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Saratoga Library Commission Meeting
Saratoga Community Library
June 28, 1995
7:30 p.m.
AGENDA
Call to Order
Roll Call
Report of Posting of Commission Agenda
Approval of Minutes of May 24, 1995
Old Business -None to report
New Business
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A. Debrief of the Joint Meeting with City Council of
June 27, 1995
Reports
Susan Fuller, County Librarian
Dolly Barnes, Community Librarian
Sally Towse, Chair
Oral and Written Communication
A. Information on State Librarian
B. "ASPA News and Views" Article
IX. Adjournment
Saratoga Library Commission Meeting
Saratoga Community Library
May 24, 1995
7:30 p.m.
Action Minutes
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chair Towse at 7:30 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Commissioners Present: McLaughlin, Grantham, Sessler, Foscato,
Ceppos, Towse
Commissioners Absent: Skow
Others Present: Dolly Barnes, Saratoga Librarian, Janice Yee,
Deputy County Librarian, Linda Binkley, visitor, Jennifer
Britton, temporary staff to Commission (for Irene Jacobs)
III. Report on Posting of Commission Agenda
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda was posted
properly on 5/18/95. Towse reported that Jennifer Britton
posted the agenda properly on 5/18/95.
IV. Approval of Minutes of April 26, 1995
Minutes were graciously provided by Commissioner Grantham.
Motion to approve by Commissioner Sessler and Commissioner
McLaughlin seconded the motion. Vote to approve the motion
was unanimous.
V. Old Business
A. Joint Meeting with City Council -June 27, 1995
Chair Towse reminded the Commissioners that there will be a
joint meeting with the City Council on June 27. Staff
suggested that the Commission select agenda topics at this
time so that the items could be forwarded to the City Clerk
for inclusion in the Council's upcoming mail.
Commissioner Ceppos suggested that next year the Commission
should make sure to request that a meeting with the Council be
held earlier than June, perhaps January or February, so that
the meeting would not occur after the Council's budget
proceedings. The group agreed on this and was so noted for
the agenda.
Items for the Joint Meeting agenda were then generated by the
group:
1. Timing of the meeting (need to have input on budget and
funding cycle prior to June)
2. Foundation update
3. JPA update/discussion (particularly of the 6/22 meeting)
4. Youth Services Plan: Library is a key player and should
be part of this plan
5. Vision 2020: building expansion and book drop
Commissioner Grantham noted that he would be out of town on
the 27 and 28 of June and that someone else will be providing
the 2020 update.
Staff indicated that these agenda items would be forwarded
onto the Deputy City Clerk.
VI. New Business
A. Election of Library Commission Chair
There was much discussion. Current Chair Towse accepted
another year of service on the condition that the Vice
Chair and other members assist in breaking up some of the
work and other events. Karen Ceppos offered to be the
representative to the Summer Reading Program in August.
Motion was made by Commissioner Ceppos to nominate Sally
Towse for Commission Chair and seconded by Commissioner
Sessler. The motion was approved unanimously.
B. Election of Commission Vice Chair
Motion to nominate Karen Ceppos as Vice Chair made by
Commissioner Foscato, seconded
McLaughlin. The motion was a by Commissioner
pproved unanimously.
C. Recommendation to the City Council for a representative
to the Citizen's Advisory Committee of the Library JPA
Janice Yee noted that the JPA has great value to the
communities. It will meet four times a year with the
first meeting likely to be held in October.
She
suggested that this group remember in September to think
about what to forward to whoever is the representative
ideas for the October meeting.
of one Councilmember per lThe group will be made up
Supervisors (Honda and McKenna).in the County and atwo
ppoint
Commissioner/Chair Sall Towsemade o bon mtssioner
Ceppos and seconded by Commissioner Foscato. Motion
approved unanimously. Chair Towse thanked the group and
noted that should the need for an alternate arise, that
duty can be rotated.
D. Report of Chair on meeting with Mayor and City Manager
Chair Towse had a luncheon meeting with Mayor Burger, City
Manager Peacock and Assistant to the City Manager Britton.
They discussed the need for the library to be included as an
integral part of the Youth Services Plan and that it was
noticeably missing mention of the Library as a participant.
