Seattle Community Council Federation: Join a citywide conversation on Library services

Friday, February 26, 2010

Join a citywide conversation on Library services

City Librarian Susan Hildreth invites you to join a citywide conversation on Library services

• What's one thing you wish the Library could provide, or change?
• What's the role of the Library in our community?
• What should we be doing in five to 10 years?
• How should the Library be using new technology?

Please join me and members of the Library Board next month to discuss your hopes and dreams for The Seattle Public Library. Feel free to drop in anytime for a few minutes to share your views. With your help, we will develop a strategic plan to guide our growth and services through 2015.

Later this year we also will conduct surveys, hold focus groups and host two citywide public forums that feature expert panelists on key library issues.

By September, we hope to complete a draft strategic plan, which we will share at meetings across the city. We hope to have a final plan by December.

You helped develop and complete the 10-year "Libraries for All" program to rebuild our facilities. Now it's time to make sure the services and resources we provide meet your needs.

Please help us think creatively about the future of Library service. Last year, more than 14 million people visited the Library. We want that number to keep growing.

Sincerely,
Susan Hildreth
City Librarian

Citywide Conversations Stop by an open house and "think big" to consider new models, services and roles for The Seattle Public Library. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Noon to 2 p.m. Monday, March 1
Central Library
1000 Fourth Ave.
Level 3, Living Room
206-386-4636

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 2
Northgate Branch
10548 Fifth Ave. N.E.
206-386-1980

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 3
High Point Branch
3411 S.W. Raymond St.
206-684-7454

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 6
Ballard Branch
5614 22nd Ave. N.W.
206-684-4089

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 16
Beacon Hill Branch
2821 Beacon Ave. S.
206-684-4711

Feel free to drop in for a few minutes to share your views.

If you can't attend a meeting, but would like to comment, please send an e-mail tostrategicplan@spl.org.

For more details, please see Strategic Planning on the Library Web site.

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SEATTLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEDERATION Monthly Meeting –Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, 7 p.m. Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Avenue South 98144 [This beautiful facility with free parking and a grand view of Lake Washington is just three blocks east of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. and one block south of S. Jackson Street] AGENDA Gun Violence: what should government and citizens do to reduce it? featuring Beth Flynn, Executive Director of Washington CeaseFire Recent mass killings are only a fraction of gun deaths. In Washington state alone, nearly 6,000 people have been killed by guns in the past decade--more than died in traffic accidents. On Jan. 16, President Obama unveiled legislative proposals to reduce gun violence, and took many administrative actions toward that end. Washington CeaseFire (http://washingtonceasefire.org) is proposing measures to reduce gun violence at the state and local level. Other states have closed the gun-show loophole, banned the sale of military-style assault weapons, limited handgun sales to one per month, carefully regulated concealed weapon permits, and banned open carrying of guns. None of those policies apply in Washington state, which ranks among the most loosely regulated states in terms of guns, and has state laws that prevent local governments from addressing gun violence. Join us at the Jan. 22 meeting in welcoming Beth Flynn, Executive Director of Washington CeaseFire, as we discuss what government and citizens can do to reduce gun violence. Also included is our monthly Round Robin with the opportunity to share news about your neighborhood’s issues and projects. If you have informational materials to distribute at the meeting, please bring them or e-mail electronic copies or links to jeannieh@serv.net. 7:00 Introductions/Minutes /Treasurer’s Report / President’s Report 7:10 Gun violence: What should government and citizens do to reduce it? 8:15 Round Robin of issues and projects in your neighborhood 8:45 Other business 9:00 Adjourn SCCF (http://seattlefederation.blogspot.com/) is one of the nation’s oldest and most active coalitions of community associations. It was founded in 1946 to facilitate resettlement of Seattle’s Japanese-American residents who had returned from wartime internment to reclaim their homes and businesses; and to help Black veterans coming back from the war. Over the decades, SCCF has grown to cover the entire City. Its monthly meetings are open to the public, and suggestions for agenda items are always welcome. Yearly dues for member groups are $50, and new groups are always welcome. Individual donations are also welcome, and go very far, as SCCF is all-volunteer. Please mail your check to SCCF, 2370 Yale Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-3310. For questions, contact treasurer Chris Leman at 206-322-5463 or cleman@oo.net.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Join a citywide conversation on Library services

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