0 2
0 0
FY1996/97 Ireland
1,852 Mexico
7,533 Russia
222 Total
689
248
76
124
1
0
96
11
9
3
15
0
1
3
6
1
2
3
0
3
3
10
10
0
7
0
16
22
2
1
2
12
3
6
5
38
2
0
0
4
3
18
0
0
30
4
1
4
0
1
1
1
3
0 0 1
1 5 13
0 0 1
1,130 10,711 11,122
LA COSTA BRANCH LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT
JUNE 1998
JUNE CIRCULA TlON
Branch circulation totaled 22,067 items for the month. Of this total, 10,831 adult items, 9088 children's items, 2092 video tapes and 56 CD ROMS were checked
out by patrons. This was an average of 849 each day and 79 each hour.
USERS
This month's user count was 18,220. An average of 701 patrons used the
Branch each day, or 65 each hour.
STAFF
Vanessa Freedman began working in June as a substitute circulation clerk and
children's clerk. Vanessa plans to work for the library while she is earning her
Master's Degree in English Literature,
CHlL D REN'S
The Summer Reading Program began June 22 with over 100 children registering
the first day. Over 300 had registered by June 30 including 20 teenagers. The
theme, World Wide Web of Tales gives a "techy twist" to a summer of reading.
Participants are encouraged to read for pure enjoyment, and visit the library often
where they share their reading with staff and volunteers. On June SO*, Summer
Reading children were treated to a remarkable historical music review of American Folklore presented by Craig Newton. Many more fun events are
planned for the next 5 weeks.
NEW MAiN LIBRARY
The Branch Manager has continued to work on the shelving specifications and
other building concerns for the new Main Library, interfacing with library staff and
the architects.
LA COSTA BRANCH LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT
JUNE 1998
CIRCULATION STATISTICS
Collection Hrs/Davs Circulation Circulation bv Hr/Dav
Children’s Vols. 8,489
Children’s A.V. 61 0
Adult Vols. 7,980
Adult A.V. 2,851
Video Tapes 2,092
56
Total 280 I26 22,067 CD ROMS -
Reference Questions: Adult 1,666
Children - 472
Total 2,138
In-house Library Use Materials: 1,615
CD ROM Users:
Online Database Searches:
101
250
Registrations: Non Resident 86
Carlsbad - 153
Total 239
79 I849
NOTE: BOLD FACED information is formatted to be used in the State Report.
LA COSTA BRANCH LIBRARY
MONTHLY REPORT JUNE 1998
USERS
No. of Users Hrs I Oavs Users ~8 r Hr I Day
18,220 280 I26 65 1701
PROGRAM ATTENDANCE
Prosrram Attendance & Aae No. of ProclramS
Storyhour 72 preschoolers 7
Class Visits:
Aviara Oaks Elementary 128 5 year olds
64 10 yearolds
Special Programs:
Summer Reading Prog. 20 preschoolers (Musical Journey through school age American Folk/om)
Total 304
4 classes
2 classes
1 -
14
Attendees by Age Group
Preschoolers 92
School Age 212
VOLUNTEERS
Activitv Hours No. of Volunteerg
Magazine Sales 40
Summer Reading Program - 92
Total 133
Storyhour 1
14
1 - 16
31
NOTE: BOLD FACED information is formatted to be used in the State Report.
LA COSTA BRANCH LIBRARY
MONTHLY REPORT
JUNE 1998
STATISTIC COMPARISON
C I RC U LATI0 N
Collection June '97 June '98 ComDarison "/e
Children's Vols. 7,682 8,469 787 10 Children's A.V. 472 61 9 147 31 Adult Vols. 7,822 7,980 158 2
Adult A.V. 2,583 2,851 268 10
Video Tapes 2,409 2,092 - 317 - 13
CD ROMS - 42 56 14 33
Total 21'010 22,067 1,057 5
Circulation per hour 82 79 -3 -4
Circulation per day 875 849 -26 -3
**********n*****n******************
USERS
June '97 June '98 ComDarison O/
18,613 18,220 -393 -2
745
69
Users per Day
701 -44
Users per Hour
65 -4
-6
-6
FY
97-98
thls Month
Graphics Form Count
(This month)
(Lut month)
(Calendar Y.f.D.1
6,653
8,833
I- 411 ‘S,4UY
(Fir& Y.T.D. ~/I/9~-6/30/98]) 326,94 I
JAN FEB MAR APR
GRAND TOTAL
REFERENCE ACTIVITIES FOR JUNE, 1998
Reference Questions totaled 5,425 during the month of June,
a decrease of 251 over last year. The year-end total of Reference
Questions is 74,534, an increase of 2,546 overall.