It was also brought up that the City has a trailer for the
"Friends of the Library." Before they ask the school to give
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up the maintenance yard, other ideas are being considered.
Sally confident that there will be alternate locations to
place the trailer behind Oak St. school's playing fields (for
example). Sally will contact Councilmember Tucker about the
Youth Services Plan as encouraged by the Commission.
VII. Reports
Janice Yee, Deputy County Librarian: Reported she'd hired
(yes, you heard it) 13 new librarians and there were two more
to go. She hired Senior Clerks, many of which were
promotions. Susan Fuller is away in Norway on a real
vacation. Janice reported that enhancements on DYNIX did
happen and that they will have an encyclopedia of associations
on there. Books in print and contemporary authors will be
available in July via EPSCO and Information Access
electronically. Also, Internet is moving along; they are
waiting for the box that will help curtail hackers. PIN
numbers are on the system now so people just need to get
theirs into the system via DIAL PAC. The next JPA meeting is
on June 22 in the City of Cupertino from 1 - 4 p.m. in the
Children's Story Room. the meeting is open to anyone who
would like to attend. The topic will be how the budget
process works in the Library. There will be committees that
will help present this information throughout the year (ex:
Finance Committee). County is very excited about all the
changes going on with staffing and CD roms on the way, etc.
On a side note, Chair Towse mentioned that she would like Sue
Lick at Saratoga News to cover the Library Foundation and
other activities. Staff Britton noted that she could pass
along the story idea for the fall issue of the Saratogan as
well for more coverage.
Dolly Barnes, Community Librarian: Noted that the Saratoga
Library's professional staff is all set up. Vicky Kaleikau
will be in charge of Adult Reference; Diane Colby will be in
charge of Children's Services Supervisor, and, Peggy Baker
will be helping in the Children's Section. The former six
part-time people have been helping as counter services; she
will hire five of the six since five have either been promoted
or left and she is currently recruiting for library pages (16
years and older at $5.90/hour). She shared her excitement
about the impact of having bodies on board!
Proposed Library Hours will be as follows: Monday and Tuesday
from 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00
a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00
p.m., and Sundays from 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. (Sept. to May).
If approved by Council the total hours will go from 40 to 58;
if not, they will go from 36 to 54. Commissioners Grantham
and McLaughlin noted that the hours have increased by 50%
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without staff increasing to the same degree and that is a
significant point. Matthew at the Saratoga News should
highlight this in the upcoming focus article on the Library.
Periodicals will get out on time now! Also, volunteers have
decided that Monday and Tuesday are the best days for them to
come in and get work done.
Sally Towse, Chair: Reported that she spoke to two former
Commissioners to see about having a pot luck again. Will be
an afternoon event as a farewell" to the outgoing members and
welcome to the new members of the Commission. Will be held at
Sally's house on June 3rd at 4:00 p.m. featuring hearty
appetizers and desserts. Sally also noted that the "Friends"
December meeting has been set for December 4, 1995 at 6:00
p.m. and the speaker will be Leigh Weimers. She also noted
that the City sent a letter out to all Commissioners to
consider participation in an all -day training session set for
June 16, 1995 on the "Collaborative Community" and for members
to seriously consider attending.
VIII. Oral and Written Communication
A. Temporary Commission staffing:
Temporary staff Britton asked the group about their
preference for future staffing given that June and July
would leave them without staff. The group decided to
hold a quick debriefing meeting on June 28th to go over
the joint meeting discussions from June 27 and that there
would be no meeting scheduled for July (summer recess).
The August meeting would be staffed by Irene Jacobs at
that time. Jennifer will prepare the minutes from
tonight's meeting as well as prepare the agenda for the
June meeting in conjunction with Jean Muser in the City
Manager's Office.
IX. Adjournment
Motion to adjourn made by Chair Towse, seconded by Sessler,
the vote to adjourn was approved unanimously and the meeting
was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Staff to Library Commission
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IcPk NEWS &
VIEWS
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER
JUNE 1995
AiripaSTIpt
SANTA CLARA VALLEY ASPA HONORS
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS
AND PROGRAMS FOR 1995
by Frannie Winslow
Susan Fuller, County Librarian for Santa Clara
County has been named the Outstanding Public
Administrator for 1995 by the Santa Clara Valley Chapter
of the American Society for Public Administration. Ms.
