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Library director highlights teen drop-in volunteer program and sensory-access events
Summary
Genesis, presenting the library and cultural services report, described a new monthly drop-in volunteer club for teens, a sensory trick-or-treat for patrons with sensitivities, and attendance figures including about 900 people at the library's trick-or-treat and about 65 at a community helpers story time.
Genesis, presenting the library and cultural services director's report, told the commission the library has launched a drop-in teen volunteer club intended to make community service hours easier for busy teens. "It's drop in. It's once a month. They don't have to sign up in advance," Genesis said, describing craft projects, letter-writing for seniors, and upcoming seed-library assistance.
She also summarized recent programs: a community helpers story time with police (about 65 attendees), a Halloween trick-or-treat event that drew approximately 900 people, and a sensory trick-or-treat session for patrons with sensory sensitivities that hosted about 40 participants. Genesis said she was recently inducted as president of the California Library Association and is exploring adding a boards-and-commissions track to next year's conference in Riverside.
Commissioners congratulated Genesis on the appointment and thanked library staff for programming that accommodated a range of patrons. Genesis invited commissioners to raise questions about anything in the packet and offered to bring suggestions for board-specific programming to the association's planning committee.
