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ReportsCUPERTINO LIBRARY JANUARY 2018 1 CUPERTINO LIBRARY MONTHLY REPORT – JANUARY 2018 Our Cupertino Library monthly report highlights the diverse collections, programs, and outreach our staff provide to our Cupertino community. For more information, please contact me at 408.446.1677 or at cvaresio@sccl.org. – Clare Varesio, Community Librarian DID YOU KNOW? OverDrive provides Santa Clara County Library District with eBooks, audiobooks and streaming video for download. OverDrive allows you to check out up to 10 titles at one time, choose your lending period, and place items on hold. New and popular titles are offered for all ages, and can be downloaded to a variety of devices. Want to learn more? The OverDrive Digital Bookmobile will be visiting Cupertino Library on Saturday, February 17 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Traveling coast to coast, this high-tech update to a traditional Bookmobile is coming to promote reading happiness and the digital catalog of eBooks, audiobooks and streaming video that is available through the Santa Clara County Library District. We hope you will stop by! DECEMBER 2017 CIRCULATION STATISTICS 2017 2016 NEW PATRONS 429 490 VISITORS 70,041 66,039 ADULT & TEEN CIRCULATION 83,330 86,819 CHILDREN'S CIRCULATION 118,621 117,347 OVERDRIVE EBOOK CIRCULATION 5,094 4,727 TOTAL CIRCULATION 201,951 204,166 CUPERTINO LIBRARY JANUARY 2018 2 LIBRARY NEWS We are pleased to announce that Cupertino Library and Milpitas Library will become Passport Acceptance Facilities later this spring. Both libraries will offer patrons the ability to apply for a new passport, and will offer evening and weekend acceptance hours. Please stay tuned for more information, and we hope you will help us promote this new service. JANUARY 2018 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2018 2017 ADULT PROGRAMS 13 22 TEEN PROGRAMS 10 7 PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS 19 22 SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS 14 16 TOTAL LIBRARY PROGRAMS 56 67 ADULT PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 459 820 TEEN PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 305 165 PRESCHOOL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 1,006 1,293 SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 746 472 TOTAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE 2,516 2,750 ADULT & TEEN PROGRAMS January featured a four-part Teen Entrepreneur Workshop, taught by the Innovative Development by Entrepreneurs Association (IDEA). iDEA focuses on teaching teenagers about entrepreneurship as well as computer aided design (CAD). This program series consisted of 4-three hour workshops. Participants were placed in groups and taught about businesses and entrepreneurship through a series of activities and and hands-on activities. The final session gave the teens an opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of outside judges. The winning business plan, Virtual Design Inc.’s uDesign app for interior design, won its team a $150 Amazon gift card. Thanks to iDEA and the Friends of the Cupertino Library for their generous support of teen programs at the library. Check out this Mercury News article for more: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/18/students-give-younger-classmates-a-dose-of- entrepreneurship/. CUPERTINO LIBRARY JANUARY 2018 3 The featured program for adults in January was Dr. Manish Saggar’s talk on “Meditation and the Brain.” A generous crowd of 67 learned about meditation’s effects on the brain from Dr. Saggar, uniquely qualified to provide insight into meditation’s beneficial qualities as he serves as assistant professor of psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine and is a long time meditation practitioner. CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 98 children and adults enjoyed the Fuse Theatre’s production of Tomas and the Library Lady. This bi-lingual, multi-media play performed by a cast of three with puppets is an adaptation of Pat Mora's children's book by the same name. Based on the true story of Tomas Rivera, it tells the story of a child of migrant farm workers who befriends a librarian in Iowa and is encouraged to read. In anticipation of Groundhog Day, school age children participated in a grand Cupertino tradition: enjoying groundhog stories, creating groundhog masks and popping out of the groundhog “hole.” Cupertino’s Poet Laureate, Kaecey McCormick was on hand to lead groundhog-related poetry activities. Three