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Home My WebLink About02/15/2017 - Minutes Renton l.ibrary Advisory Board ~��ng' c�ty or p ..._..,.ro_W�,m��^uwmo�W��' �,^v, w� ��,,� �� W�,(I�6 � �� Meeting Minutes Renton City Hall, 7th floor Council Conference Room February 15, 2017�' 5:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Erica Richey called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. In Attendance Members: Laurie Beden, Lynne King, Erica Richey, Kim Unti City Staff: Kelly Beymer, Maryjane Van Cleave, Margie Beitner KCLS Staff: Amy Eggler, Fred Gurney I1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA �aurie Beden made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Kim Unti seconded. All were in favor, motion carried, agenda appraved. I11. APPROVAI.OF MINUTES �aurie Beden made a motion to approve the January 2017 minutes as presented, Lynne King seconded. All were in favor, motion carried, minutes approved. IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONSjPUBLIC COMMENTS None. V. CITY REPORT/ Kellv BeYmer City Council Presentation—March 13, 2017: Kelly Beymer suggested it would be good to send a report a head of time to Council members for their review prior to the presentation on March 13, 2017. Kelly has a check in with Jay Covington on Thursday, February 16. Kelly also indicated that she will attend the Council meeting as well and will introduce Erica and Amy before they present to Council. City Updates: Kelly Beymer reported that she attended the Council Retreat on February 9 and February 10, 2017. It was very straight forward —there were discussions on homeless code enforcements and conversion of the one-way streets for downtown Renton. There is nothing new to report on the 200 Mill Project; staff hired Winson Investment of Bellevue for this project. Downtown Civic Core—all RLAB board members were invited to participate in the visianing meetings. Kelly will pass on informatian for this project as it is received. The meeting is scheduled for March 2, 2017. Kelly Beymer mentioned the Community Services Progress Report which gives project updates for all projects within our department. This report is shared with some of the other H:\Boards and Commissions\Library Board\201?\2017 FEB\2017 02 Minutes.doc City of Renton Library Board Minutes February 15,2017 Page 2 of 7 boards and commissions. They are still working on fine tuning and reducing the size of this report. Once this is accomplished this report can be emailed to the board for review. Kelly also noted that the Multicultural Festival is currently being discussed and they are looking at a September date for this event. The date has not been finalized yet. If the RLAB members would like to participate in this event, she can get informatian to the members. The City continues to coordinate with the Hyatt and Hampton in preparation for opening and possible partnerships with the City. The Hyatt is planning their grand opening for late June or early July. City staff continue to work with the Hyatt concerning the 4th af July and Renton River Days. The Hampton is working tawards a May or June opening and they are also excited to partner with the City. Kelly mentioned that Coulon Park has a certain capacity for parking and the City continues to work closely with the Hampton to minimize impact with foot traffic in this area. There is still a lot of work to be done to manage this concern. Also the office buildings (SECO) may be difficult to fill because of the entrance. The Coulon entrance is currently the only entrance to this space. It is sort of a logistical nightmare. The City, SECO, and PSE are working on the possibility af extending Park Avenue straight through. Cruise the Loop event is being looked at for August, 2017. There will be more information forthcoming on this event. This wauld involve South 3�d Street and South 2"d Street out to Main and back. Sunset Neighbarhood Park Project Update: Kelly noted that Leslie Betlach went to Olympia and was successful in presenting materials to the legislature to acquire additional funding. Phase II —they are coming up on 100% design. Phase 1—Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in June 2017. Once construction is completed KCLS and the city will plan the Community Celebration. Amy Eggler reiterated that an August celebration makes sense. The weather would be better and with construction being a moving target, hopefully the park would be completed by then. Fred Gurney asked how long they feel the construction of the new park will take. Kelly indicated the construction phase would take approximately three months so possibly August/September. Laurie Beden