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Santa clara city library crra presentation 8-4-2014
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City of Santa Clara
Swapping at the Library
Community Based Efforts With Little Local Government
Assistance That Drive Repair and Reuse
Cheryl Lee, Branch Manager
Santa Clara City Library – Northside Branch Library
August 4, 2014
2. City of Santa Clara
Agenda
• Library Philosophy and Principles
• Inspiration
• 2011 Back to School Swap
• 2012 Back to School Swap
• 2013 Halloween Costume Swap
• Future
3. City of Santa Clara
About Me
• Palo Alto City Library’s Community
Engagement/Outreach Librarian
• Branch Manager of Northside Branch Library
• Librarian for 8 ½ years
• Struggled with reading all of my life
• 2011 Eureka! Leadership Fellow
• 2014 Library Journal Mover and Shaker
• Opening a new library in 6 days!
4. City of Santa Clara
My Philosophy and Principles
• Little/No Cost Programming
• Customer Engagement
• Core values of the City
• Non-Traditional
Programmer
• Not Your Grandma’s Library
• Challenge
• Community Partners
5. City of Santa Clara
My Inspiration
Consignment &
Vintage Clothing
Cost
Savings
Community Building
8. City of Santa Clara
Marketing & Advertising
• Walter Hays Green Team
• Walter Hays PTA
• Palo Alto Unified School
District eNews
• Parents Club of Palo
Alto/Menlo Park
• Social Media
11. City of Santa Clara
Pre-Swap Preparation
• Collection Bins
• Drop-off 1 hour before
swap
• Staff on site to sort bins
• Toys
• Books/DVDs
• Clothes
• Accessories
• Miscellaneous
24. City of Santa Clara
Modifications
Back to
School Swap
2011 2012
Drop Offs 1 hour prior to start 1 week prior to start
Sorting Staff Sort Customers Sort
Marketing - Walter Hays Green Team
- Social Media
- Inside the Library
- Heavy social media
- Word of mouth
- Walter Hays Green Team
- Parents Club of Palo
Alto/Menlo Park (PAMP)
Extras Lemonade Stand Nothing
Attendance 42 104
Time 1 Hour 10 minutes
30. City of Santa Clara
Collection Bins
• 0-2 Years Old
• 3-6 Years Old
• 7-10 Years Old
31. City of Santa Clara
Collection Bin Sites
Total of 9 Collection Sites
32. City of Santa Clara
Marketing and Advertising
Palo Alto Unified School
District eNews
Parents Club of Palo
Alto/Menlo Park
Social Media
4 Community Partners More Visibility
47. City of Santa Clara
Results and the Future
180 Costumes Collected 180 Costumes Given
• Survey results were positive
• Will do it again but at Northside Branch Library
• System-wide approach
• South Bay Site
• Peninsula Site
• Seeking Community Partners for our next swap
49. City of Santa Clara
My Contact Information
Cheryl Lee, Branch Manager
Santa Clara City Library -Northside Branch
695 Moreland Way
Santa Clara, CA 95054
408-615-5501
clee1@santaclaraca.gov
Facebook: /librariancheryl
Twitter: @librariancl
Instagram: @lcherylc
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