kindergarten classes from Cupertino Unified School District’s Chinese Language Immersion Program visited the library. They attended a special Mandarin story time, learned about the library’s services and took a tour of the library. JANUARY 2018 LIBRARY OUTREACH 2018 2017 OUTREACH EVENTS 9 7 OUTREACH ATTENDANCE 110 67 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS 835 898 Our Children’s librarians visited five preschools in the city of Cupertino this January, bringing songs, stories and more to dozens of young listeners. Adult librarians continued outreach to Cupertino Senior Center and Chateau Cupertino. We encourage you to let us know of locations in Cupertino you would like the library to visit! CUPERTINO LIBRARY JANUARY 2018 4 UPCOMING FEBRUARY 2018 PROGRAMS We thank the Friends of the Cupertino Library and the Cupertino Library Foundation for their generous support of our library programs! To view all upcoming events, visit https://www.sccl.org/Locations/Cupertino. WEDNESDAY, February 7, 7:00 pm, Teen Group Study Room – Silicon Valley Reads: Teen Writing Workshop * THURSDAY, February 8, 7:00 pm, Story Room – Celebrating the Lunar New Year with the Cupertino Poet Laureate FRIDAY, February 9, 11:00 am, Parents’ Corner – English / Mandarin Bilingual Storytime WEDNESDAY, February 14, 4:00 pm, Story Room – Children’s Valentine’s Day Craft WEDNESDAY, February 14, 7:00 pm, Teen Group Study Room – DiversiTea Teen Book Club THURSDAY, February 15, 12:00 pm, Story Room - Poet Laureate Language Artist's Series for Adults * SATURDAY, February 17, 9:30 am, Community Hall – ACT Practice Test for Teens * SATURDAY, February 17, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – OverDrive Digital Bookmobile @ Cupertino Library SUNDAY, February 18, 4:00 pm, Community Hall – Silicon Valley Reads: Author Rachel Khong WEDNESDAY, February 21, 7:00 pm, Story Room – Asian Art Museum: Hidden Meaning in Chinese Art WEDNESDAY, February 21, 7:00 pm, Community Hall - Lunar New Year Predictions with Mr. Y. C. Sun MONDAY, February 26, 7:00 pm, Story Room – FPA: Special Needs Trust WEDNESDAY, February 28, 7:00 pm, Story Room – Chinese Family History Workshop * Registration required. Don’t miss! SATURDAY, February 10, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm and SUNDAY, February 11, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Community Hall – Friends of the Cupertino Library Used Book Sale FOLLOW THE LIBRARY! Cupertino Library Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CupertinoLibrary SCCLD Newsletter – https://www.sccl.org/About/Library-News/Newsletter Serving the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County and the cities of Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Los Altos Hills | Milpitas | Monte Sereno | Morgan Hill | Saratoga February 2018 Commission Report Nancy Howe, County Librarian Silicon Valley Reads 2018 Each year, the Silicon Valley Reads team chooses a theme that will engage our community in conversation about an issue relevant to our region. For 2018, the theme No Matter What: Caring, Coping, Compassion is about Caregiving. With a successful kick-off on Feb 1 featuring our two main authors in conversation with Mercury News columnist, Sal Pizzaro, we are off to a great start! There are over 100 events planned throughout February and March. We hope you will be able to join us for multiple events and we encourage you to attend with family and friends. To see the full calendar of free public events in February and March throughout Santa Clara County Library District, visit www.sccl.org/svr. Food for Fines- Spring 2018 For the month of April, SCCLD will test out a one-month pilot program offering amnesty of up to $100 in overdue fines in exchange for a food donation. Our goal is to give patrons a simple way to clear their records and welcome them back to the library—especially those in our community with limited funds who are the most negatively impacted. For those owing $20 or more, it is an opportunity to return to a borrowing status so that they can once again become active library users. SCCLD will be working with Second Harvest Food Bank to collect food donations in exchange for waiving their current fines. While many organizations collect food donations during the holidays, hunger is issue in our community that is year-round. By offering our pilot in April, we also hope to generate much needed food for Santa Clara County. Serving the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County and the cities of Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Los