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\"Carlsbad Library and Cultural Arts earned national recognition for our 2025 Summer Reading Adventure Program,\" said Laura Stanger, principal librarian for partnerships and community outreach, noting the program’s enrollment and that the $500 prize will be reinvested into the 2026 program.

Jennifer Benson, a children’s librarian who presented the final report, provided a detailed breakdown: 459 participants were ages birth to 4; 1,537 were kindergarten through fifth grade; 412 were teens in grades 6–12; and 716 were adults. Participation milestones were adjusted this year to encourage sustained engagement: the first reward at 60 minutes, a midpoint at 300 minutes and a final milestone at 600 minutes. Benson reported that 74% of registrants reached 60 minutes, 58% reached 300 minutes and 40% reached 600 minutes.

Benson said the program spanned 10 weeks (June 1–Aug. 10), and participants averaged 10.4 hours of reading per registered person. The program delivered 64 special events across all locations, with more than 1,900 program attendees; staff attended 17 community outreach events and reported more than 2,000 outreach contacts. Volunteers contributed substantial hours: eight adult volunteers gave 70 hours and 72 teen volunteers contributed 1,452 hours this summer.

Principal Librarian Andrea Hilliard and Stanger credited expanded Sunday hours at the Cole and Dove libraries and targeted outreach for part of the increase in library visits (Hilliard said visits rose 11% over August 2024). Stanger said staff attended 14 outreach events in August alone and engaged with more than 2,000 community members at concerts, schools and affordable-housing resource fairs.

Rewards and sponsorships were described in detail: Friends of the Carlsbad Library sponsored the program and provided book donations; rewards included small toys and coupons at lower milestones, museum passes and larger raffle items for high-achieving participants. Benson said 1,740 books were given away during the volunteer book-distribution part of the program.

Board members asked for clarification about methods used to count outreach interactions; staff said they used handheld counters and defined a counted interaction as a meaningful exchange about library services rather than a brief logistic question.

The presenters closed by highlighting the Beanstack recognition and the program’s outreach success. \"This program is loved by so many generations of Carlsbad readers,\" Benson said, reading a patron comment that staff had received on social media.

The board received the report; there was no formal vote on the program at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Carlsbad - Library Board of Trustees Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Carlsbad Library and Cultural Arts reported a record Summer Reading Adventure: 3,124 registered participants, more than 1.9 million reading minutes logged and recognition as Beanstack’s National Grand Prize winner; staff highlighted outreach, volunteer contributions and program rewards.","taxTitle","Carlsbad, San Diego County, California","taxId",2843,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458261,"Carlsbad legislative subcommittee outlines advocacy priorities, including library positions and housing bills",567,194000,761000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5823075-a9c18b5ba14564b7ef414e78c92a1889&start=194&end=761","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5823075-a9c18b5ba14564b7ef414e78c92a1889/thumbnail_194000.jpg","/articles/6458261/Carlsbad/San-Diego-County/California/Carlsbad-legislative-subcommittee-outlines-advocacy-priorities-including-library-positions-and-housing-bills","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458261-40837dcca8c56eca4ac947b91d7b7598/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448755&Signature=XG6Ywl3S8n0wZlTmUtf0XvbzShd1FpK~8KJu6c-srpdTekRbqUzpEntB1RxFRNrNuzVbYlpif~WzPnJHSmDMUqIe93nOk~atFXa8A~189DibbjTPCjFDVxheoQjBFETwQbzgHrqfRrVx6DH3nhnwxLAq0BukflE9jrbKX6ZrnA7Xe7DRV2jzQQdyPfxKj7PyNwmlVtil3Nqbq0ufc-CDVYxtDU9y5oiZGlhme~UTkaERJHeXOvVLj9BYE0xiGd462jlbR5yQcX-98g5YyKMOKGeP1Mi4OFz2bQ-YmL3P~4ej3AkR3jLUKeteYMdfwaJWtzq7mX63HAMSt7CxOKYyLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carlsbad intergovernmental affairs staff and a city council representative told the Library Board of Trustees on Sept. 24 that the city’s legislative subcommittee maintains a standing legislative platform, pursues funding opportunities and coordinates state and federal advocacy for city priorities.

\"The policy documents call for the city to adopt and establish a legislative platform,\" said Jason Haber, the city’s intergovernmental affairs director. He described a process in which subcommittee members and contracted lobbyists meet with city departments each year to identify needed platform updates and funding requests.

The presentation, delivered by Haber and Councilmember Melanie Burkholder (the council’s District 1 representative on the subcommittee), said the subcommittee follows City Council Policy No. 39 and a council resolution that established the legislative subcommittee. The subcommittee tracks bills, takes positions (watch, support, oppose or amended positions) and, when necessary, brings matters to the full council for a final vote.

Burkholder said the subcommittee sometimes pursues direct engagement in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., including in-person testimony. \"I was just in Sacramento, testifying in opposition to SB 79. It's a terrible building bill that will wreck my village,\" she said, describing one recent lobbying trip.

Haber described the city’s use of associations and contractors — the League of California Cities, the National League of Cities, a Sacramento-based state lobbyist, a Washington-based federal lobbyist and a contracted grant writer — to monitor legislation and funding opportunities. He said the subcommittee coordinates with regional partners (San Diego Association of Governments and neighboring cities) when relevant.

