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Georgetown Community Library Hopes and Dreams Meeting – March 12, 2008Summary of Public CommentsPage 1
HOPES & DREAMS MEETING
MEETING SUMMARY & COMPILATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS
Meeting Date:
Wednesday, March 12, 20086:00-8:00 PM
Location:
The Jelleff Boys & Girls Club3265 S Street, NWWashington, D.C. 20007
Meeting Purpose:
Community listening meeting and discussion of hopes and dreamsfor the renovation of the Georgetown Neighborhood Library.
Meeting Format:
Presentation and interactive workshop format.
 
Display boards were used to showcase notable design andprogramming ideas from other libraries across the country.
 
Another set of boards displayed
 
18 library service responsecategories. Using color-coded adhesive dots, meetingparticipants were asked to identify their top service priorities.
 
Participants also provided written comments, which arepresented in this summary.
 
The presentation included an overview of projectimplementation and a discussion of service priorities.
 
A facilitated discussion allowed participants to providecomments and ask questions of DC Public Library (DCPL) staff.
Attendees:
Twenty-two community members added their names to the sign-insheets. DCPL staff participants included Ginnie Cooper, ArchieWilliams, Jeff Bonvechio, Barbara Norland, Chris Wright, MarthaSaccocio, and Elissa Miller. Tosin Durotoye represented theCirclePoint consulting team at the meeting.
 
 
Georgetown Community Library Hopes and Dreams Meeting – March 12, 2008Summary of Public CommentsPage 2
Following introductions, Ginnie Cooper, Chief Librarian for the District of Columbia PublicLibrary (DCPL), introduced the renovation project and purpose of the meeting, discussedthe constraints and opportunities facing the project, and provided context for the 18library service responses and how they were developed. The public was then given theopportunity to discuss and identify their top service priorities using the 18 existing serviceresponses as a guide. The priorities represent a tally of all responses. The following wereidentified as the top 3 priorities (1 is the most important):Stimulate Imagination: Reading, Viewing, and Listening for Pleasure (1)Create Young Readers: Early Literacy (2)Satisfy Curiosity: Lifelong Learning (2)Be an Informed Citizen: Local, National, and World Affairs (3)The remaining service responses are listed in order of importance as indicated by theparticipants:Visit a Comfortable Place: Physical and Virtual Places (4)Connect to the Online World: Public Internet Access (5)Get Facts Fast: Ready Reference (5)Discover Your Roots: Genealogy and Local History (6)Know Your Community: Community Resources and Services (6)Understand How to Find, Evaluate, and Use Information: Information Fluency (6)Succeed in School: Homework Help (7)Make Informed Decisions: Health, Wealth, and Other Life Choices (8)Learn to Read and Write: Adult, Teen, and Family Literacy (9)Celebrate Diversity: Cultural Awareness (10)Express Creativity: Create and Share Content (10)Make Career Choices: Job and Career Development (10)Welcome to the United States: Services for New Immigrants (10)The following service response was not identified as a priority by meeting participants:Build Successful Enterprises: Business and Non-profit Support
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