10-25-17 City Council Agenda Packet

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More Programs for All Ages Levy Promise: Increasing events by 33% over the life of the levy with a particular focus on priorities identified by the community: support for young readers and their parents; activities and programs for teens; and "maker" opportunities (access to tools and skills training for individuals or small businesses, including new technologies). An additional priority was to deliver more Library programs off-site. Adults, teens, and kids are informed, entertained, and inspired at EPL programs. In FYI 7, the total number of programs delivered was 1,755, well on the way to our goal of 1,800. Total attendance at programs was 53,058. The FYI 7 total programs was an increase of 2 5% over FYI 6. Research shows that language -rich activities help young children develop the skills they'll need as they grow into learning to read. The mainstay program for skill development is Storytimes, which provide pre -literacy skill development for the kids and training for their parents. With levy funds, additional Storytimes were added and the off-site Storytime-To-Go program was expanded. Alter a 51 EAM (Science, I ecnnoiogy, Engineering, Art, Math) storytime, Michelle and her little girl Rosey said it was "awesome." Later that week, Michelle and Rosey attended another storytime. Michelle shared, "After we got home from STEAM Storytime Rosey decided she wanted to be a scientist, and now after Preschool Storytime she wants to be a princess scientist!" The number of preschool programs provided has increased at all three locations, up 9.5% over last year. FYI 7: 958 programs for young children; 29,230 attendance. The number of programs provided to teens has increased at all three locations, up 57% over last year. FYI 7: 133 programs for teens; 1 ,564 attendance. Malcolm "Maker" refers to traditional do-it-yourself projects and high-tech projects. The Library holds free maker workshops. In addition, Library cardholders have access to workshops and independent project work in the Maker Hub Open Lab and Media Lab on the Downtown Library's 3rd floor. The Maker Hub opened in Spring 2016. The Media Lab offers state-of-the-art audio, video, and design equipment and software. FYI 7 Media Lab uses: 1,467.