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service area) <br />How many children and teens did <br />your library serve in 2016? (On-site <br />54,500 <br />and off-site)': <br />What are the primary demographics <br />Hispanic or Latino, Low Socio-economic. Non English speaking or <br />of your patrons or service area (check <br />English language learners <br />all that apply)': <br />The Library received the 2016 National Medal for Museum and <br />Library Service. This award reflects the activities growing from the <br />Library's constant efforts to offer innovative community responsive <br />programs and services that are accessible to our challenged <br />What are your library's major <br />community. We consider ourselves "THE MIRACLE MAKING <br />achievements in the past year? (up to <br />LIBRARY. We customize the little resources we do have to fit our <br />100 words)*: <br />needs, and, more importantly, the needs of the community where we <br />are ingrained." Although we faced budget and staff shortages in 2016, <br />we were able to leverage our community networks and resources to <br />continue providing over 50 weekly programs to adults, children and <br />teens. <br />We provide youth driven programs that engage teens civically and <br />impart college/career, STE(A)M and life skills. We also provide <br />homework help for I sL-12th grade. Some of the high -impact teen <br />programs we provide are: Seeds To Trees Digital Media Tech <br />What types of programs for children <br />Academy. "Memories of Migration" Teen Community Historian <br />and teens does your library provide. <br />Project, Youth Civic Engagement Internships. TeenSpace <br />(up to 100 words)': <br />Cooks/Bakes. Teen Entrepreneurs, Probation Youth Community <br />Service Program. STeP: Skills for Teen/Young Parents, and Buddy <br />Programs that pair teen volunteer "Big Buddy" mentors with <br />elementary age "Little Buddies" to support reading, math. arts, health. <br />science and music skills. Younger children are offered special <br />readin--, math and STE(A)M prourams. <br />All SAPL's youth programs are built on the 2014 National Arts and <br />Humanities Youth Program award-winning Circle of Mentoring <br />model, in which adults mentor teens and teens mentor younger <br />children. Eventually, young children become teen volunteers, and teen <br />volunteers become adults who come back to nurture teens. This <br />concept was developed from the basic educational precept that when <br />What makes your youth programs <br />one teaches, two learn, and closes the Circle of Mentoring by teaching <br />unique, innovative, and/or sets your <br />teens to be mentors to younger children. Teens develop their own <br />library apart from other libraries? <br />skills and take ownership of programs by passing them on to a <br />(up to 200 words)': <br />younger generation. <br />The Circle has enabled TeenSpace to become a place ormentorship, <br />where diverse community youth can transition into adulthood. The <br />model caters to the non-traditional learners that predominate in our <br />community: children, preadolescents and teens alike adapting to the <br />complex demands of homework and transitioning to adulthood while <br />dealing with a host of inner and external challenges. <br />