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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-02-17; Library Board of Trustees; MinutesMINUTES MEETING OF: DATE OF MEETING: FEBRUARY 17,1999 TIME OF MEETING: 330 PM PLACE OF MEETING: LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Council Conference Room CALL TO ORDER: Chair Seena Trigas called the meeting to order at 3:35 PM. I. ROLL CALL: Present: Library Board Trustees Baron. Gleeson Huss, Tarman and Trigas. Absent: None Also Present: Geoff Amour, Assistant Library Director Dana Hartshorn, Library Management Analyst Mig Chaney, League of Women Voters Carol Baird, President of NSDCGS Sal Savastio, Friend’s Liaison Lynda Jones, Adult Learning Program Coordinator Judy Gayton, Special Education Teacher, Carlsbad High School Allison and Josh APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the January 16, 1999, meeting were approved with one abstention. MONTHLY LIBRARY DIVISION HEADS REPORTS: Library Division Reports were received without comment. LIBRARY BOARD COMMENTS: Trustee Baron reported that she had attended the Gallery Committee meeting as the representative for this board. She reviewed the exhibition schedule for the Gallery beginning in July of 1999 or as soon as the new building is open and extending through August of 2000. The initial exhibition will be early California artists and there is planned a Gallery arts and crafts sale exhibition from November 22, 1999 - January 5, 2000. The Arts office has already begun soliciting work from various artists for this November exhibition. Also planned is an “arts cart” which will have similar items for sale whenever the Gallery is open. Library Board of Trustees Minutes of February 17. 1998 Meetins Page 2 In addition to the $10 million goal set by the new Friend’s Foundation, some of which will be to support the Gallery, other fund raising events were discussed. There are tentative plans for a fund raising Gala to be held one week prior to the grand opening of the new library building. In addition there will be opportunities for donations of various levels with various amounts of recognition whether it’s on a donor wall or a permanent plaque somewhere. Trustee Baron concluded her report by saying she was very excited about the committee as well as the future plans for the Gallery. Trustee Tarman reported that the next Foundation meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. Currently they are working on a case/position statement and coordinating their fund raising efforts with the Gallery committee so that neither one is stepping on the toes of the other. Trustee Tarman also commented that the Foundation was discussing different ways in which to recognize donors. The plan for the Foundation is to crate an endowment with the $10 million. Chair Trigas asked if alt the necessary documents had been filed with the State. Trustee Tarman replied that they were and that the by laws had been drawn up for approval at the meeting tomorrow. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT ON DEMOGRAPHICS OF CITY: Assistant Library Director, Geoff Amour, introduced Cynthia Haas, Economic Development Manager for the City of Carlsbad. Ms Haas explained that she had a large report on demographic trends within the City from which she had selected items which she thought would be of interest to this Board. The report was for the most part based on numbers from 1997 data, which is the latest information available. The presentation provided information on the population as a whole as well as by age group and ethnicity; residential growth and new home buyers profiles; Carlsbad household income, and average household incomes in surrounding areas; school district ranking and school attendance; industrial/commercial growth in the City; and total employment numbers as well as employees for each industry and their average wage. It has been forecast by SANDAG that by 2020 - 2030 Hispanics will represent the majority in the State of California. Predominately because of our housing market, we don’t see that change in our city. The ethnicrty ratio has remained about the same in the City for the past five years. Trustee Gleason Huss asked how that compared to the rest of north county. Ms. Haas replied that if you looked at Oceanside, Vista and San Marcos you would see a more Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Februarv 17. 