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Accomplishments FY 2006/2007
Conducted two, 6-hour Literacy Training Sessions and trained 16 new literacy volunteers. Provided one-on-one literacy tutoring to 22 literacy students by trained volunteers. Provided three Internet Training sessions for adults, teaching basic information searching skills. Produced an Author Fair with 37 authors, 3 author panels, book sales and signings, a children’s program, and 4 hours of live music. Publicized the Fair widely in local papers, the Cable channel, posters and brochures. Approximately 750 people attended. Conducted eight adult programs related to various aspects of the library’s collection, using speakers, authors, performers, and film. Held an “El Segundo Reads” program using the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Encouraged the entire community to read To Kill a Mockingbird and to attend discussions about it. Coordinated two art receptions and created 96 displays to showcase our book collections. Displays highlighted book topics, as well as exhibited various collectibles related to the books. Held 24 Book Club meetings for adults. The Book Club, “Let’s Talk Books,” meets to discuss the books that each attendee has read. The discussions are led by a Senior Librarian. Created and distributed four specialized adult bibliographies. All bibliographies highlighted books to be found in the El Segundo Public Library. Titles were: “Book Club Favorites,” “Staff Favorites,” “Classic Titles,” and “Mystery Series Set in Southern California.” Updated the Adult Services and the Electronic Resources brochures. Processed 15,444 reference questions; handled 2,274 interlibrary loans; logged 10,895 public usage hours on Internet stations. Systematically weeded the “300’s” and “600’s” areas of the circulating collection including medical, auto repair, aviation, cookbooks, political science, economics, and law. This included removing outdated books and some low-circulating books, pulling books off shelf for cleaning and repairs, and re-ordering books that have worn out. The music cassettes and videotapes were also weeded. Made presentations on El Segundo history to eleven 3rd grade classes. Each presentation lasted an hour and made use of items in our History Room. Made circulating electronic books and electronic audio books available through the library catalog. Designed and implemented a new Library homepage. Initiated a monthly concert series from January through May, and September, showcasing classical, jazz, country, and ethnic music with an attendance of 75-95 per concert. Added two electronic databases to the collection: Dun and Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory, and Britannica Encyclopedia, including Britannica for Kids. These databases have both in-house and remote access.
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