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LIBRARY INFORMATION SHEET FOR COUNCIL PRIORITY WORKSHOP 1998-99 Objectives that will be carried forward to FY 1999-2000 . Develop a three-year funding plan for Redwood Shores library service through partnerships with businesses, schools, and other organizations by June 30, 1999. . Produce a joint brochure publicizing the educational opportunities and benefits that Redwood City offers by June 1999. The "joint brochure" has been changed to a Downtown Educators' Group "home page." 1999-2000 Objectives that relate to Council priorities and the new "top ten. " Communicate more effectively . Review the City's and the Library's web site monthly; add content pages during each year with content solicited from and provided by other city departments in order to improve and expand useful information available to the public. . Conduct a needs assessment of residences and business in Redwood Shores in coordination with the Parks and Recreation Department. Create a library service plan by March 1, 2000. Performance measures for budget . Analyze and publicize the direct cost benefit of library services to Redwood City residents using collection turnovers rates indicators for popular books, videos and cassettes. New internal initiatives that the library intends to do which are not in the budget and will take some time. . Using bequest funds targeted for Schaberg Branch library, replace the public access service desk with a more efficient, handicapped accessible unit by January 1999. This process is taking longer than anticipated because of the requirements in the City's bid process. It may very well entail more money than is allocated in the bequest funds. External influences which will affect the library 1999-2000. . We anticipate that the elementary schools will continue to use Schaberg as a safe drop-off point for elementary school students to be picked up by parents. We are applying for grants to establish formal after school programs for Schaberg. The building is not large enough to accommodate many children. We will request CIP funds to remodel the basement, which in turn, may necessitate that bathrooms, stairs and entrances are modified to ADA standards. . We hope that an electronic presence of the library at the Sandpiper Community Center will be a success. Existing staff will be asked to extend their services to Redwood Shores. We anticipate that additional hours will be needed to cover daily delivery of books. . The new City Web site has gotten off to a great start. Over time, we anticipate that it will take approximately ten hours a week to add new information, integrate new interactive technology and maintain currency. Due to the current library initiatives, it will be a hardship to continually use the library's existing funds to maintain the City's web site. . Customers have asked for longer Sunday hours at the Main Library, and for Sunday hours at Schaberg and Fair Oaks Libraries. We hope to look for ways to fund these extra hours.