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Trio
Pardalote
(formerly Vashon Chamber Music)
Victoria Parker - violin
Heather Bently - viola
Rowena Hammill - cello
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6 p.m.
Wind & Wire will play
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Jen Oikawa
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8:00
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Elliott Caine
Doors
will open at 5:30 p.m.
and no tickets
or reservations are necessary
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Author Steven Rea will present
the newly released
"Hollywood Rides A Bike: Cycling with
the Stars"
Actor and collector Justin Pinchot
will feature an
exhitit of antique bicycles
Cycle
South Pasadena
During the program, information about South Pasadena's
new Bike Plan, the Mission Bicycle Project along
Route 66, and the Arroyo Seco Parkway Bicycle
Plan will also be disseminated.
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Culminating
March 1, 2012
7:00 p.m.
book discussion with author
and
March 2, 2012
7:00 p.m.
screening of "Farewell to Manzanar"
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Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
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The
following youth programs have been funded in full or
in part by the Friends of the South Pasadena Public
Library
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If
fractions have you flummoxed, algebra
makes you allergic, history has
you hysterical, or long division
leaves you dazzled, the South Pasadena
Public Library can help you with
its online tutoring service.
From
any Web-enabled computer in the
library or at home, a student can
click on the Live Homework Help
link on the library's Web site at
www.cityofsouthpasadena.us/library
and engage in controlled online
chat with a math, English, science
or social studies expert. Students
and tutors can also work on an interactive
white board, share educational Web
sites and send files back and forth
for a rewarding learning exchange
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Funded
by grants from the Friends of the South
Pasadena Public Library and the Library
Services and Technology Act, the Live Homework
Help from Tutor.com has assisted nearly
4,000 South Pasadena students over the past
few years.
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February 11, 2012
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An Evening of Jazz will be
presented in the Community Room
on Saturday, February 11 from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m.
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The free concert showcasing
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6:00
p.m. Wind & Wire |
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7:00
p.m. Jen Oikawa |
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8:00
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will be presented by the South Pasadena
Public Library, The Friends of the South Pasadena
Public Library, the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC),
and The Woman's Club of South Pasadena as part of
the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce's
Arts Crawl. Wind & Wire will
play at 6 p.m., Jen Oikawa at 7 p.m., and Elliott
Caine at 8:00 p.m.
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Wind
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Wind
& Wire is a long-standing group comprised
of Barry Coates on Acoustic Guitar and Guitar
Synthesizer, and Mark Hatch on Flugelhorn
and EVI. Their repertoire includes both original
compositions and select covers. Mark Hatch
has been active as a performer, composer,
and arranger for many years. Mark toured and
recorded with the Ray Charles Orchestra, and
then served as musical director for Chaka
Khan, as well as performing and recording
with Rufus, Aretha Franklin, Flora Purim,
Louie Bellson, and many others. As a studio
musician, Mark has played on many fine motion
picture and television scores. Barry Coates'
professional career began at age 17 when he
was asked to perform at the Monterey Jazz
Festival with an all-star band conducted by
Oliver Nelson. Since the late 70s, Barry has
been in demand as a performer and recording
guitarist with artists such as the Pointer
Sisters, Willie Bobo, John Klemmer, and Kitaro.
His original compositions have been featured
on many TV soundtracks, as well as the feature
films Fatal Attraction and Dead
Bang.
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Jennifer
Oikawa
Jennifer Oikawa is a pianist/composer/arranger
whose musicianship has graced the both the jazz
and classical realms. Jennifer has toured throughout
the United States, Japan, and Canada. Her career
also includes creations with her own jazz group,
The Jen Oikawa Trio, as well as performances
and recordings with such luminaries as Troy
Welstad (Pink), Bryan Taylor (Lee Ritenour,
Gwen Stefani), The Blue Note Swing Orchestra,
vocalist Natalie Babbitt, and blues singer Jeremy
Graham. Ever-evolving, Jen continues to prepare
new compositions as well as arrangements of
vintage repertoire from noted jazz composers.