1998 Meetina Page 3 diverse population but a much greater lower socio-economic segment. There is a strong correlation between income levels and ethnicity. Growth in the City for 1998 is primarily in the Southeast and Southwest quadrants. The quadrants are defined by Palomar Airport Road for north and south and El Camino Real for east and west. The residential growth information is based on actual building permits issued. Most of the homes are over 3000 square feet and very few multifamily homes. Construction litigation over the last several years has caused a drastic decrease of multifamily projects nationwide. In 1997 the population was a little over 70,000. Based on 2.5-3 persons per dwelling unit under construction, this year it is anticipated that the population will reach the neighborhood of 77-78,000 people. Assistant Library Director Geoff Armour asked what was the projected population at build-out and if the breakdown would be 50-50 between north and south Carlsbad. Ms. Haas responded that at total build-out the estimated number is 135,000 and each quadrant is fairly well balanced in terms of the number of dwelling units. l ChairTrigas asked if there was still land for building in the north. Ms. Haas responded that open land is available in the northeast quadrant east of Calavera Hills and then south towards Palomar Airport Road. There is development currently in that quadrant but not reflected on the charts as the permits for dwelling units have not been pulled to date. Ms. Haas said the cap is about 54,000 dwelling units at build-out. Presently the . City has a little over 30,000 dwelling units. Trustee Baron asked if there were any anticipated multifamily dwelling units planned. Ms. Haas said there were some planned in the Rancho Canillo and Aviara developments. The project in Aviara will be luxury apartments that will rent for $2,000 and up. Ms. Haas pointed out that the City does have an affordable housing requirement but sometimes they end up as for sale units. The developer decides on the product to meet the affordable requirement but they are required to build the affordable units within the City of Carlsbad. The chart depicting population and age demonstrated that 77% of the population is under the age of 55. Ms. Haas continued that many people believe that people behave according to their age but a bigger influence is the era in which they grew up and what was happening during that time. She had divided the population into cohorts according to their birth years and provided extensive information on the trends for each group. The data reflected by the graphs for the school district ranking is based on the STAR results. Chair Trigas pointed out that all students who had been enrolled for a year Library Board of Trustees Minutes of February 17, 1998 Meetinq Page 4 were tested whether they had English skills or not. The test was not aligned with California curriculum. She continued that this year they are adding on an addendum working towards aligning it. Trustee Tarman submitted that the Carrillo Ranch development, because of the cost of those homes, will increase the socio-economic balance in San Marcos and result in higher test scores. Ms. Hass pointed out that this development will only have approximately 1300 homes. It is anticipated that at build-out 28% of the children will attend school outside the Carlsbad Unified School District. Employment statistics indicate that in 1997 there were a little more than 40,000 people employed in the City and growing steadily. Nearly 70% of the residents of the City of Carlsbad leave the City to work elsewhere while 70% of the 40,000 who are employed here are entering the City from somewhere else. Industrial and commercial growth in the last two years has increased by a little over 5 million square feet. For about every 300 square feet of industriakommerciai development you add one employee. Based on the growth in 1997 and last year, it is probable that the industrial corridor area will be filled and employ and additional 15 - 17 thousand people. Carlsbad has the second highest number of people employed in the key industries in San Diego County. Trustee Baron asked if Ms. Haas had extrapolated any trends from all the demographics collected which would be of significance to this Board. Ms. Haas responded that the cohort information was probably the most telling. It shows Carlsbad tends to have a large number of people who are very well educated Anything that has to do with education and children will be more and more important to the residents as will the use of technology. Trustee Baron felt that this information would be extremely useful in long range planning. She felt that indicators point to the younger population as being more likely to vote on increased taxes or bonds to develop services. Also, having the information will assist this board to focus on those who would be most likely to support a major upgrade to the Cole Library. Ms. Haas reported that in a recent report to the City Council, The 2004 Report, which was a projection for the next five years, they ended with four issues on which to focus: traffic, schools, internal work force issues; and technology and use of information. Library Board of Trustees Minutes of February 17, 1998 Meeting Page 5 Chair Trigas asked if we have information specifically for the northern quadrants, such as the majority age of the population in the community surrounding the Cole Library. Ms. Haas said the only statistics available are from 1990 and would certainly not be applicable, but that for the most part the northern part of the City as a whole is less affluent than the rest. Chair Trigas asked if this could impact on the type of library service we would provide. Ms! Haas said that the data collected in the 2000 census, which would probably not be available until 2002, will contain a lot of the information in which Chair Trigas was interested. Ms. Haas concluded her presentation and promised to provide copies of the charts for the Board. ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM: Assistant Library Director, Geoff Armour, reminded the Board that almost every month some member of the Board has questions about the Adult Learning Program Report. For that reason, Adult Learning Program (ALP) Coordinator, Lynda Jones, was invited to make a presentation to the Board on the new test program at Adult Learning. Lynda introduced Judy Gaiton, Special Education teacher at Carlsbad High School, and two of her students, Allison and Josh, who are participants in the program. Lynda explained that for a long time she had been interested in addressing a need in North County for outside of school resources to help youth who are not performing at grade level and falling behind. The only resources available have been private tutors which can be very costly, averaging $35 - $40 an hour. Judy Gaiton explained that she has been a special education teacher for sixteen years, and the first week of September 1998, she called the Adult Learning Program to ask about the cuniculum in us8. For the most part, the students have been working on reading since the first grade and have not been able to exceed third or fourth grade level. Ms. Gaiton explained that her call to ALP was prompted when parents expressed intentions of placing their child in the Adult Learning Program at the library once the child reaches 18 years. Her intention was to order the program and books in use by the ALP but due to the shortness of time, she asked if instead she could bring the students over to the spaces and use the program at the ALP. Ms. Gaiton went on to say that in the long run it was a better choice because the students are treated like adults and they act like adults. The environment is different from the school campus and the program itself is working. The participants have added confidence and improved self esteem, and some of them have committed to return to the ALP to complete the program after graduation. Library Board of Trustees Minutes of February 17, 1998 Mec:,ng Page 6 Each of the learners shared their personal experiences and successes as a result of their participation in this program and curriculum. Currently there are fifteen students in the program at ALP. Chair Trigas asked if these students were a self-contained class. Allison volunteered that she takes two regular classes and the rest of the day is self-contained. Trustee Tarman wanted to know how many hours each week do they spend in the ALP. Ms. Gaiton responded that originally they came every day but currently they spend 6 hours one week and four the next. .- Lynda then pointed out the issue the library will have to face in the future is whether to continue the program. There is progress for these students and the pragram is a huge success but she needs to be concerned about her adult population. The adult learners need to continue to feel that they are indeed coming to an adult place of learning and that the presence of these students does not interfere. Space will be a critical issue in terms of demand for both adults and young people and having too many people there at the same time. Chair Trigas asked about restrictions on any state grant money we receive for adult literacy. Lynda explained that the larger share of operating money comes from the City and can be used for any purposes; however, state funds, which are matching funds, are for out of school children, 16 and older and adults. Chair Trigas then asked if this program continued to grow, were there separate grants available for this type of program. Lynda replied that regrettably there are none; federal grants are available for K-3 grades only. Assistant Library Oiredor Geoff Amour asked if this pilot program is recognized by the school as a possible on-going cooperative effort and is the Carfsbad Unified School District aware of the program. He also wondered if there was a similar program offered anywhere el- in the county. Lynda said she was not aware of any similar programs. The few that she knew of were after school tutoring programs. This is the only program that she knows of where the school staff is involved during school hours for school credits toward graduation. Trustee Tarman said that there are programs coming out now because there is a big push for literacy nation wide. Library Board of trustees Minutes of February 17. 