requested a copy of the 100% design. Kelly Beymer offered to email the 100%design to board members once it is completed. Maryjane Van Cleave provided a short update on Recreation Programs. She reported that the Recreation �ivision had a very successful Father-Daughter Dance on Friday, February 10. There were some really nice pictures. Maryjane indicated that the Recreation staff is laoking for something for Mothers &Sons to do as a planned event. She also mentianed that they have about 400 programs in Recreation and they are just now gearing up for the summer programs. H:\Boards and Commissions\Library Board\2017\2017 FEB\2017 02 Minutes.doc City of Renton Library Board Minutes February 15,2017 Page 3 of 7 Maryjane Van Cleave announced that the Summer Jab Fair is scheduled for Saturday, March 4 from 10:00 to Noon at the Renton Community Center. Staff fram respective areas (Parks, Recreation, and Facilities) will be available to answer questions and help fill out forms. Applicants must be at least 16 years old with a driver's license. The length of the job is approximately 18 weeks; timelines can vary with job positions. The pay rate,jab summary, date range, salary expectation will be available during the event. (Maryjane left the meeting at approximately 6:OQ p.m. due to other cammitments.J VI. KCLS REPORT/AmY E�gler Amy Eggler provided an update report far KC�S via email to board members for their review priar to the February meeting. Amy Eggler announced that on Apri) 19 at 2:00 p.m. the KCLS will have Citizenship swearing in ("save the date"invite to board membersJ. Maryjane asked if they knew how many people would participate or be sworn in. Amy said the library staff i5 not provided this information until just shortly before hand. The library will send invites to the Councilmembers. Laurie Beden inquired as to whether this event should be placed on the RLAB Timeline. Amy Eggler noted the Library Advisory Farum will be held on February 28, 2017 in Woadmont or in Redmond on March 15t. An invitation was extended to RLAB members. She also noted that Jennifer is working on getting stats for Ecard. Fred Gurney added that June 22 (from 6:00—8:00 p.m.) KCLS will have a Summer Reading Kick Off Meeting for our region at the Renton Community Center. 2017 Re�ion Goals and Service Plan Presentation: Fred Gurney provided two handouts during the meeting. (1) Cluster Fact Sheet for the Central Region which includes statistical information for Fairwood, Renton, Renton Highlands, Sauthcenter and Skyway�ibraries. Fred discussed this document and pointed out some interesting findings. (2) 2017 Goals and Service Respanses. Fred mentioned that their gaals are samething they work on in addition to the regular KCLS programs which are provided. KClS has established two main goals for this year: to Focus on Community Building, with an emphasis on partnerships and outreach, and Focus on lnter-Generationa/Programming (delivered in and out of the library). Fred indicated that Skyway provides a good sample of why KCLS chose "Community Building" as one of their goals. This area has an identity crisis, it is not a single community. Fairwood also has pockets of poverty and a great deal of Asian community members. The library is hoping by reaching out to find out what community needs are that they may help fill some of those needs with guest speakers and by providing information. The Library staff is finding that they serve different generatians with a majority of their programming geared towards specific ages. They are working on providing programs that � H:\8oards and Commissions\library Board\2017\2017 FEB\2017 02 Minutes.doc City of Renton Library Board Minutes February 15,2017 Page 4 of 7 bring these groups together ta create a sense of community and give them an opportunity to learn fram one another. KCLS is also hoping to engage the community in discussions and workshops to help alleviate some of the uncertainty of a new administration. The Library hosts a series of programs and provide speakers that have to do with "Hot Topics". This helps to reduce confusion, empower individuals, and provide a forum for respectful discussion. Fred Gurney noted they have a dynamic group of Librarians with great ideas. There was mention of a King County Task Force (program initiative) meeting in Federal Way regarding the opioid crisis. The meeting was scheduled for February 22 on library site. On April 1, 2017,there will be a Task Force Meeting in Renton. Pane) discussion with experts in the field who will be available for answering questions. Kelly Beymer pointed out that the Renton Police are also part of the Task Force. Renton does not support the concept