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Description
San Bruno City Council Meeting October 09, 2012
4b. Library's Homework Center Program Presentation
B
B
So
what
is
a
San
Bruno
library
homework
center?
It's
a
drop-in
program
to
provide
a
quiet
study
space
and
a
little
help
it's
for
students
from
kindergarten
through
eighth
grade.
It's
a
learning
friendly
environment
with
computers,
tables
and
homework
supplies.
The
open
hours
fit
the
school
schedule
monday
through
wednesday,
from
three
to
six
and
thursday
from
1
30
to
six
to
match
the
san
bruno
school
district
early
release
date.
We're
closed
on
Friday
homework
assistance
is
provided
by
the
homework
center
site
manager
and
volunteer
tutors.
The
program
is
free
for
the
students.
B
So
the
homework
center
allows
the
library
to
provide
a
study,
location,
the
homework
center
and
a
social
location,
which
is
the
library
children's
room
and
outside
on
the
patio
for
the
30
to
60
students
in
the
library
after
school.
Previously,
children
who
really
wanted
a
quiet
study
space
were
competing
with
adults
for
space.
B
So
all
the
homework
center
also
expands
the
library
resources
from
five
full-service
computers
in
the
children's
room
to
the
mobile
laptop
lab,
with
16
full-service
laptops,
backup
batteries
headphones
on
a
wireless
printer
parents
find
the
homework
center
resources
in
space
a
great
place
to
help
their
children
with
assignments
and
research
projects.
Some
come
on
a
regular
basis
and
others
come
on
a
my
computer.
My
printer
broke
down
crisis,
so
we're
really
happy
to
be
able
to
help
them
with
that
here.
In
this
picture,
you
see
students
using
the
library
service
called
tutor
calm.
B
This
is
a
service
that
the
library
has
been
providing
to
the
San
Bruno
community
for
the
last
four
years
and
it's
accessible
on
our
website
to
all
the
residents
of
San
Bruno,
but
we
have
purchased
additional
sessions
for
the
students
in
the
homework
center
to
use.
They
found
it
really
helpful,
especially
the
middle
school
students
for
their
math
assignments
and
here's
the
payoff.
B
Here's
my
a
little
advertisement
for
our
volunteer
recruitment.
The
homework
center
is
a
great
example
of
how
a
small
investment
can
really
make
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
children
in
the
community.
The
volunteer
tutors
directly
affect
the
children's
experience.
Last
year
we
had
nine
volunteers
who
contributed
170
hours
of
service
to
the
homework
center,
covering
about
half
the
center's
open
hours.
We
connected
with
the
school
district
librarian
to
provide
access
to
some
of
the
math
textbooks
and
help
us
to
publicize
the
program
as
well.
B
B
Accessibility
allowed
us
to
use
the
downstairs
community
room
for
more
purposes
such
as
community
programming,
because
we
had
this
new
available
location.
We
were
able
to
successfully
compete
for
and
receive
thirty
thousand
dollars
from
the
California
State
Library
administered,
federal
library,
services
and
technology
act
program
to
furnish
the
community
center,
the
community
room
with
computers,
chairs
tables
the
laptop
lab
and
to
pilot
the
homework
center.
B
When
students
are
finished
with
their
assigned
work,
they
enjoy
selecting
books
for
silent
reading.
They
love
having
all
the
choice
the
library
offers,
plus
the
guidance
of
the
library
staff,
to
help
them
find
a
book
which
fits
their
interests.
It's
wonderful
to
see
this
happening
as
research
has
shown
time
and
again
that
access
to
a
quantity
of
books
directly
relates
to
a
child's
reading
success.
So
how
did
we
study
the
effectiveness
of
the
program?
Well,
we
asked
students,
teachers
and
parents
to
tell
us
what
it
meant
to
them
and
you
can
see
the
results
here.
B
We
did
that
one
already
okay
and
alright
and
the
children
are
telling
us
as
well.
This
was
a
dramatic
example.
My
grade
my
math
grade
went
up.
We
find
we
helped
a
lot
of
students
with
their
math
homework.
So
I'm
really
pleased
to
report
out
on
this
successful
project.
Last
spring,
it
became
very
clear
that
the
homework
center
provided
a
valuable
resource
to
the
community
which
fit
in
with
the
library
mission
we're
happy
to
offer
it
this
year
for
the
entire
school
year.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
share
this
story
with
you
tonight.