Altos Hills | Milpitas | Monte Sereno | Morgan Hill | Saratoga Joint Powers Authority Board Meeting Update The development plan for 1344 Dell Avenue was approved by the JPA on Thur, Jan 25, 2018. The JPA purchased the property at 1344 Dell Avenue in Campbell in 2011. The purpose was two-fold: to provide ample parking for staff at 1370 Dell Avenue Services and Support Center (SSC) and to provide space for additional staff as the Library’s program expanded. The building needs to be renovated to make it suitable for Library staff and functions. SSC provides support services for all eight Library locations and is currently at maximum capacity accommodating administrative services, material circulation/processing/shipping, warehouse, support staff, IT, children/teen/adult services, program management and bookmobile operations. 1344 Dell Avenue plans include construction of a 12,000 ft., 2-story building that will provide SSC with room for long-term growth, much needed meeting space for the Reading Program, and IT staff and services including a backup generator to keep our entire network, including our website and in-library wifi, available during a power outage. This recommended option allows for the largest building size without requiring a separate parking garage, provides sufficient parking for staff and events, meets the long-term needs of the Library District, while providing flexibility of space for growth, and/or revenue options. Santa Clara County Library District Foundation Fundraiser During the months of February-April, when you dine at the California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) located in the Westfield Valley Fair Mall and mention the Santa Clara County Library District Foundation Fundraiser, 20% of your purchase will be donated to the SCCLD Foundation. The SCCLD Foundation is critical in supporting district-wide literacy programs including the Bookmobile and the Reading Program. Treat yourself, family and friends to a nice meal at CPK at the Valley Fair Mall and help promote literacy in Santa Clara County! Serving the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County and the cities of Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Los Altos Hills | Milpitas | Monte Sereno | Morgan Hill | Saratoga LIBRARY TRENDS: The Case Against Library Fines— According to the Head of the New York Public Library There’s no doubt that we are currently living in a fractured world, one in which the divide between rich and poor is widening, opportunities for the disenfranchised are declining, and the lines between fact and fiction are increasingly blurred. Public libraries are on the front lines every day, combatting these threats to our democracy. Whether loaning wi-fi hotspots to give patrons access to the internet and help close the digital divide, helping immigrants learn English, offering free citizenship classes, providing early literacy programs to close the reading gap, or simply loaning books (and, yes, people still read books—circulation at The New York Public Library went up 7% last year over the previous year), libraries ensure that no one—regardless of beliefs or background—faces barriers to learning, growing, and strengthening our communities. It is because of this role, so crucial to our democracy of informed citizens, that I and many others at libraries across the country have been seriously evaluating the complex and long- standing issue of library fines – and whether to do away with them. For many families across the US, library fines are a true barrier to access. While relatively small library fines have been a punchline in pop culture over the years (Jerry Seinfeld’s “library cop” is an icon, for example), the fact is that for many families across the US, library fines are a true barrier to access. At The New York Public Library, $15 in accrued fines prohibits one from checking out materials. The reason for this policy may be obvious—it’s incentive to get books returned and back on our shelves—but is it really effective? For those who can afford the fines, paying a small late fee is no problem, so the fines are not a particularly strong incentive. On the other hand, for those who can’t afford the fines, they have a disproportionately negative impact. At our 125th Street Library in Harlem, for instance, a young mother tried to check out a wi-fi hotspot so her daughter could do her homework. Homeless, the family couldn’t afford broadband internet, and her daughter’s grades suffered. Unfortunately, her library card was blocked, not because the family