1998 Meeting Page 7 Chair Trigas suggested that we apply for a grant as a model program. Lynda expressed her concerns over grant money which would be temporary money and the requirements for measurable successes on standardized tests. Chair Trigas also expressed her concerns about making this a legitimate program working through the city, the funding source and the school district. COLE LIBRARY PUBLIC MEETING PLANS: Assistant Library Director, Geoff Armour, explained the meeting plans to gather input on the survey for renovations and improvement to the Cole Library. The architects will be on hand as will the City Traffic engineer. The meeting will be an open meeting, no agenda, with displays of the alternatives. The meeting was planned at the direction of the Council and we anticipate returning to Council in April with the results. NEW LIBRARY PROGRESS UPDATE: Assistant Library Director Geoff Armour reported that the building is still on track and the shelving contract has been approved by Council and awarded. He offered to schedule another tour before the March Board meeting. DIRECTOR’S REPORT In the absence of the director, Assistant Library Director, Geoff Amour, made reports on the following items: Prop L - Geoff reported that he has received various telephone calls from the newspaper reporters asking questions regarding setting up a trust fund with money from Prop L. Friend’s Book Sale - The Friend’s book sale is scheduled for this Saturday. Relocation Plan - The City leadership team has met to form a reuse plan for city facilities. Most of the people in City Hall, with the exception of the City Council, City Manager and City Attorney, will be moving to the new building on Faraday Street. Other facilities in the plan include the Community Development building on Las Palmas Street, part of the Senior Center, Magee House, and the Greenwood House. Armour continued, Pine school is being shifted to Jefferson School and the City IS planning a community center after acquiring the Pine site. This impacts on the library as they are asking for space requirements for the Centro. Harding Recreation Complex, the municipal water district, and the facility at Oak street are also potential reuse sites. Library Board of Trustees Minutes of f ebruary 17, 1998 Meeting Page 8 Public Information Officer - The council has approved a Public Information Officer and a recruitment will take place shortly. Library Director Cliff Lange has offered to oversee the position. SERRA ADVISORY BOARD: No report as this Board does not have a representative at this time. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: *I No report. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETV: The society has scheduled a yard sale for the first Saturday in May, on the lawn of the library. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. ADJOURNMENT By proper motion, the Regular Meeting of February 17, 1999, was adjourned at 525 PM. Respecfful ly submitted, Cissie +-ton ’ Administrative Secretary ITEM # 3 ADULT LEARNING PROGRAM Monthly Report: January 1999 1. Computer Lab During January, volunteer Randy Scott completed conversion of all 6 computers in the computer lab to Windows platform, or operating system. This year-and-a-half effort involved major challenges, such as taking DOS-based programs that were not designed to function on a network and creating the means to have them function on a Windows-based network. Meanwhile, the lab had to continue operating so learners and tutors could have their lessons-and all of Randy’s work had to be done during hours that learners and tutors were not using it. The next step will be to link the computer lab with the Adult Learning Program’s master Novell server, which will control both the instructional and the administrative computers, while keeping their access separate. Eventually, the Novell server will be linked to the Citywide computer network. 2. Emblem Club Award On January 6, the Oceanside Emblem Club presented its fifth annual Literacy Award to an adult learner in this program. The award acknowledges the dedication to learning and achievements of the learner and provides $500 toward hrther education at a college or trade school. This year’s recipient is Ann Marie Smith, a grandmother who will be pursuing college courses related to nutrition and its effect on mental health. 3. Facilitv Maintenance I On January 13, a new heating and air conditioning unit was installed on the roof of the building, restoring ventilation, heat, and air conditioning to the office area after a 3-month hiatus. 4. Carlsbad HiFh School Coooerative Prowarn The first semester of the cooperative literacy program for Carlsbad High School special education students ended on January 29. Among other visitors observing the class during the semester was a special education teacher fkom Australia on January 5. On January 20, Carlsbad High School special education teacher Judy Gaitan met with the staff from the Adult Learning Program to plan the second semester’s instruction. The number of students will increase from 7 to 15, with half coming one day and half the next. Skill development will continue to emphasize phonics, with the addition of small group and individual work on vocabulary, spelling, sentence construction, comprehension, critical thinking, keyboarding, and word processing. The Adult Learning Program is doing most of the curriculum development. Instruction is done by one Adult Learning Program staff member and one volunteer, and the high school is providing one special education teacher. and 3 teaching aides. 