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Elliott
Caine
Elliott Caine will play a set of "Blue
Note" style jazz. Elliott has performed
and/or recorded with Teddy Edwards, Ernie Andrews,
O. C. Smith, Wycliff Jean, Beck, The Beastie
Boys, and many others. He was also an integral
part of the renowned Latin-Ska group, Jump With
Joey for three tours of Japan and the U.S.A,
as well as a performance at Capitol Records'
50th Anniversary celebration. Caine also received
a Platinum Record for his work with the rock
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Community Room is located at 1115 El Centro Street.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and no tickets
or reservations are necessary. Many other arts, music,
and food activities will be taking place in South
Pasadena the evening of February 11th as part of the
South Pas Arts Crawl. It's a big event that will occur
at galleries, studios, restaurants, and other locations
around town. For more information, contact the Chamber
at 626 441-2339.
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February 16, 2012
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In honor of Black History Month, Michael D. McCarty,
a wonderfully animated storyteller, will be presented
on Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m. by the South
Pasadena Public Library and the Friends of the South
Pasadena Public Library. Michael will tell energetic
stories about famous and not-so-famous figures that
reveal the struggles, joys, triumphs, and beauty of
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Michael D. McCarty was a small child growing
up in Chicago, his mother read and told him
stories that permanently imprinted the power
of reading and storytelling on him. She constantly
reminded Michael that if he could read he
could go anywhere and do anything. In 1992
Michael was introduced to Joel Ben Izzy, a
highly talented Los Angeles storyteller. Michael
was amazed to learn that a person could make
a living by telling stories and he vowed to
join the ranks of professional storytellers
and to use the motto "Have Mouth, Will
Run It."
Within a couple of weeks Michael had business
cards printed and began gathering folktales
from around the world from within the walls
of his local public library. One of the Librarians
soon asked him if he was writing a paper.
When Michael replied that he was a professional
storyteller, he was invited to give a workshop
to a group of kids who wanted to learn the
craft of storytelling. The workshop was a
big success and Michael has been running his
mouth around the world ever since. He's traveled
to India, China, Jamaica, Russia, Egypt, England,
Malaysia, Korea, and many other lands to enthusiastically
share his tales. He's also appeared at many
prestigious venues in Southern California
including the Armand Hammer Museum, The House
of Blues, The John Anson Ford Theatre, and
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The entertaining
and educational program is free and for
all ages.
No tickets or reservations are necessary.
The Library Community Room is located at
1115 El Centro Street.
Doors in the Community Room will open at
6:30 p.m.
and refreshments will be served.
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SATURDAY, February 18, 2012 |
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Click
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for Interview with
Author
Steven Rea
(Mr.
Rea tells us about his favorite photos,rare
finds
and more.)
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An
Author Event with Steven Rea whose "Hollywood
Rides A Bike: Cycling with the Stars" has
just been released by Angel City Press will be
presented on
Saturday, February 18 at 3 p.m.
in the Community Room
by the South Pasadena Public Library and the Friends
of the South Pasadena Public Library.
The free event for all ages will also
feature an exhibit of antique bicycles
by actor and collector Justin Pinchot
who lives in South Pasadena.
The program is based on the premise
that
both books and bicycles are the ultimate
fashion accessories -as ably demonstrated by
so many Hollywood stars, and so many
South Pasadena residents.
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Rides A Bike" shows classic stars from Shirley
Temple to Brigitte Bardot, and Humphrey Bogart to
Kevin Bacon all on the best bikes Hollywood has to
offer. For the program Rea will show some of the book's
most captivating photos and offer fascinating background
details.
Steven Rea has been a movie critic with the Philadelphia
Inquirer since 1992. He was born in
London, raised in New York City, and has lived in
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Iowa City. He is a
member of the National Society of Film Critics. He
also curates the movie stars and bicycling photo blog,
Rides A Bike. As National Public Radio put it: "Bikes
have come to connote coolness, urbanity and romance..."
And a senior advertising exec recently said, "Everyone
loves bikes--sometimes it's a metaphor, sometimes
it's an archetype." But as Rea's book amply demonstrates,
Hollywood always knew that.