Library-specific platform items appear under the community services section of the city’s legislative platform, according to the presentation. Those listed priorities include: supporting increased and sustainable funding for local public libraries; opposing Internet-filtering laws that apply to publicly funded libraries; supporting legislation that protects library patron privacy; and supporting preservation of net neutrality. The presenters noted the city has been tracking bills that relate to libraries, including SB 321 (student access to library services) and last year’s California Freedom to Read Act, and that library plans submitted under the Freedom to Read Act have been accepted by the state librarian.

Haber and Burkholder also described recent and potential city-originated bills on topics the subcommittee has pursued or considered: allowing public-safety agencies to operate utility-terrain vehicles on city streets for access to trails and beaches; enabling electronic filing and virtual appearances for temporary restraining orders connected to third-party workplace harassment (an extension of SB 428, adopted earlier); and efforts to change state restrictions so beds at the La Posada shelter could serve the broader homeless population. The presenters said the city did not sponsor bills this year but has about eight concepts it tracked and could reintroduce during the two-year legislative session’s next cycle.

On funding, the presenters summarized how the subcommittee and lobbyists prioritize a council-approved project list and search for alignment with state and federal discretionary or formula funding, community project funding and competitive grants. The presenters cited a multi-year federal effort to trench tracks in the village as an example of recurring federal funding engagement; they said the city has received congressional community project funding in past years for that work and expected pending awards tied to congressional and presidential approval.

Board members asked clarifying questions and were invited to provide library-specific priorities for the subcommittee to consider. The presenters said they would meet soon with library staff to identify library items to include in the legislative platform and to coordinate on potential sponsorship or advocacy.

The presentation concluded with an invitation to trustees to suggest legislative items that would support library operations or access; presenters said the subcommittee would evaluate whether suggestions fit within the city’s overall platform and funding strategy.","City intergovernmental staff and a council representative briefed the Library Board on the legislative subcommittee’s role, process for adopting a legislative platform and recent priorities including library privacy/net neutrality positions and several housing-related bill efforts.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6458253,"Library trustees discuss FY 2025–26 work plan edits; defer final vote pending revisions",591,2708000,3299000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5823075-a9c18b5ba14564b7ef414e78c92a1889&start=2708&end=3299","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5823075-a9c18b5ba14564b7ef414e78c92a1889/thumbnail_2708000.jpg","/articles/6458253/Carlsbad/San-Diego-County/California/Library-trustees-discuss-FY-202526-work-plan-edits-defer-final-vote-pending-revisions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458253-6d150753f6b79583be85a04f66ba1665/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448755&Signature=kFwD33CYTAVkjEz92yF5WBN3JWrt825p0tPEj17rEVlLgIid2xOhz5Wwagiu9wnVh4OGiNxvDcr02h~-FfTfa~dvbGrIyn4VmeCkZPAHN1WHHdaSccaJJfoyF8plRzuuLegvJaN1vXVwlgqU5ZnsLjsGFhNtfaefs-whT~pekg5ZWVbodK6Ks1X0iJBgZc-JOsUawIq-5JbUaY3pRnPA2zlQOZGRcEBWPynlU25GNpqgUQt98J2QHVr~xloUUrX9HNcBJ95ZKVSXSnLafh4E9qUXo6Z85W9BTP0aU0bW-M6tjtjjFTY3pT-R-TxxVhDpQ-4rgpYP~dP6rJBKm7RyhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Library Board of Trustees reviewed and discussed proposed edits to the fiscal year 2025–26 work plan at its Sept. 24 meeting and directed staff to revise the redlined document for a future vote.

Deputy Library Director Sheila Crosby walked trustees through accomplishments and proposed changes. Crosby said some items that had been written as annual reports will instead be provided \"as available\" so the board receives updates when substantial information exists rather than on a strict annual schedule.

Trustees focused discussion on a redlined item about advising City Council on resource sharing and on language concerning the board’s role in strategic planning. Trustee comments noted a desire to preserve the board’s advisory role without requiring unnecessary or redundant annual reports. Trustees suggested compromise language: retain the board’s ability to advise council \"as needed\" while continuing to receive reports on systems such as book-sharing implementations.

Crosby said staff would incorporate trustees’ feedback and return a revised document for the board to approve at a subsequent meeting. Several trustees preferred seeing a revised draft before a formal vote; the board agreed to defer action and take a final vote after revisions are circulated.

At the meeting start, trustees approved the minutes from the Aug. 27 regular meeting. Trustee Weidlick was recorded as making the motion with Trustee Laufer seconding; the clerk recorded the minutes as approved with two abstentions and the remainder in favor (tally: yes 3, abstain 2). No roll-call names for individual votes were provided in the audio transcript.","Trustees reviewed a redlined FY 2025–26 work plan, debated language about advising City Council on resource sharing and strategic-planning input, and agreed to have staff revise the document and return it for formal approval at a future meeting. The board also approved the Aug. 27 minutes at the start of the meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Carlsbad libraries win national Beanstack award; summer reading draws 3,124 participants

Carlsbad legislative subcommittee outlines advocacy priorities, including library positions and housing bills

Library trustees discuss FY 2025–26 work plan edits; defer final vote pending revisions