Fuller is being honored for her leadership in the
development of the Santa Clara County Library County
Service Area/Joint Powers Authority, facilitating a task
!force of city representatives from each of the nine library
district cities. In a time of decreased revenues, Ms. Fuller
worked with city leaders to find a solution to the diminished
library services caused by the loss of $6.2 million in former
library revenues. The concept developed under her
leadership, the County Service Area (CSA), was approved
by 68 percent of the voters in the November 1994 elections
at a time when most revenue measures failed. Through her
diligent efforts, the Joint Powers Authority (JPA) structure
has been developed to restore service levels starting July 1,
1995. Ms. Fuller was nominated by an unprecedented nine
City Managers, representing every city in the CSA/JPA.
The Santa Clara County Library County
Service Area/Joint Powers Authority was selected as the
Outstanding Public Program of 1995. The nine City
Managers nominating the program cited it as "a great
example of inter -agency cooperation to achieve effective
public service delivery." The CSA/JPA was lauded as "a
well planned, consensus driven solution to a dramatic
resource shortage." With a base assessment of $33, the
CSA will raise revenues for library services of about $5
million in 1995/96. Funds will be used to "restore open
hours, children's programs, reference availability," and
increase the materials budget.
In addition to these awards, honorable mention
awards will be presented in each category. The focus of
this year's awards is people and programs that stress
partnerships and collaborative uses of resources, including
unusual uses of resources or unusual ways of providing
services. The committee also looked for programs
embodying innovation that can be replicated in other
communities.
Honorable mention awards will be presented to the
following public administrators:
• Honorable Mention: Administration — Jay Baksa,
City Administrator, Gilroy
• Honorable Mention: Public Works — Scott R. Baker,
Director of Building and Engineering Services, Los
Gatos
Honorable mention awards will also be presented
to the following public programs:
• Honorable Mention: Human Services — City of San
Jose, Neighborhood Services Weed & Seed, BEST,
Crackdown, Neighborhood Development Center, and
Gang Intervention programs
• Honorable Mention: Public Safety — Volunteers in
Policing, Town of Los Gatos
• Honorable Mention: Affordable Housing — San
Tomas Gardens Rehabilitation Project, Campbell
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STATE LIBRARIAN CONFIRMED BY STATE SENATE
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No. 152
By a vote of 34-0, the California State Senate Thursday, April 6, 1995 confirmed the nomination of
Dr. Kevin Starr as California's seventh State Librarian. Even though there was no opposition to the
nomination, six senator's rose to praise Governor Wilson's appointment of Dr. Starr as head of the
145 year -old State Library, beginning with the comment by Senate President Pro-Tempore Bill
Lockyer that "the Governor could not have found a more qualified person anywhere on the planet
to be State Librarian." Senator Mike Thompson described Starr as an enthusiastic advocate for the
State's libraries who "seemingly has visited every public library in the State since he got the job."
Starr, a renowned author, historian, and former City Librarian of San Francisco, assumed office in
September, subject to Senate confirmation. He is best known for his acclaimed four volumes on the
social and cultural history of California called "Americans and the California Dream."
At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Rules Committee in March, Starr said that being
appointed State Librarian of California "represents a culmination of all that I have wanted to do with
my life." He described his past seven months in office as "exhilarating," and expressed gratitude for
"a chance to pay back to the State much of which has been given to me." When asked to comment
on his final confirmation, Starr said "I was deeply touched, not only by the 34-0 vote, but by the
many expressions of individual Senators of support for me as State Librarian, and more importantly,
support for the California State Library as an important institution. I take their praise and their
overwhelming vote of approval as an honor belonging to the entire staff. As a community, we rise
or fall together. It is my goal to assist the staff in what I know to be its abiding goal -- excellence
of service to government, libraries, and the people of California."