Lifelong South Pasadena Resident Justin Pinchot has
ridden, restored and collected vintage bicycles just
about as long as he has been able to ride them. These
days he is a collector, expert, and author
on esoteric and rare antiques and collectibles. He
has consulted for Antiques
Road Show online, has contributed to
many books & publications, and is often a consultant
for price-guides on collectibles. Key pieces from
his varied collections have appeared on NBC-TV's It's
Worth What? and he recently appeared
on a new show for the History Channel as a vintage
toy robot expert & judge. His extensive vintage
bicycle collection graced the entrance to the L.A.
Modernism show in 2010, and his display
of vintage toy ray guns was viewed by 300,000+ visitors
at this year's Los Angeles
County Fair Ecclections Exhibit.
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Library Community Room is located
at 1115 El Centro Street.
Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. and
no tickets or reservations are necessary.
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Attendees
are encouraged to ride their bikes to the Library.
During the program, information about South
Pasadena's new Bike Plan, the Mission Bicycle
Project along Route 66, and the Arroyo Seco
Parkway Bicycle Plan will also be disseminated.
The South Pasadena Bicycle Master Plan, Cycle
South Pasadena, is
a comprehensive network of lanes, paths and
routes that encourage bicycling in the City.
One of the highlighted bicycle routes is along
the historic Route 66. The bicycle route known
as the Mission Bicycle Project follows part
of the old Route 66, pass Buster's towards Meridian
Iron Works Museum and to the Fair Oaks Pharmacy.
There are slightly more than 27 miles of bicycle
facilities in the plan. The plan will be implemented
over the next few years. (A
large scale map will be available for viewing.
Photos of the proposed Mission Bicycle Project
will also be shown.)
Consultants Lesley Scott and Mark Brown will
be providing information about The South Pasadena
Bicycle Master Plan, Cycle
South Pasadena, is a comprehensive
network of lanes, paths and routes that encourage
bicycling in the City. One of the highlighted
bicycle routes is along the historic Route 66.
The bicycle route known as the Mission Bicycle
Project follows part of the old Route 66, past
Buster's Coffee house toward Meridian Iron Works
Building and on to the Fair Oaks Pharmacy.
There are slightly more than 27 miles of bicycle
facilities in the plan. The plan will be implemented
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During
February and early March the South Pasadena
Public Library will be engaging
the community in reading and discussing the
novel "Farewell to Manzanar" by
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and co-author James
Houston as part of the California Council
for the Humanities' "California Reads"
project that is subtitled "Searching
For Democracy." The California Center
for the Book is providing 50 copies for checkout
from the Library and many other copies of
the book are already available.
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touching, funny, and tragic memoir of the internment
of Japanese Americans during WWII, "Farewell
to Manzanar" reminds us of a shameful chapter
in the history of our state and our country. The riveting
first-person telling of a cataclysmic time for Japanese
Americans, who were imprisoned in their own land while
being urged to send their sons to fight overseas,
honors the dignity and great resourcefulness of people
under the most oppressive circumstances. The story
is a poignant reminder that in moments of national
crisis our civil rights can be at most risk. |
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project will culminate with an in-person
book discussion program with Jeanne Houston
on
THURSDAY,
MARCH 1st at 7 p.m.
and
a screening of the "Farewell to Manzanar"
full-length film,
with an introduction on
FRIDAY,
MARCH 2nd at 7p.m.
Both will be presented in the Community
Room
at 1115 El Centro Street and
doors will open at 6:30 p.m. both nights.
No tickets or reservations are necessary.
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Jeanne
Wakatsuki Houston was born in Inglewood,
California. Best known for "Farewell
to Manzanar," her description of her
own experiences, her works explore the ethnic
diversity of the United States. Co-written
with her now-deceased husband, Jim, Jeanne's
memoir delivers a powerful first-person account
that reveals her search for the meaning of
Manzanar.
"Told without bitterness, her story reflects
the triumph of the human spirit during an
extraordinary episode in American history."-Library
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The project is co-sponsored by the South Pasadena
Public Library and the Friends of the South
Pasadena Public Library. Project Partners include
the Japanese American National Museum, The East
West Players, Pacific Asia Museum, Rafu Shimpo,
Altadena Presbyterian Church, the South Pasadena
Unified School District, the South Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce, J-Pals Club, Videotheque,
and the Bissell House Bed & Breakfast.