of having safe injection sites. The idea behind this was to offer support services on-site to try and help users get off the drugs. However,this does not seem to be alleviating the problem as there are people using at the sites,there was an overdose right outside the door and someone was selling drugs inside the site lacation. The education element of this plan is a much needed resource. Laurie Beden asked if they had sameone on the task force that talks about old use of this drug which was primarily for pain cantrol until it became an epidemic. Fred Gurney indicated that he could forward the website for the Task Force for their review. (Fred left the meeting at the end of his presentation, approximately 6:25 p.m.J VI1. OLD BUSINESS Vacancy on Renton Library Advisory Board: Laurie Beden stated that she had reached out to Bryce Miller by email and did finally receive a text saying he would be interested. The board members recommended that the City also solicit the public to keep the process of appainting a new member moving along. Kelly Beymer indicated that she could assist with getting the notice out via City resources to include requesting that a notice be placed on the City`s website and Facebook pages. She is also a liaison with the Multicultural Task Force and could get the word out there as well. Kim Unti asked if it would make sense to post the opening in the Library as well. Amy Eggler said they could place a notice in the Community Announcements Area of the bulletin board. The board members also agreed that there should be a time limit on the response time. It was agreed that notices should be pasted by Tuesday, February 21 and that all applicatians H:\Boards and Commissions\Library Board\2017\2017 FE8�2017 02 Minutes.doc City of Renton Library Board Minutes February 15,2017 Page 5 of 7 be due no later than March 7, 2017. This will help speed up the process of setting interviews for interested parties. VIII. BOARD COMMUNICATION Members discussed changing a heading title on the agenda. In place of"Board Communication,"the new heading should read, "Board Updates and Progress" and it was requested this item be placed below "New Business" on the agenda for future meetings. IX. NEW BUSINESS Review Executive Summary: (1) Kim Unti indicated she would be making the specific changes to the history of the board that were recommended by Laurie and Lynne via email. Members also noted the year should be 2010 for when Renton libraries became part of KCLS. (2) Laurie Beden requested that the acronym KC�S should be spelled out for first use and then put "KCLS" after. (3) Erica Richey mentioned libraries in our scope wauld be Renton and the Highlands Library. She recommended under the "History" portian that a statement such as, "As part of annexation,the City of Renton was to provide two new libraries to KCLS" should be added. (4� One other change requested was that Members serve 5-year terms as written in the Bylaws. (5) On reverse side of the Executive Summary, re-write goals to match the 2017 Goals established during the lanuary 28 meeting (2017 Goals listed on the reverse side of the agenda). Review and Finalize 2017 Draft Goals and Add Goal Tirnelines: The board members reviewed the list of goals and added some dates to the timeline. Goals and timeline will be reviewed and any changes brought to the March meeting for final acceptance. For Goals, under Partnerships, "Engage with Renton School District �eadership"—Erica indicated she can make contact with the school district and forward dates to assist with achieving this goal. H:\Boards and Commissions\I.ibrary Board\2017\2017 FEB\2017 02 Minutes.doc City of Renton Library Board Minutes February 15, 2017 Page 6 of 7 Changes or additions to the 2017 Timeline—items noted below were changes to fhe current list. All other items remain on list as shown. February • Correct spelling on Fred Gurney's last name (Gurney) • Connect with Rentan Technical College—Move to March: Lynne King will make contact with them. • Contact REACH —Kim Unti tried to contact Maggie with no response. Margie to provide contact name and phone number for Wendy White at Reach. • Add "Strategic Meeting—February 28" March • For Board Presentation—RSD; it was suggested to nat list as "Baard Presentation". Looking at the passibility of having the Superintendent attend a meeting more as a meet and greet;to have them come in and meet the board and have a conversation about what support RLAB can provide to help better Renton Schools. Na pressure to present to the board but more of an introduction and informational purpase. • Add Recruiting&Advertising New Board Member April • Board Presentation—Jennifer and