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For Immediate Release: September 8, 2004
Media Contact: Marcia Schneider (415) 557-4252
Library Hours Hearings
Community participation wanted
Public hearings will be held in the Main Library and each of the Branch Libraries from mid-September through mid-October.
The purpose of the upcoming public hearings is to discuss the results of a survey of user preferences as to library hours for the Main and each branch
library conducted by the Library in association with David Binder Research, and otherwise to learn from the public which open hours at each facility
best serve the needs of library users. At the conclusion of the public hearings, the Library Commission will establish library service hours for the 5-year period beginning January 2005.
Legislation approved in 1994 established the Library Preservation Fund (“Prop E”), a special funding source for library operations. The Charter Amendment establishing the
Library Preservation Fund requires that the public hearing process be repeated at five year intervals. Current hours of operation were approved by the Library Commission in late 1999 and implemented in 2000.
Public meetings will be held as follows:
Anza
| Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 p.m. |
550 37th Avenue (near Anza) |
Bayview/Anna E. Waden
| Tuesday, October 12, 7:00 p.m. |
5075 3rd Street (at Revere) |
Bernal Heights
Saturday, October 16, 12:00 p.m.
Meeting to be held at Bernal Heights Recreation Center |
300 Moultrie (near Cortland) |
Chinatown
| Saturday, October 16, 2:00 p.m. |
1135 Powell Street (near Jackson) |
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial
| Monday, September 27, 7:00 p.m. |
3555 16th Street (near Market) |
Excelsior
Tuesday, October 12, 7:00 p.m.
Meeting to be held at Coleman Advocates |
459 Vienna (at Persia) |
Glen Park
| Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 p.m. |
653 Chenery Street (near Diamond) |
Golden Gate Valley
Wednesday, September 29, 7:00 p.m.
Meeting to be held at Marina Branch |
1890 Chestnut Street (near Webster) |
Ingleside
| Monday, September 13, 7:00 p.m. |
1649 Ocean Avenue (near Faxton) |
Main Library
| Wednesday, September 29, 7:00 p.m. |
100 Larkin Street (at Grove) |
Marina
| Monday, September 13, 7:00 p.m. |
1890 Chestnut Street (near Webster) |
Merced
| Monday, September 20, 7:00 p.m. |
155 Winston Drive (at 19th Avenue) |
Mission
| Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 p.m. |
300 Bartlett Street (at 24th Street) |
Noe Valley/Sally Brunn
Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 p.m.
Meeting to be held at Mission Branch |
300 Bartlett Street (at 24th Street) |
North Beach
| Monday, September 20, 7:00 p.m. |
2000 Mason Street (at Columbus) |
Ocean View
| Thursday, September 23, 7:00 p.m. |
345 Randolph Street (at Ransell) |
Ortega
| Wednesday, September 22, 7:00 p.m. |
3223 Ortega Street (at 39th Avenue) |
Park
| Wednesday, September 22, 7:00 p.m. |
1833 Page Street (near Cole) |
Parkside
| Tuesday, October 5, 7:00 p.m. |
1200 Taraval Street (at 22nd Avenue) |
Portola
| Tuesday, September 28, 7:00 p.m. |
2450 San Bruno Avenue (at Silliman) |
Potrero
| Saturday, October 2, 2:00 p.m. |
1616 20th Street (at Connecticut) |
Presidio
| Tuesday, September 28, 7:00 p.m. |
3150 Sacramento Street (at Baker) |
Richmond/Senator Milton Marks
| Thursday, September 30, 7:00 p.m. |
351 9th Avenue (near Clement) |
Sunset
| Monday, September 27, 7:00 p.m. |
1305 18th Avenue (at Irving) |
Visitacion Valley
| Tuesday, October 5, 7:00 p.m. |
45 Leland Avenue (near Bayshore) |
West Portal
Thursday, September 30, 7:00 p.m.
Meeting to be held at Merced Branch |
155 Winston Drive (at 19th Avenue) |
Western Addition
| Saturday, October 2, 2:00 p.m. |
1550 Scott Street (at Geary) |
These meeting sites are accessible to persons using wheelchairs and others with disabilities. Assistive listening devices, materials in alternate formats, sign language interpreters and other accommodations will be made available upon request.
Contact Marti Goddard: 557-4557 (V), 557-4433 (TTY). Providing at least 72 hours notice (or two weeks notice for American Sign Language interpreters) will help ensure availability.
In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based
scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
Please Note: In selected libraries, only the meeting room will be available for this meeting. No other library facilities or amenities (e.g. bathrooms, access to the books, or other library features) will be available.
For more information, please call 415 557-4277.
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