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From February
15 through April 4, 2012 volunteers from VITA
(Volunteers in Tax Assistance) will provide free
income tax filing help
from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.on Wednesdays
in the Community Room of the South Pasadena Public
Library.
The VITA volunteers are students from Glendale Community
College who will assist members of the public who
have incomes under $60,000 with simple State and
Federal tax returns for 2011 or previous years.
No appointment is necessary and those attending
will need to bring their W-2s, 1099s, and Social
Security Cards
(if available). The service is for Electronic Filing
only and one week preparation time is necessary.
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is provided to the community because of a
partnership between VITA and the South Pasadena
Public Library.
The Community Room is located at 1115 El Centro
Street.
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The Friends of the South Pasadena Library are conducting
their annual membership drive, offering an opportunity
to help support the numerous programs and services
provided for our community by the library.
In addition
to having the highest number of library visits per
capita among public libraries statewide, the South
Pasadena library is noted for the variety of free
programs it offers. Many of those programs, including
Author Nights, the popular Summer Reading Program
for children and online homework help for students,
are made possible by total or partial funding from
the Friends. Ongoing support from the Friends also
contributes to the ongoing expansion of the library's
collections and access to digital programs.
Many Friends'
members also choose to volunteer at the library,
either in the volunteer-operated Bookstore, which
has provided substantial support for almost 30 years,
or in a variety of other capacities, including helping
with hospitality at some of the many programs for
the public. Among the benefits enjoyed by Friends
is a members-only evening preview of the Bookstore's
annual holiday Gift Book Sale in November.
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and renewing memberships, which begin at $10 for seniors
and students, are available either by mail, using
envelopes which may be found at the library's reference
desk or in the Bookstore, or online by credit card
or by printing out and mailing an application to be
found at www.friendsofsopaslibrary.org
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Many
consider Isadora Duncan who was born
in San Francisco as Dora Angela Duncan
in 1878 to be the inventor of modern
dance.
And even though she was one of the most
influential American women of the last
100 years with her non-traditional and
sometimes revolutionary views on the
arts, education, women’s rights,
and marriage, she was never very popular
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Isadora
Duncan became the world’s most famous
dancer of her time. In the early 20th
Century she was the Toast of the Town
in Paris, Vienna, London, and Berlin.
Isadora Duncan’s now considered one
of the most influential American women
of the last 100 years because of her outspoken,
ahead-of-their-time views on the arts,
education, women’s rights, and marriage.
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In
1895 when Isadora was young and
unknown she first moved to New
York to pursue a professional
dancing career. In 1898 she traveled
to England with her family and
her first European performance
was at the Lyceum Theater in London
in 1900. Isadora’s groundbreaking
dancing was passionately free
form as she performed barefoot
in her flowing robes. Her movements
didn’t conform to the formalism
of classical ballet at all and
they were scandalous to some.
Surprisingly, the only U.S. city
where she ever achieved celebrity
in her day was New York City.
But did Isadora ever reside
in South Pasadena? That’s
the question.
The
notion was first presented by
Clarice Knapp, an 8-year member
and former Chair of the Cultural
Heritage Commission (and the wife
of former Mayor Harry Knapp),
at the Kevin Starr Author Night
at the Library on January 19.
Clarice has heard from several
reliable sources that Isadora
had once indeed resided in South
Pasadena. One of them was Mary
Ida Phair, the High School Librarian
and the mother of one of Clarice’s
classmates when she was growing
up. Clarice promised to
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along the address of the house and any
other details to me that she could gather.
Clarice’s revelation piqued my interest
because it would seem to be an unknown,
missing page of South Pasadena history.
It was also particularly tantalizing because
of the Library’s one-woman play called
“Isadora Duncan: A Unique Recital’
starring actress and playwright Kres Mersky
presented in the Community Room on February
2 at 7 p.m.