Becca to include Summer Reading& Plans • Correct spelling on Caro)Ann Witschi (last name) May � Kelly Beymer said she could ask Community& Economic Department (CED)to come to the May meeting and present updates on both the Downtown Core and 2Q0 Mill Projects. June • Add date to Summer Reading Kickoff Event—June 22 July • Based on the normal meeting schedule,there is na meeting far the month of luly August • Friends of Renton �ibraries Meeting—Correct the date to Rugust 3, 2017 September • Amy Eggler suggested KCLS could have a presentation on "Intellectual Freedom" in September. Navember • Erica Richey noted that the Chair position runs out December 2017. An election will . be required in November to appoint a new vice-chair. Per Bylaws, the vice chair moves into the chair position and then a nominee is selected for the vice-chair. H:\Boards and Commissions\Library Board\2017\2017 FEB\2017 02 Minutes.doc City of Renton Library Board Minutes February 15,2017 Page 7 of 7 Review Draft af 2017 Report to Citv Council: Erica Richey briefly covered the bullet points for the scheduled presentation to City Council on March 13. There were a couple recommendations from the board members. (1) In reference to the Renton Library Opening it was noted that there should be mention of King Parker and his involvement with this praject. (2) Under the bullet for Renton Highlands Library Opening, also include that the City, KCLS, and the R�AB are working together on a community celebration. Kelly Beymer stated that she will be at the Council meeting and will introduce Erica and Amy prior to their presentatian. Kelly will let Erica know how much time is available for council presentation. Erica also noted that Amy Eggler has offered to help put slides together for their presentation. Erica Richey requested that changes be made to the Executive Summary and the 2017 Timeline and that these documents be emailed to everyone prior to the next meeting. Then the final versions of these documents can be presented at the March meeting for final approval by members. X. INFORMATION Kelly Beymer nated that the City will be moving to a new website sometime soon. 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'� �� . 2017 Goals and Service Responses Central Region (Fairwood/Renton/Renton HighlandsjSkywayjSouthcenter) Goal #1: Focus on communitv buildin�, with an emphasis on partnerships & outreach, delivered in and out of the librarv. ��ii��li�� 1i��ll�° Democracy In Action (adult program�, Early Response (child program) Il...��u°`��u��°�. Fairwood and Renton II°'�a.°w��°�� II...�� °�ua� ��u��: Peter Cole,adult focus; Bekka Martin,child focus Il�ii"�'�:��""'��d ��w��I��^ir"°'u��. Adults of voting age,future voters and anybody who wants to engage in political advocary for themselves. U��'��"�II'�'��"�"�IP"'� �"� II""��Il��u�� Democracy in Action presumes that democracy is mast effective writh active participation of its citizenry;ideally people believe in a role for themselves in advocating far choices, decisions and commitments that government is responsible for,at every level,-Iocel,state, national. This program is also based on the belief that political involvement and the rewards of civic engagement begin at a young age and that action steps are empowering. As a non-partisan event,there may also be opportunities to share different political views and outlaoks which may lead to greater understanding of points of view and increased comity among neighbors. ��w�� . � �� ° � II��,�II'""'��'il��ili'r° Democracy in Action will promote engagement with legislators and decision makers byr facilitating communication about issues of the citizen's interest. This non-partisan opportunity will create a forum for people to take steps to commit time and energy to being involved. The following will be pravided—stamps, envelopes,post cards,legislative contact information,laptop access. In addition,reference pravision from a librarian will facilitate pursuing relevant information for an individual's political interest. Respectful narms will be discussed at the beginning of each session. Legislative contact information from League of Womens Voter,e.g.will be available for people to take with them. �"��Il�ri�ik'°�ili�� `��"�"�m��lll'�u°"�� At FR for adults, monthly on 2 Sundays starting in January,scheduled for 6 mos. � � � i i�� nd At RN,for children,the 3�d Thursday from Feb—May. After these sessions are over and assuming a summer hiatus,ofFering a Fall continuation of the series is possible if the demand is evident. ��"u�� I'��. Know Your Rights (tentative title) II.��II°�i��u°°�. Central Cluster II��"'°�pa��,�� II��,',�� r�.