was irresponsible, but because one night, they were abruptly moved from one shelter to another, and in their haste to leave, they left behind a library book and DVD. The fines accumulated quickly, and without any way to pay them, their only hope for internet access was no longer available. Serving the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County and the cities of Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Los Altos Hills | Milpitas | Monte Sereno | Morgan Hill | Saratoga Our branch managers have the authority to use their good judgment to waive fines, and in this case, that’s exactly what happened. But that piecemeal, personal approach isn’t a solution. In October, The New York Public Library, along with the Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Library, took a step in the right direction, offering a one-time fine amnesty for kids and teens. All students got a fresh start, no questions asked, hopefully prompting them to return and use our array of free resources. Kids rekindled their relationship with reading, learning, and libraries after we offered the amnesty. One month in, we saw successes. About 41,000 kids and teens, or 10% of those who previously had fines, used their library cards to access library resources. Of those 41,000, 11,000 had blocked cards or a lapsed relationship with the library, meaning they hadn’t used the library for at least a year. So we know 11,000 kids and teens have rekindled their relationship with reading, learning, and libraries one month after we offered the amnesty. We will continue to monitor this, as we expect numbers to continue to increase as we continue to get the word out about the program. While I am proud of this initiative, it is a one-time solution to a problem that is not going away. Before the fine forgiveness program, at The New York Public Library, 20% of our 400,000 juvenile and young adult patrons had blocked library cards; nearly half of those were concentrated in the poorest quartile of our branches. In addition, we know the heartbreaking truth: that there are families who refuse to even use the library for fear of accumulating fines. These realities have prompted several library systems to experiment with fine elimination over the last few years. The relatively small Stark County District Library system in Ohio, as one example, waived fines in 2014, and one year in, saw positive results – an 11% increase in circulation, an increase in items checked out, and no significant increase in lost items, those never returned. The Columbus Metropolitan Library announced a fine-free 2017. Just this month, the Yankton Community Library in South Dakota—inspired by our efforts in New York—decided to experiment with fine-free borrowing. And the Omaha Public Library recently announced it is exploring the possibility of fine free borrowing in its system. In 2011, The New York Public Library launched a program called MyLibraryNYC to provide fine-free borrowing to students at eligible NYC public schools. Kids in the program borrow 37% more materials than kids who are not in the program; teens 35% more. At the same time, the number of lost items represents a small percentage of all items checked out as part of the program, showing that kids are indeed bringing the books back. Positive test cases like this show that fine-free lending is an experiment worth broadening. I would like to lead the way, but for large urban systems, the lost revenue would be significant, and a serious issue that must be addressed before we can move forward. While library systems have many sources of funding, the fact is fines do contribute (sometimes millions of dollars) and that needs to be addressed. Serving the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County and the cities of Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Los Altos Hills | Milpitas | Monte Sereno | Morgan Hill | Saratoga What is truly the greater moral hazard? Having fines or not having fines? Over the next year, I plan to meet with my counterparts at library systems across the US to discuss this issue, and develop innovative ideas that would allow systems big and small to eliminate this barrier to access. I hope that we can count on our partners in government and on the private side— those who support early literacy, the end of the digital divide, and opportunity for all—to work with us, perhaps to help libraries recoup lost revenue and examine eliminating library fines. Support from the JPB Foundation, which works to improve quality of life for low-income people, is what