A graduate of the University of San Francisco, Starr holds an MA and Ph.D. from Harvard
University in English and American Literature, and the Master of Library Science degree from the
University of California, Berkeley. He is a member of the Society of American Historians, the
American Antiquarian Society, and a recipient of the Gold Medal of the Commonwealth Club of
California, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
STANISLAUS COUNTY'S BALLOT
MEASURE "C" PASSES BY
68.2 PERCENT
On March 7th, Stanislaus County passed a
1/8th cent sales tax increase to help finance
the operation of the Stanislaus County Free
Library. The sales tax will mean 12.5 cents
of tax will be collected for every $100 spent
on taxable items. The tax will raise
approximate $4.1 million in the first year, but
will increase over the five-year term of the tax
as the county's sales tax revenues grow. The
revenue gained from the sales tax increase can
only be spent on the library and will be used
to increase hours, hire new staff and purchase
more books and materials. Campaign
supporters raised approximately $58,000 for
the campaign budget. The campaign strategy
concentrated on personal contact with
registered voters through an extensive
telephone bank and door-to-door canvassing.
The voter turnout for the election was low -
only 24 percent, but a high number of votes
were cast through absentee ballots. There was
ballot competition from two school bond
issues which were on the ballot at the same
time. One of the school bonds passed and one
failed. Congratulations are in order for
Starrett Kreissman and her staff of the
Stanislaus County Free Library!
STATE LIBRARY SPONSORS
TAPPING COMMUNITY
RESOURCES
The State Library recently sponsored two one -
day workshops on fmding additional local
resources to support libraries and were held in
San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and
Palo Alto during April and May: The topics
were Volunteerism and Creating and
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Operating a Library Foundation. Two
additional one -day workshops are available
and the topics will be Planned Giving and
Grassroots Fundraising. The two remaining
workshops will be available in the same four
locations as the previous workshops during
May and June.
Attendees will acquire immediately usable
skills and high pay-off strategies for
community resource development. All four
workshops will be repeated in four locations
and will include participant interaction,
information sharing and specific approaches
tailored for library resource. development.
Each session is $15 per person. The sessions
will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m.
A continental breakfast and lunch will be
included. Space is limited and registration is
on a first come, first served basis.
The dates are as follows:
PLANNED GIVING:
San Diego —Tuesday, May 23
Los Angeles —Thursday, May 25
Sacramento —Tuesday, May 30
Palo Alto —Thursday, June 1
GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING:
San Diego —Tuesday, June 6
Los Angeles —Thursday, June 8
Sacramento —Tuesday, June 13
Palo Alto —Thursday, June 15
For questions and/or registration information,
please contact:
GAIL MCGOVERN
LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY
(916) 653-8313
(916) 653-8443 FAX
MULTITYPE LIBRARY
NETWORK: FINAL REVIEW
AND REVISION
The complete California multitype library
network plan, consisting of the legislative
framework and the network service programs,
is undergoing an overall review as the final
step in its development. As the California
Library Networking Task Force prepared and
achieved statewide consensus on plans during
the last five years, the plans were adopted and
set aside so that the next group of issues could
be addressed. Now, at this final review stage,
all policies adopted since 1989 are on the table
for re-examination and revision to assure
consistency, currency, and the best possible
directions for the multitype library network at
this point in time. The impact of rapid
changes in technology, demographics, and
political/social environments over the last five
years will be considered.
All California librarians, library users, and
library supporters are urged to participate in
all -day regional conferences to provide input
and feedback during this review process.
Carolyn Corbin of the Carolyn Corbin, Inc.
Center for the 21st Century will keynote the
conferences, describing the changing
environment for library services from a
futurist perspective. Interactive discussions on
all aspects of the network plan will follow.
After the conference series concludes, the
California Library Networking Task Force
will revise and update the network policies.
The regional conferences will be held from
9:00 am to 4:00 pm in:
Pasadena - Monday, June 12
Temecula - Wednesday, June 14
Burlingame - Monday, July 10
Fresno - Wednesday, July 12
Sacramento - Friday, July 14
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For registration packets and further
information please contact:
BARBARA WILL
NETWORKING COORDINATOR
CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY
P.O. Box 942837
SACRAMENTO, CA 94237-0001
FAX (916) 653-8443
FRANCIS KEPPEL AWARDS
PRESENTED TO STATE
DATA COORDINATORS
The Seventh Annual Federal -State Cooperative
System (FSCS) for Public Library Data
Training Workshop was held in Austin, Texas
on March 1-3, 1995. The purpose of the
training workshops were to improve the
annual collection, reporting, and use of
national public library data. Participants
included data coordinators from all state
libraries as well as from the U.S Territories.
