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South Natomas
Date: February 10, 2000
On February 10 over 20 people participated in a community workshop
at the South Natomas branch library to have input into the library master
planning process. There were participants from Del Paso Heights and South
Natomas branches. They worked as members of two planning teams. The teams
mapped their communities and the role of their libraries, imagined the
type of services and place the library would be in 20 years, identified
their immediate needs, and potential community partners.
Workshop Summary
The participants consider their branch library in dynamic growth areas
(Natomas) and accessible to surrounding schools and faith organizations
(Del Paso Heights). The need for enhancing access to information, especially
for youth and seniors, are the features they imagine for the future of
their libraries. The first step towards accomplishing their needs is to
focus on increasing the community's awareness and support for enhancing
library services. Their partnerships for their libraries include work readiness
organizations, community organizations, school districts and business.
Team 1: Del Paso Heights
- Exercise #1: Envisioning the 2020 Community Library
- Imagine the future of library services.
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- How does your library fit in the community?
- 1. Central to schools and churches in the neighborhood
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- What kind of place will it be?
- 1. Homework center
- 2. Larger Community Library in a central location (enlarged-both same
location)
- 3. Lots of computers with wide band width
- 4. Central to alleviate digital divide
- 5. Lots of books & magazines & other media---CDs DVDs, videos,
etc...
- 6. Recreation area for children
- 7. Extensive open hours-more meeting rooms-storage
- 8. Active Friends group
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- What do we need to do in the next five years to move towards your vision?
- 1. More hours-more Friends
- 2. Band width infrastructure
- 3. Expand outreach staff-Americorp (churches-schools-senior citizens
- complexes-and businesses
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- Three ways to explain:
- 1. Information access
- 2. Entice people in-usage & circulation
- 3. Major community center
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- Exercise #2: Current Library Services
- In your community, what are the three greatest needs for library services?
- 1. Broad band terminals
- 2. Additional computers
- 3. Homework center
- 4. Subscription to New Yorker
- 5. Americorp volunteers for outreach
- 6. Well maintained facility (soap, paper...etc.)
- 7. Additional bathrooms
- 8. More opened hours-more staff
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- Exercise #3: Community Partners
- Who are potential partners for improving library services in your community?
- 1. Mutual Assistance Network
- 2. Grant High School District
- 3. Grant Skill Center
- 4. Del Paso Elementary School District
- 5. Local professionals/merchants
- 6. Churches
Team 2: South Natomas
- Exercise #1: Envisioning the 2020 Community Library
- Imagine the future of library services.
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- How does your library fit in the community?
- 1. In a rapidly growing community with expanding need for library services
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- What kind of place will it be?
- 1. Refuge for latchkey kids
- 2. Large
- 3. Books & virtual reality
- 4. School library/public library in one place
- 5. More services for seniors (audio books)
- 6. Graphic novels
- 7. Family activities (genealogy, history)
- 8. More computers
- 9. Community info center
- 10. Library of California
- 11. Outreach-mobile service for inbound or seniors
- 12. Stay current with technology
- 13. Resource center
- 14. Training
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- What do we need to do in the next five years to move towards your vision?
- 1. Remote and local access to a LARGE communication/information center
- 2. Children & senior activity services
- 3. Outreach into community
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- Programming priority-annual survey
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- Exercise #2: Current Library Services
- In your community, what are the three greatest needs for library services?
- 1. More hours & staff (with training for tech.)
- 2. More computers, especially OPAC tech. services
- 3. More current books including audio
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- Exercise #3: Community Partners
- Who are potential partners for improving library services in your community?
- 1. Sacramento Bee
- 2. Land/construction developers
- 3. SMUD
- 4. State printing
- 5. National Journal
- 6. Schools
- 7. Pac Bell
- 8. Raley's
- 9. Coca-Cola
- 10. PBS Channel 6
- 11. River City Bank
- 12. Marriott's
- 13. Home Depot
- 14. ARCO
- 15. Service organizations, Elks, churches, NCA, Rotary, Soroptomist,
NAACP, Jewish Council
- 16. Starbuck's & LaBou
- 17. AT&T
- 18. Regal
- 19. IBM
- 20. CalTrans
- 21. PG&E
- 22. Blockbuster/Hollywood
- 23. Kmart/Walmart
- 24. Et al
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