The consultants have been here, conducted many focus groups, and interviewed a number of key City officials. We hope for a preliminary report sometime in January, but we do know some of the things they heard from Everett residents during their visit. People want more books, more programs, and more technology. No surprises there. I'll post information about the planning process as it is available to us, and I thank everyone who took the time to attend a focus group or fill out a survey.
If you haven't been in the Children's Room at the Main Library lately, stop by and take a look. The Family Reading Area is really beginning to take shape. Although the permanent furniture is not here yet, we've moved some of our upholstered arm chairs into the room to let people start using it now. We have new magazine shelving so that all of our children's and parenting magazines are in one easily visible spot. Our easy readers are now on the south wall on shelves within easy reach of their intended audience. Computers are no longer the first thing you see when you walk in the room.
Our downloadable e-audio books are finding listeners. With very little fanfare on our part, one quarter of the available titles have been checked out. I have finally decided on an MP3 player for myself, and placed an order. I am looking forward to downloading my first book.
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