The Francis Keppel Award is named after one
of the best known U.S. Commissioners of
Education who was also a member of the
Nation Commission on Libraries and
Information Services. Francis Keppel was an
early and enthusiastic advocate of reliable and
regularly reported national, state, and local
library statistics that provided a basis for
public policy formulation and improvement of
library services to the U.S. population.
The Award is made each year to the
qualifying Chief Officers of State Library
Agencies and State and Territory Data
Coordinators for submitting the most prompt,
complete, and high quality public library data.
Thirty-eight States earned the award in 1994,
including the California State Library.
ALA AND MCI NEW
PARTNERSHIP
The American Library Association (ALA) has
formed a partnership with MCI and is
participating in the MCI LibraryLlNK project,
a national community service initiative
designed to help advance technological
capabilities and bring the information
superhighway to public libraries across the
nation.
MCI will donate over $500,000 over a three-
year period to public libraries. In its first year
eight public libraries have been selected by
ALA to receive grants, each in the amount of
$20,000. The eight public libraries recipients
are as follows:
Albuquerque/Bernalillo Public Library (New Mexico)
Arlington County Public Library (Virginia)
Pikes Peak Lib. District, Colorado Springs, (Colorado)
Greenville County Library (South Carolina)
Memphis/Shelby County Public Lib. (Tennessee)
Phoenix Public Library (Arizona)
Sacramento Public Library (California)
As part of the MCI LibraryLlNK program,
MCI and ALA will provide ongoing
consultation, support, and assistance to
LibraryLlNK libraries. Support may include
technological training for library personnel,
fundraising, or community outreach efforts for
each library.
INTERNATIONAL READING
ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
NEW NAME
The International Reading Association's (IRA)
has announced a name change for Journal of
Reading. The new title will be Journal of
Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL).
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IRA agreed to change the name after hearing
the IRA Publications Committee's concerns
that the Journal's present name misinformed
readers about the Journal's primary audience
and its contents.
The Journal will continue to provide current
theories, research findings, and teaching
practices, and to review professional books,
instructional materials, and adolescent
literature.
CALIFORNIA HERITAGE
PRESERVATION COMMISSION
AWARD PRESENTED
Msgr. Francis J. Weber, Archivist of the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Director of
the Archival Center, San Fernando Mission, is
the recipient of the 1994 Archivist Award of
Excellence. The award recognized those
individuals who have displayed exceptional
performance in the archival field. The
Archivist Award of Excellence is sponsored
by the California State Archives Foundation.
Msgr. Weber received the award for his great
efforts in establishing the Archival Center for
the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the San
Fernando Mission and his numerous
publications relating to Ecclesiastical
Archives. He founded the Archival Center in
1962 and originated the systems and practices
now used in all major Catholic archives in the
United States.
Msgr. Weber is the Director of the Archival
Center at Mission Hills and is currently an
officer of the American Catholic Archivists
organization, which he founded.
CALIFORNIA YOUNG READER
MEDAL AWARDS
The California Young Reader Medal
Committee has announced its student choices
for 1994-95. Over half a million votes were
submitted by students throughout California.
Winners will be presented with a bronze
California Young Reader Medal by students
who participated in the program.
The following authors were selected from four
categories:
Susan Meddaugh, Martha Speaks, (Primary)
Pam Conrad, Stonewords: A Ghost Story (Intermediate)
Ben Mikaelsen, Rescue Josh McGuire, (Middle)
Will Hobbs, Downriver, (Young Adult)
G.K. HALL AWARD FOR
LIBRARY LITERACY NAMED
Victoria Steele, Acting Associate Dean for
Library Advancement and External Relations
for the University of Southern California
Libraries in Los Angeles, and Stephen D.
Elder, Director of Development at the
University of Redlands (Calif.) are the 1995
recipients of the G. K. Hall Award for
Library Literature presented by the American
Library Association (ALA).