�� u"��° Maggie Block,Jennifer Wooten II��'��'�p��'��' ��u��:��'u��"��° Adults in the Central Region II:��°�'°'up��'.'�u^u �°�'�' II��^�;m��rv With a new administration cornes much uncertainty. Engage community in discussions and workshops on where to go from here. ��^`�� Il�.��i'��'��nu�'u��l��u"�,�� When misinformation prevails,fear and confusion follow. This series of programs seeks to pravide speakers on topics that will reduce confusion,empower individuals,and pravide a forurn for respectful discussion. Tapics may include: i. Police Vialence/Black Lives Matter ii. ImmigrationjRefugeesj5anctuary CitiesjRights&protections for Undocumented,possibly including info on public benefits and student Ioans iii. Fake newsjPost Factua) Politics/MisinformationjPropagandajTruthiness/Infarmation Literacy(Clayton Cornell,WSU, Humanities WA) iv. Political Correctness/StereotypesiMeeting people of other stripesj Distinct Vaices across the aisle ��I��I��`�u��i��II��!�a�` We will identify community leaders to determine what information needs their communities have,then find the best possible e�erts to give infarmatian on the decided needs. The timeline is somewhat fluid. The librarians will start reaching out to communities and community leaders in the early months of 2017,and we will continue to make those connections throughout the year. We hope to start planning our first few informational programs in early 2017 for a late Spring start and continue to plan them throughout the year. ��'ii�� li'��II�� Reading Across the Aisle Book Club ��um�iP'°� Renton Highlands�ibrary V„�l°°'^��: II��°�� ii�� IP"��: Laurie Finlayson,Jennifer Wooten I i iu�d��i��.��' o�i��u��N��r��ry Adult patrons interested in learning more about and discussing current political topics. I��u'��d:u�i�"� ,�� '��^a;�^�° Renton Highlands Library does not currently have a book club,and the topics covered in this group are not represented at any other library in the Central region. ��'��I""'��'�� °:�u"'°�u,��u�u'�� Reading Across the Aisle Book Club will have four meetings throughout the year. Baoksjtopics are: EconomyiJobsjUnemployment: �a�� us I��mr by Don Watkins(2016)(4 copies) Criminal Justice:°��duir��by Michelle Alexander(2010)(25 copies;98 holdsj Terrorism: ��ir��ii�by Ayaan Hirsi Ali(2015)(19 copies;2 holds) Immigration:�'ll��"s��by Kimball Taylor(2016)(8 copies) Topics and books were chosen to reflect diverse viewpoints to include both canservative and progress ive. ��II""'�I'li�u��Ila�°'li�i��ll'�u""m�'w' Book club will run for four months, May through Augusta ��in�.��°��ft��i�t�I�� r�iqt�� bc�c��C�0�b th��d�r�� r��r�b�r�t� r��d bc�cr��t��t r��y�h�ll�r�g�t��r��r�8 c�ff�r� r��w p�r�p��iv� �r�d pr�vid�f�r�p6rit�d di��t��ic�rr. ��o Tht�r�d�yg ��y 4�11�•�fl�r°�t:i1�M.�ay�,y��r� N�rr�i �li 1��d�y, �I�� 13a ��i� �� al�°��,,,,I�,ii,�, �I� by�irr�b�ll T�yl�r T'��d�y, July ��a „�,��MMP��rMMJai��u...C�,u��,by �6�E��11��Al��rrd�r T��d�ya ��g��t�:,� u��I �� 9��uP°by[��r�'�V�tki�� Goal #2: Focus on inter-�enerational pro�rammin� delivered in & out of the librarv, ��u�°�i��:� .�..li�ll�° Mix It Up �...I�II�I�"��^��; Fairwood �ibrary ��°��11�� II..�� l°"�� I°'°'�: Donna Day&Bernadette Salgado. II�""�"��'.I��iP""�!��"�� "��"�Il�ir"��'w`�° Ages 5-100.A majority of our pragramming is geared towards specific age groups, but we have a lot of children,tweens,teens and seniors in aur community.We want to brin� these groups tagether to create a sense of community and give them the opportunity ta learn fram one another. 1��iu��ii�� If"��r�° Adults frequently ask to be an active participant in our children and teen programs. For example, during our Crafternoon programs many parents express a desire to create crafts for themselves. With limited funds and staff time,a monthly intergenerational program to engage more people in our community at one time seemed like a great idea. In the Central region, Fairwood&Skyway Libraries are both in unincorporated communities where gathering places are limited,and Renton Highlands& Renton�ibraries are located near schools,so our libraries tend to be the heart of our communities. ��o�p'�,�a.�" N�`'��;u°.��i�i��1i' Providing a space for all ages to have fun,share unique talents,resources&support. Some potential programs: Fitness(ex,chair yoga;chair balloon voileyball),Games(board games,bingv&video games), Techno%gy(ex.Snap circuits), Poetry, Knitting,Magic,Art,Music(ex. KaraokeJ,Dance, Talent Show, Legos, Co/oring,Read-in(ex. bring a favorite baok to share;seniars read to chiidren;teens read to seniors), Baking, Crafts, etc. ��u^°�� i H��I�li'��'�� February-December 2017; 1x/month,4-5pm ��'��.;�� I��: Intergenerational Arts Program with Silver Kite �IIV w�l��u�.