5. Tutor Training On January 22-23, three new tutors were trained. The program continues to have a waiting list of learners (currently 2 1). Some of the State Library literacy grant, accepted on January 5 by the City Council, will need to be used to recruit volunteer tutors. CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY CENTRO DE INFORMACION Monthly Report January 1999 1.- Adult Prowamminp. On January 14, in conjunction with the Carlsbad Fire Department Station 1, the Centro de Informacion conducted an adult educational presentation at the Senior Center Auditorium. Sgt. Terreto spoke to the audience about .basic first aid and fire safety rules to prevent fires at home. During the presentation a video was shown and handouts were distributed to the audience. Also, several smoke detectors were distributed to the audience at no cost. On January 7, Centro Supervisor Lizeth Simonson attended several Head Start classroom parents’ meetings to promote the ongoing reading programs at the Carlsbad libraries and to encourage parents to accompany their children to any of the libraries to read with the children or to check out books. The January children’s calendar, in English and Spanish, was distributed to the parents. 2.- Children’s Prowammin% The “Food for Thought” reading program sponsored by In-N-Out Burger ended with 95 children enrolled in the program. On January 19 a new reading program, “Rewards for Reading,” began at the Main Library and the Centro de Infonnacion. This program is sponsored by the Serra Cooperative Library System, Television’s NBC 7/39, San Diego Teachers Credit Union, Qualcomm and Subway. From January 19 to March 26 Centro staff will be enrolling children in the new reading program in which children and their parents will color a reading log to keep track of the time they spend reading together. Every time a family brings a complete reading log to the Centro, a prize will be awarded. Regular bilingual storycraft programs continued during the month of January. 3.- Carlsbad Youth Enrichment Services. On January 20, Centro Supervisor Lizeth Simonson attended a meeting of the Carlsbad Youth Enrichment Services (Y.E.S.) at the Barrio Museum in Carlsbad. Lizeth is a member of a sub-committee that is working on the long-range goal of creating a community park for the north-west quadrant of the city. During this meeting the sub-committee discussed the formation of a plan for Y.E.S. to initiate and maintain interaction with City officials regarding the City’s acquisition of Pine School property for a future community park. 4.- Staff DeveloDment Committee. As member of the Staff Development Committee, Centro Supervisor Lizeth Simonson attended the January meeting. The committee is working on several projects for the library. Among these are the revision and completion of the employee manual, the implementation of stafF badges for all library staff, scheduling and conducting city tours for new and current employees, as well as planning for the Hourly Employee Recognition Celebration. CHILDREN’S SERVICES DIVISION JANUARY 1999 , MONTHLY STATEMENT January was declared Whale Month for the Children’s Library and it was indeed a “Whale of a Month.” Children’s Staff answered over 2,400 questions, presented 20 programs and had an attendance of nearly 1000. Staff presented programs to preschoolers as well as school age chldren. On many occasions students attended with their parents or grandparents. Programs included storyhours, Storycraft, Prime Time Club, Whale Art Contest, Sea World Program and Whale Art Awards. The Whale Art Contest attracted 539 entries from la - 6* grade. The entries were judged in several categories. For example: the use of color, originality, realism, and style were just a few of the areas the judges rated. The type of art work was varied, ranging from pictures to clay models, to Legos, to mobiles, to name a few. All of the entries were judged by Studio Design Group who have done this job for Children’s for the past three years. There were eighteen top winners picked from first through sixth grade. In addition, there were --one honorable mention awards handed out. Helgren’s Sportfishing of Oceanside sponsored the program this year and awarded all the prize winners with a fiee whale watching pass. Two whale watching trips were also awarded by Helgren’s in the “Big Trip Raffle”. The winners of the rame were two Carlsbad elementary school students. Their fellow class members were included in the win. Many thanks to Children’s staff who managed the Herculean task of hanging the art work in just two days to be ready for the judges. The Sea World Program was a smashing success. Parents and children found it to be fbn and educational. The