allowed us to do New York City’s one-time amnesty. Innovative, consistent support could ensure that financial hardships do not prohibit a family from taking advantage of a public resource built to help them. I understand there are some who will balk at this experiment, wondering if the elimination of fines poses a “moral hazard”? To be clear, I’m not advocating a system with zero accountability. Patrons would need to return their items before checking out new ones, and still pay for lost items. I’m advocating a system in which a family does not need to choose between dinner and using the public library. And so I must ask—what is truly the greater moral hazard? Having fines or not having fines? In my view, teaching kids that the library is not an option for the poorest among them is absolutely unacceptable. Cupertino Poet Laureate Library Commission Report & Update Date of report:: Feb. 1, 2018 Date of meeting: Feb. 7, 2018 Submitted by: Kaecey McCormick Presented by: Christine Hanel Summary of Programs/Tasks from Past Month:: ●1/17 - Attended Library Foundation Board of Directors meeting ○Met the Board, Introduction, Poetry Reading ●1/25 - VIP Reception at Cupertino Senior Cente​r ●1/29 - Poetry Comes to Storytime at the Cupertino Library (Groundhog Day!) ●1/30 - Administrative meeting with Christine Hanel and Karen Levy to go over Q2 programming through City as well as other administrative tasks ●Coordinated with local teen poet and former teacher (Peggy Stark) to create a Cupertino Teen Poetry Club - meetings will begin February 7 ○Teens will be co-facilitating with Peggy and the CPL (I could only commit to attending 3-4 meetings/year) as well as other local adult poets ○Held at the Cupertino Teen Center ●Marketing tasks for upcoming events ○Flyers, personal emails, event invitations, speaker invitations ○Coordinating with City social media ●January = “The Month of Administrative Tasks” ○Clean-up CPL contacts database & put on cloud storage ○Created financial spreadsheets for expense tracking to help with reimbursement recording as well as planning for future budgetary needs ■Will be sharing with Christine Hanel ○Re-formatted / updated the CPL website (​cupertinopoetlaureate.org​) - ​please check it out! ○Updated CPL Facebook page - please “Like” the page if you haven’t already done so! ○Created CPL MailChimp and EventBrite accounts ■Easy-to-manage email lists, event invitations, etc. ○Registered the CPL and CPL programs on Silicon Valley Events site Summary of Programs/Tasks for Upcoming Month:: ●2/8 - Community Poetry Night: Celebrating the Lunar New Year ○7:00 - 8:30 p.m. @ Cupertino Library - ​Commission Board members warmly welcomed! ●2/15 - Lunch Hour Language Artists Series One (Form) ○4 sessions (every other week) ○12:00 - 1:30 p.m. @ Cupertino Library ●Marketing for future events ●Attending area poetry / creativity events & networking with other area PLs and poets to cross-promote events; some planned / tentative events include: ○2/5 San Jose Poetry Slam ○2/13 Well-RED speakers series ○2/17 SJSU Social Justice Series: Poetry as a Form of Healing and Collective Building ●Planning programs for City Q3 and for CPL Q3 Future Events ●New events / programs added to Events page on the CPL website; flyer available from Parks & Rec ●Brief overview of key planned events ○March: AABC Lunar New Year Luncheon ○4/5 CREATIVITY WORKSHOP: Word Collage @ Senior Center ○4/10 CREATIVITY WORKSHOP: The Masks We Wear – Exploring Persona Poetry @ QCC ○4/24 COMMUNITY POETRY NIGHT – Celebrate National Poem-in-Your-Pocket Day! @ Cupertino Library ○April: Serve as Judge for the SCCL - Cupertino Poetry Contest ○April: Work with teen librarian to design and facilitate poetry writing workshops for teens ○5/3, 5/17 6/7, 6/21 LUNCH HOUR LANGUAGE ARTISTS – Workshop Series 2: The Art of Recklessness @ Cupertino Library ○5/15, 5/22 CREATIVITY SERIES – Igniting Your Writing (grades 3-6) @ QCC ○5/23 CREATIVITY WORKSHOP: Line Dancing @ QCC ○6/5, 6/12 CREATIVITY SERIES – Sound and Sense @ Cupertino Senior Center ○6/9 CREATIVITY IN THE PARK – Sidewalk Chalk Challenge! Issues of Significance: ●This is clearly a time of transition for the CPL program, and while there are minor things to figure out there are no major issues of concern ●Small item: Is there a CPL name tag? =) Someone mentioned I should wear it during programming, but I don’t have one and am not sure who to ask... Notes / Questions: ●I plan to attend the MARCH Commission Meeting! Please let me know if there is anything in particular you would like for me to bring / prepare.