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From:
Larry B. Harvey,
Library Board of
LIBRARY
President S\LWll.ct:
TrustltlC'O.-AOMIN. Uft.
1985 JUN -6 PM 4: 22
Villasenor Library Citizen's
Task Force library center visits
Dept:
Dale:
June 6, 1985
Synopsis of Previous Council aclion:
January 21, 1985 Regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council:
Delegation of citizen's spoke before the Mayor and Common Council
regarding library services provided the Hispanic community through
the Paul Villasenor Branch Library (525 N. Mount Vernon).
Recommended Illation:
That funds be authorized for representatives of the Villasenor Library
Citizens Task Force and staff of the San Bernardion Public Library to
visit Hispanic public library centers in the Oakland (Ca.) area.
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STAFF REPORT
At the regular meeting bf the Mayor and Common Council on January 21, a
delegation of citizens spoke regarding library sc\'vices provided the
Hispanic community through the Paul Villasenor Library (525 N. Mount
Vernon Avenue), Following that meeting the Mayor's Office forwarded
recommendations to the Library Board of Trustees including:
A community based citizens committee be convened to
to work closely ~ith the Library Board and staff
The redefinition of the Villasenor Library mission
The continued coordination of the Library's programs
with neighborhood businesses and residents,
The provision of staff assistance to the citizens'
committee in its Kork
The_provision of funds sufficient to the committee's
need and desire to visit library centers in other
cities whose client population requires similar spec'
ialized library services, in particular, the Latin
Ame.rican Library in Oakland, california
The following progress has been made as'a re~ult of these recommendations:
Approximately two dozen public spirited individuals have
formed the Villasenor Library Task Force under the direc.
tion of George Martinez, the most recent appointee to the
Library Board
The Task Force includes representatives from area businesses,
schools, community based organizations, service clubs, library
staff, senior citizens, present and former library board mem-
bers and others,
The Task Force has already held three meetings and subdivided
itself into committees to explore Cultural and Special Events,
Public Information, Educational Programs, and Budget/Staff/
Friends Of The Library.
On June 24, the Ethnic Services Consultant with the California
State Library will spend the entire day with the San Bernardino
Public Library system.
On June 21, approximately ten representatives of the Task Force
will visit the South Gate Branch and the East Los Angeles Reg-
ional Branch (including the Chicano Resources Center) of the
Los Angeles County Library system,
On June 29, library staff and representatives of each of the
subcommittees Idll visit the Latin American Library in Oakland,
and staff will visit Hispanic library service centers in San
Jose, Redwood City, and Alameda County in conjunction with
this date.
The Villasenor Library Task Force has set the July 11, meeting of the
Library Board of Trustees as the target date for completing their ini-
tial findings and recommendations.
The Library Board requests your authorization for the use of existing
funds within the FY1984.1985 Library budget to provide for the visits
to the identified Hispanic library service centers.