audience enjoyed the opportunity to handle the baleen, sharks teeth and rib bones. Great amazement was displayed at the size of these creatures when the instructor blew up a killer whale and a gray whale in front of their eyes. Computer use for students is extremely active. There have been well over 200 students using the Internet, Word Processors and CD-ROMs. COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITIONS STATISTICS REPORT January 1999 Current Month Items Received BLT Direct PMSC ---_______ ---------- _________ _-___-_------- ---__-__-_ __--__-_-_ _________ Books - Adult Main 430 149 Branch 149 1 Centro 0 0 subtotal 579 150 Books - Children Main Branch Centro sub to tal 264 201 167 73 0 13 431 287 Current Fiscal Year -_- Total to Date -- --------___ 57 9 4,098 150 1,212 70 729 5,380 - .- Previous Fiscal Year to Date 3,693 741 66 4,500 465 1,541 1,387 240 1,219 582 13 154 144 718 2,914 2,412 Audio - Adult 139 47 186 1,207 940 Audio - Children 0 19 19 165 291 Video 44 35 12 1 200 947 745 Total Received 1,193 538 121 1,852 10,613 8,888 Orders 83 64 1 Requests (items) 1,171 8,523 494 7,460 Direct-ordered Videos Cataloged at PMSC Current Previous cur rent Fi’s cal Fiscal month Year to Date Year to Date ____-_--_-_-----_--- --------- - - - videos 39 163 145 Gifts B & T = Baker 6 Taylor PMSC = Professional Media Services Corporation Research activity: Reference questions Registered researchers Computer users Circula tion Inhouse usage Holdmgs: Genealogy Non-Ckc Genealogy Circ Microfilm Micro fiche CD Genealogy & Local History Division Fiscal Year 1998/1999 Statistics January 1999 January 1999 1,530 866 246 166 1,784 ,idded January 1999 108 -3 7 682 1 January 1998 1,357 86 1 267 21 3 nla Added FY1998/99 to date 41 6 -26 21 2,834 2 ,ictix-ities with the Pu'orth San Diego County Genealogy Society: January 1999 January 1998 Volunteer hours 51 52 Programs 3 3 Program attendance 153 184 NSDCGS donations not available $69 1.35 Donated books 35 43 Fl'1998/'99 to date 9,298 5,415 1,409 934 11,925 ,idded FY1997/98 626 -35 117 4,757 28 Total 1999 to date 51 3 153 not availalbe 35 E3'199-' 98 14,737 10,711 1,411 1,850 5,136 To tal 18,090 876 7,415 1 17,837 240 Total 1998 538 . 40 1,705 $1 4,209.00 260 Dtsmbutlon of researchers: Carlsbad San Diego County Los Angeles County Orange County Riverside County San Bernardino County Other California Counties Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware FI o rida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D. C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Guam c January, 1999 Fy1998/99 176 1,037 528 3,316 20 153 68 351 50 306 1 12 4 43 0 1 0 0 3 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 7 0 2 1 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 1 1 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 12 0 1 0 0 FY1997/ 98 1,787 7,230 204 631 52 133 1 2 100 2 3 3 0 15 1 0 3 5 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 5 4 1 8 1 30 26 2 2 1 10 2 7 3 10 6 1 3 2 4 6 9 0 6 19 1 1 0 2 1 348 Er.g I a nd Germany Ireland Mexico Total 1 0 0 0 866 5 2 2 2 5,364 2 0 0 5 10,711 LA COSTA BRANCH LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 1999 JANUARY CIRCULA TlON Branch circulation totaled 22,668 items for the month. Of this total, 11,179 adult items, 9,185 children’s items, 2,266 video tapes and 38 CD ROMS were checked out by patrons. This was an average of 907 each day or 86 each hour. This was a daily increase of 3% over January, 1998. USERS This month’s user count was 18,841. An average Of 754 people used the branch each day at the average rate of 71 each hour. This compared equally to the daily usage of January, 1998. NEW STAFF Library Technician Mark Whitehead began reference training at the Branch after being hired and receiving some training at the Main Library. He has been filling in both at reference and in the children’s area. Kyle Van Buskirk will begin as page the first week of February. Kyle is a college graduate working toward graduate school and a career in writing. His hours will give the branch close to 50 hours of paging each week. The overcrowded shelf conditions and heavy circulation have made increasing demands on page staff. NEW MAIN AND COLE LIBRARIES Shelving proposals for the new main library were received January 18. Evaluations were done and a recommendation made to award Yamada Enterprises the contract. Jan Thompson, representative from AS1 Sign Systems met with Cliff Lange, Geoff Armour and Chris Holt to discuss shelving signage. She was given a sign schedule and shelving layout to use in preparing a presentation comparing the tile and paperflex systems. The date for her presentation is still pending. Architects, Rich Caldwell and Brad Miller met with Chris Hott about the installation of the time capsule. It will be located under the oak tree in the courtyard and designated with an engraved granite plaque. Letters requesting items to be incapsulated will be sent out to the community in early spring. \ G i3 FY Publishing Fonn Count