HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-06-22; Library Board of Trustees; ; Carlsbad City Library Learning Center Overview
June 22, 2022 ITEM 3 1 of 1
Meeting Date: June 22, 2022
To: Library Board of Trustees
From: Carrie Scott, Community Outreach Supervisor, Literacy Services
Mayra Turchiano, Community Outreach Supervisor, Bilingual Services
Staff Contact: Carrie Scott, carrie.scott@carlsbadca.gov
Mayra Turchiano, mayra.turchiano@carlsbadca.gov
Subject: Carlsbad City Library Learning Center Overview
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive an overview from staff of the services provided at the Library Learning Center.
Executive Summary/Discussion
Community Outreach Supervisors Carrie Scott and Mayra Turchiano will present an overview of
the services and programs offered by the Carlsbad City Library Learning Center. The
presentation will provide a brief history of the Library Learning Center and overview of its
services. Staff will describe the adaptations made and new services added in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Next Steps
None.
Fiscal Analysis
None.
Public Notification
Public notice of this item was posted in keeping with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available
for public viewing and review at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting date.
Exhibits
None.
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Staff Report
Carlsbad City Library
Learning Center
Carrie Scott, Community Outreach Supervisor, Literacy Services
Mayra Turchiano, Community Outreach Supervisor, Bilingual Services
Library & Cultural Arts
June 22, 2022
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CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY LEARNING CENTER
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ABOUT BILINGUAL SERVICES
•Established in 1991 as Centro de Información
•Before its permanent home, the program occupied
six locations in 18 years
•Incorporates literacy instruction for all ages and stages
•Provides bilingual English/Spanish programs, services,and resources
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ABOUT LITERACY SERVICES
•Formerly Adult Learning Program
•Founded in 1984 with a State grant
•Engages volunteers to assist English-
speaking adults to develop literacy skills
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PURPOSE OF THE LIBRARY
LEARNING CENTER
•Provide functions of the other libraries in
addition to personalized lifelong learning
experiences
•Offer an integrated experience in an easy-access
location and building
•Receives supplemental funding through a California
State Library grant and the Benson Family Trust
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MEET THE STAFF
•Small but mighty
•Bilingual staff members
•Highly skilled
•Single-service desk; staff perform all
functions
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SCOPE OF SERVICES
•The Learning Center meets the needs of the community by providing:
•Outreach and access to community members who are unfamiliar with libraries
•Services and experiences for all community members, including those with language or literacy barriers
•Direct literacy instruction at all ages and stages of literacy development
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SERVICES PROVIDED
•Preschool story times in English and Spanish
•Children’s and adults’ book clubs in English and
Spanish
•After-school homework assistance
•Cover-to-Cover reading program
•Summer Reading Adventure
•Carlsbad Reads Together
•Computer use, wireless network access
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SERVICES PROVIDED
•Literacy instruction for children, teens and
adults
•Volunteer opportunities
•Computer lab providing topic-specific classes
•Concerts and special events, e.g., Summer Reading Festival, for all ages
•Extensive bilingual, Spanish-language and literacy collection
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ADAPTATIONS DURING COVID-19
•Mailed free books to learners' home for
the Build Your Home Library initiative
•Developed and presented Zoom
professional development for
volunteer tutors
•Implemented Chromebook check-out to
literacy participants
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ADAPTATIONS DURING COVID-19
•Held outdoor community events, including
Census surveys, COVID-19 vaccine clinic
•Hosted the Homeless Resource Fair
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PARTNERSHIPS
•Create environment where the whole is
greater than the sum of the parts
•Possible due to increased space, co-location
of programs
•Use strengths of individual divisions
•Maximize building utilization
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PARTNERSHIPS
•HeadStart
•MiraCosta College
•Carlsbad High School
•TrueCare
•Community Resource Center
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INTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS
•City-wide interdepartmental partnerships
•Parks & Recreation Summer Camp visits
•Carlsbad Unified School District, Youth
Enrichment Services Collaborative (YES)
•Housing and Homeless Services
Department, Homeless Resource Fair
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INTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS
•Served as pilot project site for city and library
projects :
•Vox/Wonder read-along books
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•Qless occupancy management application
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EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS
•Career Online High School
o Provides scholarships to earn high school
diploma and career certificate
o Partnership with California State Library and
SmartHorizons, with partial funding
provided by the Benson Family Trust
through CLAF
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SILVER LININGS
•Revamped the bilingual collection
•Adapted the phonics curriculum for the
Early Childhood Literacy Program
•Participated in statewide literacy initiatives
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SILVER LININGS
•Served on Creando Enlaces Committee
•Graduated nine Career Online High School
students
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LOOKING AHEAD
•Achieve full staffing
•Restore and grow core services safely to
pre-pandemic levels (e.g.,literacy
tutoring,Homework Zone)
•Resume former partnerships (e.g., Carlsbad
High School, MiraCosta College)
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LOOKING AHEAD
•Engage the community in the Public Art
project
•Coordinate with Principal Librarian of
Partnerships & Community Outreach to
host more events like the Homeless
Resource Fair
•Perform space assessment to better serve
the community
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SUMMARY
•The Learning Center meets the needs of the
community by providing:
o outreach and access to community members
who are unfamiliar with libraries
o services and experiences all community
members including for those with language or
literacy barriers
o direct literacy instruction at all ages and stages
of literacy development
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THANK YOU!
Carrie Scott
carrie.scott@carlsbadca.gov
Mayra Turchiano
mayra.turchiano@carlsbadca.gov
Community Outreach Supervisors
Carlsbad City Library Learning Center
3368 Eureka Place
Carlsbad, CA 92008
442-339-5500
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