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		<title>November/December 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/novemberdecember-2011-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report-November/December 2011  The Latino Community Council of Redwood City will once again work with the Foundation on a fundraiser and community event on Sunday, April 29. They have renamed it “Kermes Dia del Nino.” This event has many community and &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/novemberdecember-2011-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=224&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>October 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/october-2011-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- October 2011 Sadly, Yvonne Chen, Redwood City Public Library Director from 1995-2003, passed away last month. We owe a lot to Yvonne for setting the stage for our library’s transformation, and for securing the state grant for &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/october-2011-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=219&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>September 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/september-2011-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- September 2011  We have finished compiling our statistics for the annual state report. These benchmarks are used to compare libraries in the state which then rolls up to the national database in which our past “star ratings” &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/september-2011-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=213&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>August 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/august-2011-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- August 2011 To end the summer and welcome students back, Fair Oaks Library had a “Back to School Kit” give away and gave away over 200 kits. The kits consist of a bag filled with a pencil box, &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/august-2011-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=205&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>July 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/july-2011-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. M.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report-July 2011 From a recent study on the effect of library service and reading improvement (full article at the end of this report): “Certainly, the factors affecting children’s reading scores are many and complex. But by using readily &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/july-2011-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=200&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>June 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/june-2011-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- June 2011 The Local History Room is being successfully staffed by volunteers from the archives committee, and is open to the public on a regular basis. The transition has not been easy, but it is gratifying that &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/june-2011-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=196&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>May 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/may-2011-report-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director&#8217;s Report- May 2011  Why our Library, PRCS and PAL volunteer-based programs are so important! This is an excerpt from a piece in the Mercury News: Making the decision to go to college can be difficult. Some students have &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/may-2011-report-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=193&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>April 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/april-2011-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 23:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report- April 2011 A great quote from Michael Cart from his longer article (attached below) on community: “To me public libraries are a place of light in the darkness, of warmth in the cold, of shelter in the &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/april-2011-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=174&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>March 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/march-2011-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report-March 2011 The state budget as it currently stands, after taking a 12 billion dollar reduction, reduced funding to the State Library by 50%. The Governor recommended taking all of the funds, but aggressive lobbying from community and &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/march-2011-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=170&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>February 2011 Report</title>
		<link>http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/february-2011-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library Director’s Report-February 2011 As you know the public library community is furiously working to save State library funding. We were able to get the library funding back on the table and into the budget and believe that the strong &#8230; <a href="http://rcpldirector.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/february-2011-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rcpldirector.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1603458&amp;post=166&amp;subd=rcpldirector&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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