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GENERAL FUND <br />PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICESPROGRAM <br />Library Youth Services <br />01111160 <br />Statement of Purpose <br />To provide timely materials and quality programs to meet the educational, recreational, and cultural needs of youth <br />from infancy through high school, to promote early literacy, enhance academic success and expand personal growth. <br />This program provides advisory, information and reference services for children, youth, parents, teachers and adults, <br />technology & workshops for students & parents; story time and educational / cultural programming for families; <br />school visits and library tours. These services are provided in coordination with Adult Services, the Santa Ana <br />Unified School District, and other educational institutions & community agencies. <br />Accomplishments in FY 2015-2016 <br />*Continued providing weekly story times for children from babies to grade school students and their families. <br />*Continued providing the Summer and Fall Reading program to help students retain and improve their reading skills. <br />*Continued providing students with computer/Internet access and electronic interactive reading tools. <br />*Continued offering after-school homework help and tutoring to assist students with academic needs. <br />*Continued providing outreach to Santa Ana schools and community agencies to promote library services as requested. <br />*Continued offering library tours to Santa Ana schools and community agencies to promote library services as requested. <br />*Offered Dia de los Niños and end of Summer Reading Program special events. <br />*Offered a variety of workshops for students in subject areas such as technology reading, math, science and health <br />*Offered a Math Mania incentive program to help students with math skills. <br />*Developed partnerships with community organizations to enhance information literacy to the community <br />Action Plan for FY 2016-17 <br />*Cooperate with Technology and Support to implement the Istorytime event for parents to use IPads to read to their <br />*children. Increase number and distribution of AWE Early Literacy computers within the system. Cooperate with <br />*Technology and Support to film and broadcast story times to the community. Continue to provide varied <br />*educational programming to meet the needs of children and tweens, including frequent story times, tutoring, <br />*computer access and training, and special math, science and health related workshops. <br />ActualActualEstimatedObjective <br />PERFORMANCE MEASURES <br />FY 13-14FY 14-15FY 15-16FY 16-17 <br />Service Levels <br />Youth Materials Loaned 312,192274,373269,378271,500 <br />Information requests 54,09136,99134,36239,290 <br />Preschool age programs/Attendance 87/2,86685/2,76748/1,78450/2,200 <br />School age programs/Attendance 305/15,066297/10,679286/8,464290/9,400 <br />Class Tours/School Visits & Attendance included aboveincluded above <br />New library cards issued 5,4134,2953,9024,100 <br />Youth Materials Added 8,5808,2805,6186,725 <br />Computer Users/Sessions 4,959/21,7148,962/17,7444,784/14,8464,860/15,200 <br />Students registered in Learning Center (tutoring)/Sessions1,284/9,6253,098/14,0451270/9,2602540/12,000 <br />Parent Workshops 9/176N/AN/A5/100 <br />Efficiency <br />Cost per item loaned in Youth Services$0.00$0.00 <br />Effectiveness <br />Percent of youths holding library cards 52.0%52.0% <br />2-37 <br /> <br />