The award, $500 and a citation, is given for
outstanding contribution to library literature
issued during the three-year preceding the
presentation. Victoria Steele and Stephen
Elder received the award for Becoming a
Fundraiser: the Principles and Practice of
Library Development, published by the ALA.
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BORN TO READ GRANT
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
Applications are currently being accepted for
two $30,000 grants for Born to Read: How to
Nurture a Baby's Love of Learning project,
which is part of a three-year demonstration
program funded by The Prudential Foundation
and administered by the Association for
Library Services to Children. Deadline for
applications is September 22nd and programs
must be implemented by February 1, 1996.
Applications will be reviewed for innovative
program proposals linking the library and
local health care facilities, the need for
offering this type of program in the
community, and dedication and support for the
Born to Read mission and goals.
Applications will be mailed to interested
public libraries after July 1, 1995. To be
added to the application mailing list, please
send a postcard to:
BORN TO READ GRANT APPLICATION II
ATTN: APRIL JUDGE
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
50 E. HURON STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60611
LETTERS RECEIVED
From time to time the State Librarian will be
sharing letters which have been sent to him
that reveal, in his opinion, interesting aspects
of the library culture of California. The
following is one such letter.
Dear Dr. Starr:
I am pleased to be able to share with you the
interest which the California Indian Library
Collection has received at Butte County
Library during the past year. The Native
American Communities in the Oroville and
Chico area have become regular users of the
collection since the outreach and training
session conducted by Rebecca Dobkins. The
audio tapes in the collection have been of
special interest to the Native Americans in the
area. The gratification and pleasure family
members express when hearing, often for the
first time, the voice of a parent or a
grandparent captured on tape cannot be
measured.
The training session opened a rapport with the
local tribal organizations that had not existed
previously. They come to us with questions
relating to library cataloging and classification,
and we call upon them for answers to patron
questions relating to customs and culture.
The teaching materials entitled The California
Indians: A Demonstration Kit is popular.
Like the rest of the collection, it brings new
users to the library. The kit is in continuous
use year round at K-12 schools, CSU-Chico,
libraries, summer camps, and scouting
organizations throughout Butte, Tehama,
Glenn, and Sutter counties. I am asked often
if we have a similar kit for the other ethnic
peoples of California. Please relay this plea to
Kathy Low.
Technological limitations within our library
prevent us from offering the multimedia CD-
ROMs focusing on the Pomo Indians and the
Miwok Indians. We hope to be able to offer
this resource to our patrons within the next
year.
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We are pleased to assist in the aim of this
project to return unique cultural materials to
California's Native Americans and make the
collection available to all citizens.
— Brenda Crofts, Reference Librarian
PEOPLE AND PLACES
Tom Johnson, Library Director for the City of
Rancho Mirage, released the temporary
address of the Rancho Mirage Public Library:
RANCHO MIRAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
42-520 BOB HOPE DRIVE
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270
(619) 341-READ (7323)
(619) 324-8830 (FAX)
Mr. Johnson anticipates opening for service in
December 1995. For the interim, he is
continuing to contract with the Palm Springs
Public Library to provide library services to
the community.
Linda Crowe, Director of Peninsula South Bay
Cooperative Library Systems in San Mateo,
California, is the 1995 recipient of the
Association of Specialized and Cooperative
Library Agencies Leadership Achievement
Award. The award, a citation, is given for
leadership in consulting, multitype library
cooperation, and state library development.
Christina Nypaver has been appointed Branch
Manager of the Lake Elsinore Library, a
branch of the Riverside City and County
Public Library. Joyce Brown, who has been
a substitute librarian with the system for
several months, has been named Youth
Services Librarian.
Olivia Cueva-Fernandez has been elected Vice
President of the Board of Library
Commissioners, the Los Angeles Public
Library's governing body. Ms. Cueva-
Fernandez' s experience includes teaching
elementary school -aged children, working as
a program coordinator for a program that aids
low-income women in learning job retention
skills and she also served as President of the
Friends of the Wilmington Branch Library.
Lucy McCoy has been appointed to the Board
of Library Commissioners by Los Angeles
Mayor Richard Riordian. Ms. McCoy will
serve as the Board's liaison on fundraising
issues and its representative to the Board of
Directors for the Library Foundation of Los
Angeles.
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