Reserves totaled 2,191 for the month of June, a decrease of 120. The
year-end total for Reserves is 28,284, an increase of 1441 for the year.
Online Searches totaled 640 for the month of June, an increase of 199
over last year. This figure includes Public Internet Access sign-ups, which
totaled 583 during the month of June and 5,753 appointments for the year.
Interlibrary Loans totaled 89 items received and 86 items were sent
to other libraries in June.
Also in June, there were 764 questions answered at the Information
Desk. The year-end total was 8,082 questions, an increase of 402 over
last year.
Class, and 1 Carlsbad High School Class visit.
.
During the month of June, there were: 1 Library Skills Class, 1 Internet
Char Kennedy attended a Records Committee Meeting on June 1 to
review the goals and responsibilities of the consultant in choosing a
city-wide records management and retrieval system.
On June 3, Leila Dooley and Suzanne Smithson attended a Serra
Reference Committee sponsored workshop called “Untangling the Web of
Corporate Information Resources at San Diego State University.
Callie kens attended an Investment In Excellence Meeting on June 9.
On June 15 and 16, Char Kennedy, Suzanne Smithson, Leila Dooley,
Callie Ahrens and Penny Thompson meet with technology consultant Joan
Frye Williams to discuss Adult Services technology plans for the new
Main Library.
Suzanne Smithson attended a City of Carlsbad Web Site Committee
Meeting on June 17.
Technical Services Report
June 1998
In June, Technical Services staff added 1.237 new print items and 468 audiovisual items
to the library's collection. They deleted 1,652 print items and 535 audiovisual items
from the database.
Patrons using home computers dialed into the catalog 179 times.
The large number of deleted items this month is due to a combination of factors. Since
there is usually a lull in new materials being ordered and received fiom April through
June, the staff who select both print and audio-visual materials had the time to evaluate
their sections, check inventory lists for missing items, and remove outdated or physically
damaged materials.
One of the highlights of the month was the opportunity for staff to meet with Joan Frye
Williams, the consultant who has been hired to help with the library's technology plan.
Ms. Williams has a great deal of knowledge and experience in library automation. Her
ability to analyze our concerns and needs and to begin making informal recommendations
during her first visit gives us high expectations for her final report, due later this summer.
Cataloging Statistics
June 1998
Books
Book Collection Totals
173,232
Main Storage 8,024
Branch 46,983
Branch Storage 2,984
Centro 3,079
Total Book Volumes I 234,302
Audio-video Materials
Adult CDs
Adult CD-ROMs 7 7 0 0
Videos 164 206 107 138
Total Adult A-V 247 468 364 457
Juv. Records 0 0 34 39
Juv. Cassettes 13 21 17 35
Juv. CDs 5 8 0 4
JUV. CD-ROMs 0 0 0 0
Total Juv. A-V 18 29 51 78
Total A-V 2 65 4 9-7 415 + 535
Audio-visual Collection Totals
Main
Main Storage
Branch
Branch Storage
Centro
Totals
Records
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cassettes
6,380
0
3,048
0
333
9,761
0 0 1,891
2,818 43 2,872
0 0 841
Special Print Collections
Volumes Volumes
Added Withdrawn
Adult Reference 76 52
Adult Spanish 53 20
I I
Adult Large Type 35 8
Genealogy 130 38
Juvenile Reference 14 25
Juvenile Spanish 42 4
Juvenile Large Type 3 0
Special Print Collection Totals
Main Branch Centro
Adult Reference 5 , 858 1 , 372 39
Juvenile Reference 565 190 29
Adult Spanish 1 , 944 386 1 , 445
Juvenile Spanish 1,412 416 1 , 553
Adult Large Type 3,967 1,017 0
Juvenile Large Type I 167 32 0
Genealogy Books 18,576 0 0
I
Genealogy Microforms 1 15,294 0 0
1-1 Cliff Lange
Library
LhijFary Board of Trustees
JUNE 5,1998
TO: MAYOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: Arts Manager
SUMMARY OF MEETING - ARTS COMMISSION, JUNE 4,1998
Action Items
I. The Commission unanimously approved the minor changes to the
artwork proposed by artist Ellen Ziegler for the Carlsbad Library.