A few
days later Clarice called and forwarded
a few emails stating that Isadora and
a sister lived in the two-story Craftsman
at 1243 Brunswick Avenue nicknamed “The
Captain’s House” that was built
in 1906. The exact time and duration of
Isadora’s occupancy of the residence
is unknown but it’s believed to be
in the early 1920’s. At the time
the abode was only a summer house and
not yet a year-round residence. The story
goes on to say that Isadora rented it
from one of her family members who was
involved in local real estate. The tidbits
of local lore have been passed down by
four local families, the Robertson, Deeker,
and Joy families who formerly owned the
house, and the Phair family and others
who lived in the Kolle Tract area across
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The
Brunswick Avenue house is occupied today
and still retains its architectural
integrity, as evidenced by the accompanying
photo taken a couple of days ago by
a member of the Friends of the South
Pasadena Public Library. It sports Swiss
Chalet-like influences with its gabled
roof, diamond patterned window panes,
and exposed rafters.
The
one-of-a-kind home is called “The
Captain’s House” as it was
originally built by a sea captain who
also constructed sailing vessels. The
house has a unique cobblestone foundation,
an earth sheltered garage, and a protruding
balcony.
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The residence
is officially known as the “William Thatcher
Marvin House” because the Marvin family
resided there until 1936. Besides the reported
occupancy by Isadora Duncan, the rest of the
house’s historical significance derives
from its connection to Colonel Perrie Kewen,
the Brother-In-Law of W.T. Marvin, who used
it as his place to stay when he was in Southern
California. Perrie Kewen was born in 1857,
the lone son of Colonel Edward J.C. Kewen,
California’s first Attorney General.
Perrie, who also became an attorney, was named
Acting Dean of California Law School in 1883.
Three years later he achieved the rank of
Colonel. By 1906 Colonel Kewen had made South
Pasadena his home.
In stark
contrast to all of Isadora’s shining
achievements, her life was filled with tragedy.
Her children, Deirdre and Patrick drowned
in 1913 while in the care of their English
governess. In 1922 Isadora married the Russian
poet Sergei Esenin who soon committed suicide.
Isadora then opened a dancing school in Moscow.
Unfortunately for her, the Russian government
broke their promise of support and it was
forced to shut down.
Isadora returned to the United States to live
but later returned to Europe one last time
where she died horrifically in France in 1927
when her long scarf became entangled in the
spinning spokes of her Bugatti roadster. By
that time motion picture cameras with sound
had already been developed but sadly no footage
of her breakthrough dancing exists. Many books
about her exist today and she was immortalized
in the film “The Loves of Isadora”
in 1968 for which Vanessa Redgrave won an
Academy Award for Best Actress.
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Without
a doubt Isadora Duncan is one of the
most important figures ever born in
California for many reasons and she’s
widely acknowledged the world over as
the creator of modern dance. She was
the first to blend music, poetry, and
free form movements from nature, as
opposed to the highly stylized “unnatural”
movements of classical ballet and her
breakthroughs are significant, to say
the least.
Because Isadora has
such an important place in both American
and international history I would greatly
appreciate hearing from anyone who has
any information about her in South Pasadena,
particularly if
it is documented. Please contact me
at (626) 403—7332 or at sfjeldsted@ci.south-pasadena.ca.us.
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The South Pasadena Public Library began a new Strategic
Planning process in 2010 and recently the Library
Board of Trustees approved the finished product, a
document entitled "Library Strategic Plan 2011-2015".
To start the project, a Strategic Planning Subcommittee
comprised of two members of the Library Board of Trustees,
the Strategic Planning Consultant, and the City Librarian
developed a Strategic Planning Survey that was posted
on the Library and Friends' websites, and distributed
online and in print copy. More than 750 completed
surveys (about 400 online and 350 paper) were received
from the public. Around this time five lively Stakeholder
meetings were conducted in the Community Room. Every
club, organization, school, and church in South Pasadena
was invited, along with the general public at large
which included Library users and non-users alike.