This month 28,199 Last month 58,459 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Calendar YI'D ( 1/99-Now) 28,199 Fiscal Yl'D (7/98-Now) 2x).201 0 GRAND TOTAL 99-00 Thlr Month pTGl Modla Graphlu REFERENCE ACTIVITIES for JANUARY, 1999 Reference Questions totaled 5,620 during the month of January, a decrease of 1122 over last year. Reserves totaled 2361, an increase of 150. Online Searches totaled 992, an increase of 438 over last year. This figure includes Public Internet Access sign-ups, which totaled 962 during the month of January. Interlibrary Loans totaled 11 3 items received and 91 items were sent to other libraries. Also in January, there were 404 questions answered at the Information Desk. During the month of December, there were: 2 Internet Classes and 2 Library Skills Classes. The Reference Selection Committee met on January 7: $411 was spent on updates and $1415 was spent on new titles. Char Kennedy attended Auditorium Policy Committee Meetings on January 7, 14, and 28. Char also went to National City Public Library on January 14, representing Carlsbad at the Serra Reference and Colllections Meeting. Callie Ahrens attended a Staff Development Meeting on January 21, an Investment in Excellence Board Meeting on January 19, and she coordinated the Library Staff Meeting on January 28. * Suzanne Smithson attended a Serra Young Adult Committee Meeting on January 28 at South Chula Vista Library. Char Kennedy hired and trained 2 parttime Reference Librarians: Suman Godbole and Lenore Bouras, and 2 parttime Library Techs: Mark Whitehead and Susan Gutierrez. Susan Gutierrez will be working at the Main Library on the Reference Desk and will coordinate the Carlsbad Journal Newspaper Indexing Project volunteers. The other three parttimers are being cross-trained to work as reference desk substitutes at both the Branch and Main Libraries. f Technical Services Report January 1999 In January, Technical Services staff added 1.309 new print items and 5 12 audiovisual items to the library's collection. They deleted 1,047 print items and 3 17 audiovisual items from the database. Patrons using home computers dialed into the catalog 225 times. These patrons placed 65 holds in the system. In general, patron placed holds continue to be very popular. with 32% of all holds being placed by the patrons themselves without staff help. During January, representatives fiom Baker & Taylor Corp., our primary supplier of new materials, came to Carlsbad to meet with Collection Development and Technical Services staff on special projects relating to the new library. Due to the quantity of children's books being ordered in a very short time, we will be unable to handle all the cataloging and physical processing in-house, and therefore we will be outsourcing this work to Baker & Taylor. Three people from Technical Services, Chris Pickavet, Mary Sasso, and Sam Richmond, were involved in the meeting. We have outlined our specifications and local procedures and are currently involved in the technical aspects of giving their staff access to our database, so that they will be able to check our database and add new items. Other January meetings attended by Technical Services staff included those of the Serra Technology and Automation Review Committee (STARC) and the library's internal Automation Committee. The STARC meeting was held at the National City Public Library, so that members could tour the library's impressive computer lab. The Automation Committee is working on details relating to our new main lib& and is now meeting monthly. m QL m F i? m 3 C m 7 v) al al K v) al E K OCI .- cv m t' v! N 7 co Q) T "? % 0 - ITEM # 7 City of Carlsbad February 9, 1999 Dear Resident: You are invited to an informal community discussion about plans for a possible remodel or rebuilding of the existing main library on Carlsbad Village Drive. As a resident of the area, we value your opinions and would like your comments on significant changes that could occur in your neighborhood as a result of this project. A major study has been completed on how best to enhance and possibly expand the existing 32 year old library. Two of the planned alternatives would have an impact on your area, including two years of construction and the formation of cul-de-sacs where Laguna Drive and Elmwood Avenue now meet. The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 25, 1999 fkom 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Carlsbad Senior Center, located at 799 Pine Avenue. Feel free to drop in at any time during the three hour period. This will be an open-house style meeting with displays and city staff available to offer explanations for the different alternatives and their llkely impacts on the neighborhood. City staff as well as the architects will be on hand to answer questions about street improvements, traffic circulation, access issues and any other concerns residents may have. Parking is free, children are welcome, and refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there.. Library Director 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008-1991 (760) 434-2870 FAX (760) 729-2050 @ __ DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF THE COLE LIBRARY ON THURSDAY, FEBRARY 25,1999 OPEN HOUSE fROM 430 - 730 P.M. CARLSBAD SENIOR CENTER 799 PINE AVENUE CiTy STAff ANd PROJECT ARCkiTECTS Will bE ON kANd TO ANSWER QUESTiONS ANd EXPlAiN TkE FOUR diffEREM AlTERNATiVES AS TO: PROJECT COSTS STREET IMPROVEMENTS TRAFFIC CIRCULATION BUILDING ACCESS .P[EASE COME TO ViEW ThE buildiruc, AITERNATiVES FOR TkE COlE Libwy ANd GiVE YOUR COMMENTS Ad SUqqESTiONS TO YOUR CiTy COUNCilMEMbERs ANd CiTy STAFF. DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT c ITEM ## 8 c 0 - L L 0 .