(See attached.)
CONNIE BEARDSLEY
saf
c: City Manager
Assistant City Manager
Leadership Team Members
Department Heads
BoarddCommissions Staff Liaisons
Connie Bcardsky
Carlsbad Arts Office It0 Ehti Avtriue Carlsbad CA 92008
June 1. 1998
Dear Cunnie:
Hem arc the moditications we talked about fast week. They arc minor, but very important IO mc. Tk project was initiated eight years ago, ilnd my ideas have evolved during that time. These fond changes will update it and make ii mon sophisticated o concept.
The shape of rhe basin changes from - -- 10
tq7 view
nte new shape dates more to the overall shape of the stone.
The interior pmfilc of thc basin
changes from ' to
side view
Tt.e wata mill tlow in a mfitr sueam over die surfacr of the stone riithtr lhvr through a
I13mlW chanrtel.
Page 2 Carlshad wafer farun modifications
June I. I998
l%e old iext is too wordy and didactic for me. 1 would change it from
WHO WllAT WHY HOW ME YOU IT TlIEY WE
to simply
WHO WHAT WHY HOW
\ I
leaving the "questions" opn and allowing the viewer to complete the thought.
i d The text will appear on the vertical side of the basin, on h3Lf the circumference.
The angle of the basin's side will gndually till, rcsuldng in the spillway on he opposite side of the basin.
These fd changes result in a mon complex geometry, which is smngcr when juxtaposed wi& the imgular form of the rock.
The new text asks he view to complete the Ihought. just as a library visita scuc.hes for the answerr to questions.
A air very happy that time has dlowd mc the uppatunity to propose thew changes!
Looting forwad to your nspasc,
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY
LIBRARY-COURTS BUILDING P.O. BOX 942837 SACRAMENTO, CA 94237-0001
MEMORANDUM
TO: All California Public Library Directors
FROM: Dr. Kevin Starr
State Librarian of California
DATE: June 1, 1998
SUBJECT: Certification of Population Figures for Use in 1998-99
Public Library Fund (PLF) Allocations
Section 1802 1 of the California Education Code specifies how population figures are to be
determined for use in Public Library Fund allocations. The State Librarian must determine and
certifjr on June 1st of each fiscal year the population served by each public library of the state
based upon census data compiled by the United States Department of Commerce or estimates
prepared by the California Department of Finance, whichever is more current. For such purposes,
no person shall be deemed to be served by more than one public library. The figures certified are
for January 1, 1998, based on the most recent published (May 1998) combined estimate for cities
and counties (Report 98 E-1) from the Demographic Research Unit, State Department of Finance.
STATEMENT OF CF.RTIFIC4TION
“I certlfy that the attached population figures have been prepared using the most recently
published and available combined estimate for cities and counties from the California
Department of Finance, adjusted to reflect the geographic service areas of California
public libraries.”
Dr. Kevin Starr
State Librarian of California
June 1, 1998
Persons Served by CaM0-a Public Graries 1998
Alameda
Alameda Co
Alhambra
Alpine Co
Altadena Dist
Amador Co
Anaheim
.bcadia
Auburn-Placer Co
.&ma
Banning Dist
Beaumont Dist
Belvedere-Tiburon
Bznicia .
