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		<title>September 2009 Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- September 2009 
 “Daddy I don’t want to go, these books too interesting.” -10 year old girl in the children’s section.
 In September, the Library Board elected Reina Barragan, President, Alex Schernig, Vice-President, and Jeanne Gross, Secretary. During the time that Rudy Madrigal served as President of the Board, the Redwood City Public Library was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=76&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>July and August 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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Library Director’s Report- July and August 2009
It was a busy summer:
 
                              Downtown   Fair Oaks    Schaberg         Shores                         Total
Circulation



Jul-2008
78,365
  8,052
15,511
     211
 
102,139


Jul-2009
83,774
12,164
16,608
53,008
 
165,554


Aug-2008
69,907
  6,740
14,615
     180
 
  91,442


Aug-2009
83,525
11,292
16,440
52,981
 
164,238



 
Visitors



Jul-2008
42,193
  4,940
5,628
         0
 
  52,761


Jul-2009
44,991
  8,546
6,976
25,927
 
  86,440


Aug-2008
39,493
  7,485
5,194
         0
 
  52,172


Aug-2009
45,103
11,974
6,619
26,609
 
  90,305



 
Over 3,000 kids and parents participated in our Summer Reading Program to keep families reading over the summer!
 
4,000 folks attended a family program this summer at our four [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=73&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>June 2009 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/june-2009-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- June 2009 
Circulation and usage continues strong. Big demand for internet access for job hunting and resume sending; family and youth programs; lending materials.
Check outs
                                  Downtown         Fair Oaks     Schaberg      Shores                       Total




Jun-08


70186


6499


14482


179

 

91,346




Jun-09


79116


11249


16996


51311

 

158,672




Visitors




Jun-08


40840


     5909


   5391


          0

 
52,140



Jun-09


44208

        8118

   7610


   26197

 
86,133



 
On June 15, the City Council agreed to accept the City Manager’s recommended 09/10 budget (the complete document is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=70&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>May 2009 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/may-2009-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- May 2009
I want to highlight library services to the Fair Oaks community this month. We implemented a new service model at the branch library a year ago that is proving to be very successful. It is a two part strategy: retooling internal library operations and aggressively getting out into the community. A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=66&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>April 2009 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/april-2009-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- April 2009 
Our PACT (Partnership Academy for Community Teamwork) session was very successful with 34 of 38 participants rating the library’s presentation as excellent (4 rated it good). These citizen sessions which inform residents about city services is a tremendous communication and community building program. Folks were amazed at how much the library [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=63&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>March 2009 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/march-2009-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- March 2009 
 Several budget meetings have been held this past month and all staff have attended at least one of them. Lots of valuable feedback and discussion. Recommended options are being developed by Department Heads for Council review in June.
 I can’t say enough about the success of the new Redwood Shores Library. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=60&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>February 2009 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/february-2009-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- February 2009 
 
Redwood City Public Library has received a “five star rating” from the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service, a new public library national rating system instituted by the Library Journal. This makes the Redwood City Public Library the top-rated library of any size in the Bay Area, and it’s one [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=56&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>January 2009 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/january-2009-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- January 2009 
 
 
We are planning different ways to engage and inform staff around the upcoming City budget process. Weekly drop-in brown bags, regular unit and all-staff meetings will be held, along with frequent updates from me via email. I would like all staff to stay informed and feel like they have a say [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=51&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>December 2008 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/december-2008-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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Library Director’s Report -December 2008 
 
 
Due to budget reductions the Redwood City School District decided not to fund their half of the School Media Specialist’s contract. Library staff and School staff met to strategize on how to continue to support the school’s libraries within our current budgets.
 
Library events and programs flyers and email blasts have the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=48&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>November 2008 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/november-2008-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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Library Director’s Report- November 2008 
 
We will be presenting an overview of our services to youth this month to our collaborative city partners—Parks, Recreation and Community Services and the Police Department.
 
Sarah Nunes, our Management Exchange Fellow from the City of San Jose, wrapped up her three month’s stay at the library. She helped tremendously in kick-starting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&blog=1603458&post=45&subd=rcpldirector&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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