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San Rafael librarians expand bilingual story times, crafts and school outreach
Summary
At the April 14 Board of Library Trustees meeting, staff presented an expanded children’s services program including bilingual story times, a passive craft program, a read-to-dog pilot and school partnerships aimed at increasing downtown branch attendance.
Two library staff members outlined a package of new and expanding children’s programs designed to bring families back to the downtown San Rafael branch.
"We do story times for the younger — birth to 3 or 4 years of age — and we've been getting large groups, as many as 60," said Margaret Stawawi, a children’s librarian, during a presentation to trustees on April 14. She said the branch now alternates bilingual story time on Fridays and holds other sessions at the Northgate branch on Wednesdays.
The presentation, led by Margaret Stawawi and a newly hired children’s librarian, Maria, described a range of initiatives: monthly…
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