Berkeley
Beverly Hdls
Brawley
Buena Park Dist
Burbank
Burlmgame
Butte Co
‘Calabassas
Calaveras Co
Calrxico
Carlsbad
Camel
Cem’tos
Chula Vista
Coahga Dist
Colton
Colusa Co
Commerce
Contra Costa Co
Corona
Coronado
Covina
Daly City
Del None Co
Dixon Dist
Downey
El Centro
BALIS
BALIS
MCLS
MVLS
MCLS
49-99
Santiago
MCLS
MVLS
MCLS
Inland
Inland
NBC
NBC
BALIS
MCLS
Serra
Santiago
MCLS
Penmmla
North State
MCLS
49-99
Sma
Sera
MOBAC
MCLS
Serra
SJVLS
Inland
North State
MCLS
BALIS
inland
Serra
MCLS
Peninsula
North State
MVLS
MCLS
Serra
72,500
54 1,350
90,400
1,200
49.300
33,700
30 1,200
52,500
142,745
45,050
27,140
22,250
10,950
27,850
07,800
34,050
2 1,700
74,500
04,000
36,750
20 1,600
19.550
38,350
25,650
73,700
4,560
56,700
162.000
18,500
45,950
18,550
13,050
807,900
11 1,500
26,800
46.900
1 03.400
28,900
2 1.220
99.700
37,850
El Dorado Co
El Segundo
Escondido
Folsom
Fresno Co
Fullerton
Glendale
Glendora
Hayward
Hemet
Humboldt Co
Huntington Beach
imperial
Imperial Co
Inglewood
hyo co
lnvindale
Kern Co
Kmgs co
Larkspur
Lake Co
Lincoln
Livermore
Lodi
Lompoc
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Los Angela Co
Los Gatos
Madera Co
Marin Co
Mariposa Co
Mendocino Co
Menlo Park
Merced Co
Mill valley
Mssion Viejo
Modoc Co
Mono Co
Monrovia
Monterey
Monterey Co
Monterey Park
MVLS
MCLS
Serra
MVLS
sms
Santiago
MCLS
MCLS
BALE
Inland
North State
Serra
Serra
South State
Inland
SJVLS
SMS
NBC
MVLS
BALK
49-99
Black Gold
MCLS
MCLS
South State
SMS
NBC
SMS
NBC
Peninsula
49-99
NBC
Santiago
North State
MVLS
MCLS
MOBAC
MCLS
147,600
16.400
123.100
45,600
768,850
125,100
197,600
52,500
126,500
57,500
127.700
192,400
7,475
49.500
1 18,500
18,500
1,170
639.800
122,800
55,100
11,900
8,250
70,900
55,700
63,940
446,200
3,722,500
3,397,460
30,100
1 14,300
134,830
16,150
86,900
3 1,250
204,400
14,000
94,700
10,150
10,600
39,750
33.800
202,140
65.500
*Moreno Valley
Mountain View
*Mumieta
Napa Co
National City
Nevada Co
Newport Beach
Oakland
Oceanside
Ontario
Orange
Orange Co
Orland
Osnard
Paclfic Grove
Palm Springs
Palmdale
Palo Alto
Palo Verde Valley District
Palos Vades District
Pasadena
Pas0 Robles
Placentia District
Plumas co
Pornona
Ponerville
Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Wage
Redlands
Redondo Beach
Redwood City
hchmond
IZlverside
Rwerside Co.