Using input gathered from the broad cross-section
of survey respondents and the many Stakeholders, the
Strategic Planning Subcommittee analyzed the data
and developed Goals and Objectives. They also tweaked
the Library's Mission Statement. The completed Strategic
Plan was presented to the City Council on September
7, 2011 who officially received it after asking a
few questions and complimenting all involved. Now
that the new Strategic Plan is in place the Library
will be working to align its services and resources
to meet the stated Goals and Objectives. This planning
effort will enable the Library to set its course for
the next four years based on the real-life needs expressed
by the community.
Throughout the entire process, able guidance was provided
by the Library Strategic Planning Consultant, Linda
Demmers, who facilitated all of the meetings, including
those for Stakeholders, the Subcommittee, and the
Library staff.
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the new Strategic Plan the Library Mission Statement
is slightly revamped:
The South Pasadena Public Library will provide high
quality, professional, and friendly services in a
welcoming and accommodating environment. The Library
will strive to inform, enrich and empower every person
in the community by fostering the pursuit of knowledge,
the love of reading, and the greater appreciation
and support of local culture.
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Strategic Plan also contains 5 main Goals and measurable
performance objectives for each.
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The
South Pasadena Public Library will expand and
improve its use of new technologies to provide
access to library materials, information about
library services, and help its customers connect
to the on-line world.
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Objective
1: Beginning in 2011, the Library will evaluate
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Objective
2: Beginning in 2011 - 2012 the Library will
offer patrons options on how they choose to
receive information from the Library. The Library
will have a presence in social networking media,
using it for public relations to provide timely
information on events, projects, resources,
programs, etc. |
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3: Beginning in 2011 - 2012 the Library will
initiate the use of e-books. |
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4: Adult Services will develop and conduct outreach
and publicity activities for the Library's on-line
resources. |
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5: The Library will expand the Internet stations
available to the public and provide better accommodations
for people using laptop computers and other
portable devices. |
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The
South Pasadena Public Library will provide a
facility that is welcoming, comfortable, easily
accessible and flexible.
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1: Initiate a facility master plan to identify
long term space needs for the Library's services. |
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2: Library will explore possibilities to enhance
its parking capacity for public and staff. |
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3: Investigate improvements to the teen services
area. |
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4: Develop a plan for expanding space for children's
services. |
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5: Respond to the requests for quiet space in
the current Library. |
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6: Complete the ADA Ramp Project for the Community
Room as well as the restoration and the display
of "The Children's Hour" artwork on
the exterior of the Library. |
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All
South Pasadena Public Library users will have
access to library materials that reflect community
needs and local culture.
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Objective
1: Continue to develop the Library's collection
of materials about South Pasadena and its immediate
area, including works by and about local artists,
musicians, actors, filmmakers, and other notable
achievers, both contemporary and historical.
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2: Develop an implementation plan regarding
the improvement and expansion of local history
and cultural archives and information. |
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Objective
3: Seek and respond to customer input, feedback,
and suggestions for development of the Library's
collections. |
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4: Ensure that popular materials and best sellers
are obtained and made available in a timely
fashion. |
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The
South Pasadena Public Library will provide youths
with the resources they need to succeed in school
and work to nurture a life-long love of learning
and reading in them. |
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Objective
1: Coordinate with local schools to support
their curricular needs. |
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Objective
2: Provide spaces for tutoring, homework, and
distraction free studying. |
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Objective
3: Offer on-site homework help, publicize on-line
homework tutoring, and support the needs of
homeschooling families. |
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Objective:
4: Provide an environment that offers opportunities
for stimulating displays, attractive collections
of hands-on toys and puzzles, and a venue for
speakers and programs of interest to children
and teens. |
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Objective
5: Perform outreach activities to young people
by creating opportunities for book clubs, movie
clubs, robotic clubs, and gaming. |
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The
South Pasadena Library will work to ensure financial
stability while providing cost effective operations
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Objective
1: Investigate new sources of potential revenue |
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Objective 2: Explore the use of self-service
technologies to maximize staff efficiency and
control costs |
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Objective
3: Continue to foster new and existing partnerships
to support the Library's financial needs |
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Objective
4: Identify the fiscal impact of the implementation
of the Library's Strategic Plan and develop
a Facility Master Plan. |
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ANNUAL REPORT |
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