Rotary 11-12-14
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The 2015-2016 service priorities document outlines three main initiatives: creating and sharing original content to express creativity, early literacy programs to prepare young children for school, and unrestricted public internet access to connect residents to online resources and services.
Rotary 11-12-14
- 10. EXPRESS CREATIVITY: Create and Share Content Residents will have the services and support they need to express themselves by creating original print, video, audio, or visual content in a real-world or online environment.
- 11. CREATE YOUNG READERS: Early Literacy Children from birth to age five will have programs and services designed to ensure that they will enter school ready to learn to read, write, and listen.
- 12. CONNECT TO THE ONLINE WORLD: Public internet Access Residents will have high-speed access to the digital world with no unnecessary restrictions or fees to ensure that everyone can take advantage of the ever-growing resources and services available online.
- 19. New Barnard Crossing Branch of the Greece Public Library Ribbon Cutting - Monday, November 24 at 9 am
Editor's Notes
- #2: Thank you for the invitation to speak today. Im Cassie Guthrie, Director of GPL, on board since August 1st of this year.
- #3: In preparing to talk with you today, I discovered what a great partner the Rotary Club has been with the library.
- #4: How many have visited library in the last week? Last month? Sometime in 2014? Its been a couple of years decades? Its ok! If you havent been, Im hoping Ill get you interested enough that youll make a visit soon! Or, visit us virtually..
- #7: Streaming video - PC, MAC, iPod Touch, iPad and Android compatible. Major release titles, 48-hour viewing window.
- #8: eMusic - GPL subscribes to a free digital music download service. It includes over 3 million songs from thousands of artists. With your Greece library card, you can download up to 3 songs a week (soon to be 5 songs a week) to your PC, MAC, iPod or MP3 player. Yours to keep.
- #9: eBooks - Large and growing collection. At GPL weve seen our circulation of eBooks and other eContent increase by 48% (January September this year compared to January September last year)
- #10: Worked with library board and staff to identify some focus areas for the library in 2015 and 2016. Going to share those with you, and talk about some new things coming to the library, and I hope hear from you what you think.
- #11: Create opportunities to create in a variety of formats in the library. Share through displays and publications (online and print).
- #12: Early literacy is what a child knows about reading and writing before he or she can read or write. Six early literacy skills which are the building blocks to reading and writing success in school. Print awareness Print motivation Vocabulary Letter Knowledge Phonological Awareness Narrative Skills
- #14: Anybody have kids or grandkids who.. Wired magazine article October 2014 Reading Minecraft: How Videogames Can Boost Literacy
- #17: All-in-one touchscreen computer designed specifically for children ages 2-8. Because it does not require an Internet connection, it is a safe and secure educational solution for young children in the library. Includes 70+ educational software programs spanning all seven curricular areas, and aligning with Common Core standards.
- #18: 2015 is the 150th anniversary of Civil War.