Roseviile
Sacramento
Salinas
san Anselmo
San Benito Co
San Bernardino
San Bemardino Co
San Bruno
San Diego
Inland
South Bay
Inland
NBC
Serra
MVLS
Santiago
BALK
Serra u
Santiago
Santiago
North State
MCLS
MOBAC
Inland
South State
South Bay
Inland
MCLS
South State
Black Gold
Santiago
North State
MCLS
SJVLS
Inland
Inland
MCLS
Peninsula
BALK
Inland
Inland
MVLS
MVLS
MOBAC
NBC
MOBAC
Inland
Inland
Peninsula
Serra
137,200
74,700
39,000
1 17,405
54,400
88,800
7 2,600
4 14,825
153,900
143,800
125,100
1.3 14,773
13,175
156,000
17,450
42,650
117,300
60,500
41,380
70,600
140,400
22,050
50,330
24,000
143,200
36,350
18.400
14,320
66.100
65,800
7 5,200
92,800
250,800
697.430
66,900
1.1 14,140
128,300
1 2.400
45,000
182,600
998,200
4 1,450
1,224,800
San Diego Co
San Francisco
San Jose
San Juan Bautista
San Leandro
San Lus Obispo
San Manno
San Mateo
San Mateo Co
San Rafael
Santa Ana
Sank Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Clara Co
Santa cruz
Santa Fe Spnngs
Santa Mana
Santa Momca
Santa Paula Distnct
Sausalito
Shasta Co
Sierra Madre
Signal Fhll
SlSlil>OU co
Solan0 co
Sonorna Co
South Pasadena
South San Francisco
St Helena
Staslaus Co
Stockton-San Joaqum
Sunnyvale
Susanville
sutter co
Tehama Co
Thousand Oaks
Torrance
Tmty Co
Tulare
Tulare Co
Tuolumne Co
Upland
Ventura
Sell-a
BALIS
South Bay
MOBAC
Black Gold
MCLS
Peninsula
Peninsula
NBC
Black Gold
South Bay
South Bay
MOBAC
MCLS
Black Gold
MCLS
Black Gold
NBC
North State
MCLS
MCLS
North State
NBC
NE3C
MCLS
Peninsula
NBC
49-99
49-99
South Bay
North State
MVLS
North State
MCLS
MCLS
North State
SJVLS
SJVLS
49-99
Inland
Black Gold
975,950
789,600
894,000
1,650
74,300
2 16,975
13,700
97,450
270,690
54,000
3 1 1,200
223,050
IO 1,900
397,645
207,800
16,100
1 13,550
92,600
26,900
7,775
165,000
1 1,450
9,000
44.700
334,550
437, IO0
15,400
59,200
5,925
427,600
489,575
131,100
17,150
76,800
55,400
1 15,700
143,600
13,250
40,900
283,150
52,800
67,000
432,150
Vernon
Watsonville
whittier
willows
Woodland
Yolo co
Yorba Linda
Yuba Co
State Popuroiion Witk Public Library Service:
MOBAC
MCLS
North State
MVLS
MVLS
Santiago
MVLS
85
42.3 50
84.300
13,800
44,850
1 1 1,975
60,300
6 1,400
33,234,403
Total State Poputztion 33,252,000
Total Number of Public Libraries: 178
*Pen &g U98 approval by CaIjrornia Library Services Board
Areas not served: Unincorporated area of Lassen County (I 7,OOOpopulaiion); and City of In- in Los AngeCes
County (700 populrrtion).
Library service popukriions for 1/1/1998 dewebpment from report E-I of the Demographic Research Unit, State
Department of Finance.
California State Library &/l/98
&S%W 1250 MAIN Carlsbad LIBRARY Village Drive
Mm - T~UE 9AM to 9PM
Fri & Sat 9AM to 5PM LA COSTA BRANCH 760 434-2870 6949 El Camino Real #200 (Between Edwards Cinema & La Costa Coffee Roasting Co.)
Mon - Thurs 9AM to 9PM
Fri & Sat 9AM to 5PM 760 434-2865
Some thing
for
CENTRO DE
333 Hading Street Room #I1
At Pine Elementary School
Mon - Thurs 2 to 7PM
Friday 2 to 5PM
760 729-6907
INFORMACI~N
0 234,000 books Everyone!
0 18,000 audio materials
0 14,000 videotapes
0 650 magazine & 40 newspaper subscriptions
0 1 day access to materials at all CCL locations
0 Interlibrary loan services for items at other
(music, books-on-tape & more)
(leads California Ii braries in video collection)
San Diego County libraries & elsewhere
hdmore ...
J College catalogs
J Telephone books
J Local history materials
J Photocopy machines & microform reader-printers
J Materials for the visually handicapped
J Projectors and screens for loan
J Tax forms (January through April 15)
J Access to the Internet & CD-ROM databases
J Homebound Program for shut-ins
to the Library Catalog
With your computer and modem, you can access the library catalog from home, search the
data base, and even place holds. Just dial (760) 720-1324 and press ENTER or RETURN
until you see the prompt: SYS/935>. Then log-on by typing HELLO CARLSBAD.LIBRARY
and then ENTER or RETURN. To log-off type EX then ENTER or RETURN. This service is
available 7 days a week at all hours except during maintenance from 2 - 4 am.
