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GENERALFUND <br />PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM <br />Library Young Adult Services 01111180 <br />Statement.of Purpose , <br />Young Adultprovides Santa Ana teens and young adults a safe place to study and gather with friends, which also provides mentoring and training <br />to develop civic engagement and enhance personal development. <br />Young Adult Services serves patrons from high-school age through college age. They are assisted in choosing books, audiovisual and electronic <br />materials, and in the use of library resources and services. This section evaluates library materials for purchase and for removal from the young <br />adult collections in accord with the collection development plan. Young Adult Services develops and implements programs to assist teens and <br />young adults in furthering their education, improving their personal lives and preparing for their future, It manages the Library's volunteer program. <br />It also staffs and maintains the Santa Ana History Room, which collects and makes available to the public materials on Santa Ana history. It staffs <br />the TeenSpace at the Main Library, Newhope branch, Garfield Cormmmity, Center and the Jerome Recreation Center. <br />Accomplishments in FY 201'1,18:: ,..: .... <br />* Managed and implemented the 6th year of the WIOA grant funded "Seeds to Trees Digital Media Technology Academy" that provides paid <br />internship to 22+ by cooperating with other sections and local businesses to train and mentor young adults in digital media. <br />* Successfully applied for and received an LSTA grant of $65,800 for Youth Know: Community Social Innovation Project that empowers 2004 youth <br />to learn about and find community based solutions to homelessness, eormnunity sustainability, health and food insecurity via workshops, targeted <br />volunteerism and paid interships. <br />* Continued the Strategic Plan Youth Civic Engagement Initiative, which has thus far coordinated 35 events/activities for 5000+ participants. <br />* Successfully applied for and received a Google and ALA funded Libraries Ready to Code grant of $25,000 for Youth Know Computer Science for <br />Civic Engagement Project which provides computer science, and computational thinking program for 200+ youth. <br />Action. Plari:for FY 201819,.,., .... .. .. �" <br />* Continue to seek out resources to fund programs that promote youth development, civic engagement, STEM learning and workforce skills <br />development. <br />* Continue to provide extensive educational and recreational programs for teens at all four sites. <br />* Continue to expand the scope of operations of the Santa Ana History Room through grants and integration of youth into this programming. <br />* Continue Seeds to Trees model of youth workforce development and expand to other professional areas. <br />* Continue to develop Youth Civic Engagement interns. <br />PERFORMANGE MEASURES' <br />Actual �. <br />`. <br />. --Actual <br />- <br />-;, Estiplated <br />:. Objective �; <br />-MIMFY1518,1 <br />F17 <br />Y� <br />19 <br />Service Levels <br />Teens Programs/Attendance <br />757/3,703 <br />749/4902 <br />1,000/2,800 <br />1,300/3,000 <br />Field Trips and Events/Attendance <br />48/6,245 <br />166/13,096 <br />55/7,000 <br />100/10,000 <br />Teen Zone Attendance <br />26,238 <br />18,641 <br />30,000 <br />30,000 <br />Buddy Programs/Attendance <br />1,163/3,795 <br />968/4,258 <br />1,100/6,000 <br />1,200/6,500 <br />Volunteer Services system -wide Volunteers/Hours <br />214/8,939 <br />990/9,027 <br />210/16,500 <br />500/17,000 <br />Teen Volunteer Returning <br />38 <br />52 <br />So <br />50 <br />Santa Ana History Room Usage <br />15 <br />300 <br />100 <br />500 <br />Efficiency <br />Cost per community contact in Young Adult Services <br />$8.30 <br />55.61 <br />$6.51 <br />$6.61 <br />Effectiveness <br />Library Cardholders Percentages of Total Population <br />40% <br />80.0% <br />45.0% <br />80.0% <br />2-39 <br />