- 4 W 00.000. 8 0 E t i . t. *- e City of Carlsbad Cohort Analysis Definition: Birth Cohort A group of people born during a given time period who share the same historic environment and consequently similar life experiences. They are bound by the events of their formative years (17-21) as enter economic adulthood. Because birth cohorts are influence by historic, social and political events they often share similar values and attitudes toward jobs, money and savings, as well as tolerance to diversity, permissiveness and other behaviors. These values and behaviors are carried with these birth cohorts throughout their lifetime, generally unchanged. 1. a a e a a 2. a a a a 3. a Pepression Cohort (19 12 - 1922) Approximately 6% of Carlsbad's population Entered economic adulthood and started families in near dead economy. Compulsive Savers with few debts (60% have debts 62000 including mortgage). Low Risk Takers. Want to leave a legacy for their children and heirs. World War II Cohort (1922-1927) Approximately 4% of Carlsbad's population. Remember depression years, but too young to have been greatly affected by economy. War years gave this group a common enemy and shared experiences as a significant number of men (16 million) were sent to war. Less interest in leaving a legacy for their children, in fact, often see their children (baby boomers) as better off than they were/a re. Post War Cohort !I928 - 1945) Approximately 13% of Carlsbad's population . Benefited from a long period of economic prosperity after WWII. a Grew up during the 50's with an expectation of good times and relative social tranquillity. Global unrest, threat of nuclear power and the Cold War generated a desire to alleviate uncertainty in everyday life. They enjoy feelings of security, and familiarity. They tend to be more resistant to change than other cohorts. 4. 0 0 5. 0 0 Babv Boom Cohort (19 46 - 1964) Approximately 32% of Carlsbad’s population. Baby Boom I(1946-1955) - came of age during Kennedy administration, Vietnam War, Civil Rights movement, and a period of economic expansion. Baby Boom /I (79564964) - came of age after the Vietnam War, during Watergate, the oil embargo, and a contracting economy. Referred to as the “Me Generation”, highly interested in the self help/improvement movement. Use debt as a means of maintaining lifestyle. More likely to have dependent children at home than other cohorts. Highest household incomes of all cohorts (in peak earning years). 4 out of 5 women in the workforce. Less content with the status quo and more likely to distrust the political process and question the decisions of politicians. notorious for buying on credit, taking on loans and forgoing savings. Most educated group (Women’s movement + Vietnam War). Primary focus is on education of their children. Desire for their children to be at least as educated as they are. More likely to be high tech consumers, because of economic status. Healthier than prior generations. Generation “X” Cohort (1 965-1 977) Approximately 20% of Carlsbad’s population. Came of age as children of divorce, blended families, dual working parents and daycare, they were the unsupervised latch key kids of the 1980’s. Grew up during the time of a depressed economy, corporate downsizing, restricted job market, growing environmental concerns. Grown up with rapid technology changeslcomfortable using technology. Less optimistic about their future and believe they may never reach the same economic status as their parents. Understand that economic success will depend on their ability to change with technology. More concerned with obtaining a job were they can be challenged and appreciated and have an impact than on job security and high wages and benefits. Cautious with respect to personal relationships and place a greater emphasis on family, commitment and the pursuit of their personal interests. I I 6. Echo Boom (19 78 - Present) 0 Approximately 25% of Carlsbad’s Population 0 Children of Baby Boomers and Older Generation Xers. 0 Growing up with high-tech electronics, computers and the internet as a part of their daily life at school and home. 0 Use of the internet for children in this cohort group grew by 63% during 1998 to 63 million. 0 This groups sees that their is an 80% chance that they will be able to work at home as adults.