MAIN LIBRARY 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive Mon -Thus 9AM to 9PM Fri & Sat 9AM to 5PM wy LA COSTA BRANCH 760 434-2870 CENTRO DE 6949 El Camino Real a00 INFORMACI~N (Between Edwards Cinema &
La Costa Coffee Roasting Co.) Mon - Thurs 9AM to 9PM
Fri & Sat 9AM to 5PM
333 Hading Street Room #I 1
At Pine Elementary School Mon - Thurs 2 to 7PM Friday 2 to 5PM at the
760 434-2865 Main kibrary ... 760 729-6907
Storyhour on Tuesdays
Songs and puppet shows
loam for 2 year olds
Ilam for 3-5 year olds
Storytime on Wednesdays
Songs & picture book readings
11 am for 3-5 year olds
Primetime Club on Wednesdays
After school reading program
3:30pm for grades 1-3.
Begins October 7
Storycraft
Reading stories & creating
Every 3rd Thursday at 3:30 pm
Halloween Magic Party
October 29 at 4 pm
Call 434-2897 for more information on
children's programs and services.
story based crafis
For Adults
Friday morning classes on the use of the
Internet and on library skills. Registration is
required at the Reference Desk. Meet at the
library front door at 8 am. The Reference Staff
also gives book talks and conducts library tours
for groups on request. For information on
Reference Services call 434-2871.
Genealoe & &oca1 History
Provides the largest genealogical resource in
San Diego County and sponsors programs and
a computer user group. Call 434-293 I for more
information.
d Classes are held in City Council Chambers
d Beginning Genealogy Class (Ist Saturday of
d Regular lectures (2nd Tuesday of each
d Computer Interest Group (2nd Tuesday of
down the hill from the library
each month at 9 am)
month at 1 Oam & 4* Tuesday at 10 am)
each month at 1 :30 pm)
Monthly art, photography, and collectible exhibits are displayed at Main & La Costa Branch
Libraries. Poetry readings & poetry writing workshops are held regularly, and the Magee Park
Poets Poetry Anthology is published annually featuring local poets. Throughout the year, slide
shows, lectures, travel programs, community forums and cultural presentations are free and
open to the public. Call 434-2881 for further information.
P '-
CITY
MAIN LIBRARY
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive Mon - Thurs 9AM to 9PM
Fri & Sat 9AM to 5PM
760 434-2870 ' LA COSTA BRANCH 6949 El Camino Real a00 (Between Edwards Cinema & La Costa Coffee Roasting Co.) Mon - Thurs 9AM to 9PM
760 434-2865
'
~ri &sat AM to ~PM at Costa
Branch ...
INFORMACI~N
333 Harding Street Room #11
At Pine Elementary School Mon - Thurs 2 to 7PM
Friday 2to5PM
760 729-6907
The La Costa Branch Library provides a full range of library
services and resources to residents in the southern part of the
city, including collections of books, videos, audio tapes,
compact discs, CD-ROMs, Internet access, newspapers, and
magazines. Patrons of the Branch can also order and have
delivered within a day available circulating materials located at
the Main Library.
reading programs and many special activities throughout the
The La Costa Branch Children's Library features storyhours,
year. Call 434-2865 for more information.
Coming soon! a
%ew Carlsbaa c;tyLibrpQ'
in L Cosb
at Centro de Informacion ...
The Centro de Informacion provides library and information
services in both Spanish and English for Carlsbad's diverse
community, with a focus on serving families in the downtown
neighborhood. The Centro is also an active partner in community
activities and provides a variety of bilingual programs for both
children and adults. Staff at the Centro are bilingual in Spanish
and English. Call 729-6907 for further information.
El Centro de Informacion provee servicios bibliotecarios en
espaiiol e ingles a la comunidad de Carlsbad. El personal
bilingue del Centro participa activamente en 10s eventos de la
comunidad y responde a las necesidades de Informacion de 10s
residentes, ofreciendo programas bilingues para niiios, jovenes
y adultos. Para m& Informacion, llamar 729-6907.
333 Harding Street, Salon 11 en la escuela Pine
De lunes a jueves 2-7 pm
Viernes 2-5 pm
H o ra rio : hdmore ...
Y alga mas ...
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MAIN LIBRARY
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive
Mon - Thurs 9AM to 9PM
Fri & Sat 9AM to 5PM wy LA COSTA BRANCH 760 434-2870 6949 El Camino Real ROO
(Between Edwards Cinema &
La Costa Coffee Roasting Co.)
Mon - Thurs 9AM to 9PM Fri & Sat 9AM to 5PM 760 434-2865
INFORMACI~N 333 Hading Street Room #I1
At Pine Elementary School
Mon -Thus 2 to 7PM
Friday 2to5PM
760 729-6907
Adult LearningPro&am v W 1207 Carlsbad Village Drive, Suite 0
Across the street from City Hall in the Colonial Mall
The Library’s Adult Learning Program enables English-speaking adults to improve their
basic reading and writing skills. One-to-one instruction is provided by trained volunteer
tutors. Computer use is part of every lesson. Lessons are twice a week, day or evening.
All instruction is free and confidential. Call 434-2998 for additional information.
Men& of the LWary
Since 1957, people who care about books, learning and ideas-
who see the Library as an integral part of the community
Ongoing book & magazine sales at Main & La Costa Branch
Friends Forum newsletter featuring Library & Friends information
Book Sales-on-the-Green (upcoming October 3)
Funding children’s programs, adult lectures and concerts
Volunteer Opportunities
There’s somethin$, for everyone at your hometown Library!
hobbies
homework help
job huntin#,
learn e new len#,ue#,e
health resources
parenting resources
CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY
June-97 Iune-98 % Change
CIRCULATION
MAIN LIBRARY
Print
Audio
Video
TOTAL
BRANCH
Print
Audio
Video
TOTAL
CENTRO
Print
Audio
TOTAL:
GRAND TOTAL
REFERENCE QUESTIONS
Centro
Genealogy
Children's
Adult
Branch
TOTAL:
MEDINGRAPHICS PROJECTS
Media
Graphics
TOTAL:
HOLDS PLACED
47,091
7,208
8,279
62,578
15,849
3,092
2,409
21,350
1,212
208
1,420
85,348
51,190 9%
7,653 6%
7,064 -15%
65,907 5*/0
18,075 14%
3,515 14%
2,092 -13%
23,682 11%1
1,226 1""
126 -39%
1,352 -5""
90,941 7%
791 366 -54'%1
1,130 1,279 13"h
1,892 1,632 -14%
5,676 5,425 -4%
2,102 2,138 2%
11,591 10,840 -6'L/;i
25 17 -32%
39 45 15%
64 62 -3%
2,600 2,320 -11%
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Carlsbad City Libranj Statistics, continued
June97
PEOPLE COUNT (Daily Average)
Centro
Main Library
Branch
TOTAL:
ATTENDANCE AT PROGRAMS/TOURS
Genealogy
Branch Children
Centro Adult
Centro Children
Main Adult
Main Children
TOTAL:
INTERLIBRARY LOANS
Received by Carlsbad
Sent by Carlsbad
NEW REGISTRATIONS
Centro
Main Library
Branch
TOTAL:
ITEMS ADDED
ITEMS WITHDRAWN
COMPUTER/INTERNET USE
Main Adult
Main Children
Branch
TOTAL
129
1,645
745
2,519
187
351
na
33
74
1,087
1,732
88
65
,c*
June98
128
1,400
701
1
% Chanae
-1%
-15%
-6%
96
304
na
419
61
614
-12%
-49%
-13'/0
na
11 7O"h
-18%
4%
1,094
89
86
-37%
1%
32%
63 8 -87%
729 708 -3%
308 252 -18'%1
1,100 968 -12%
1,683 1,734 31%
1,225 2,187 79%
na
na
na
607 na
112 na
35 1 na
na 1,070 na
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