�. SkYH+ay I��a��"'� �� °�� '��'��. �aurie Finlayson(Adults); Ursula Schwaiger(Children) V�i��u""u�� u�'u��"'u,�w°��° The intended audience is children age 7 and up paired with adults equivalent to grandparents in age gap but not necessarily a blood relative. ��'I��r�IP""'��°Sa�f��iP� �'�'u'° V��'��'�� The Skyway area has many single parent households,latchkey kids,and grandparents raising their grandchildren. This program gives different generations something to do together and will contribute toward building community. ��''��u'��'��"��.�I� 11::��,5�'�w'��u�"�'u��p"�: This program will be a series of four 64-minute programs. Sessions will be held in the afternoan after school at Bryn Mawr Elementary School. Participants will use their life stories,hobbies,and interests as a source for art making. To find participants,we will target churches,schaols and the VFW community,encouraging people to invite a substitute grandparentlgrandchild if they don't have their own. The last session will be a display of their art projects. The materials and facilitation will be provided by Silver Kite. ��u"°��'u��°'m��'��II""'ii�� We anticipate starting toward the end of April,after Spring Break,with the program running on Tuesdays after school. �LUSTER FA�T SNEET: FR/RH/RN/50/SW �� c��'� '��' r,�� ,��x��F��'�� p . '�'�� '�°� � , � �� R'�� ,��..�� °��° ��,��1 att,,,�� • The Fairwood, Renton, Renton Highlands,Southcenter and Skyway libraries became a cluster(now the Central Regian) in November of 2014. • At the launch of the new region, librarian staff from the Fairwood, Renton and Renton Highlands branches joined Southcenter and Skyway staff in the new staffing model.This document is the result of the new region's first service planning and cammunity discovery process. • The combined region serves Renton,the 4th largest city in King County(�� A r�r�r��u�o.��o �� a � �ul�. } parts of Tukwila, and a large swath of unincorporated King County. • By 2017 all branches of the Central Region will have either undergone a significant renovation or will open a newer, larger branch as part of the KCLS 2004 capital bond.These welcome additions of square footage and programming space lend themselves to an in-branch focus for service planning,as community interest and media buzz will drive foot traffic to the new facilities. A Southcenter—renovation completed 2013, expansion pending completion in 2017 ➢ Fairwaad-expansion completed 2014 ➢ Renton—new building completed 2d15 ➢ Renton Highlands—new building completed 2016 ➢ Skyway—new building completed 2016 ��'�� ,��,��r u rt�'� . � , , �vl, r, . �� ,a�� 1 �! �;�� .�1��,�u��d��C��'`��"��,�x��"�r� • The Fairwood Library service area is the most populous in the Central Region,with 61,649 residents in 2015. It has the largest land area, 28.43 square miles, and the lowest population density,2,297.1 per square mile. • Fairwood has a significant percentage of seniors,the second-highest in the Central Region.Though the Skyway Library service area exceeds Fairwood with respect to seniors 65 years ald and above,seniors 65-?4 years old make up 7.2%of the Fairwood population,the highest in the region. Interestingly,the Fairwood Library service area has the lowest percentage of seniors 85 years old and above. � The Fairwood Library service area is comparatively affluent,with an average annual household income of $98,508 in 2015,the highest in the region. Fairwood has the lowest percentage of unemployed workers(5.91) and lowest percentage of people whose income is below the poverty level(3.7%).The median hause value is $303, 317,the second highest in the Central Region. • Fairwood has the(owest diversity index in our region: 54.6878 as of 2014. In 2015, 59.7%of the residents within the Fairwaad Library service area were classed as white,the highest in our regian. However,the Asian population makes up 21.2%of the Fairwood population, making it the largest non-white population by far. * Fairwood residents are highly educated and the Fairwood Library service area leads the Central Region in terms of educational attainment. Fairwoad has the lowest percentage of residents with less than a high schoal diploma (8.11) and the highest percentage of Bachelor's degrees (27.1%}and Master's degrees (8.4%). �L STER FACT SHEET: FRjRH/RN/SO/SW • Fairwood citizens tend to be sawy about information technology. For example, Fairwood patrons leads the cluster with respect to eBooks and Audiobooks usage with 12.6%of household using Overdrive to check out these materials. �+�,'��,�tr�� , ,,,� � ��+ � ,,� , �J �I ��l , ,� „r�� v� , � , pp ( ,V+++++ r ��u ��) �!�I �' � �� Y � �i� �i III �1' �j � �IJ" j�;�j�7��r��N�",, 'Z� �t�r" '+'ariX��i�c',a��u�71V��,��'(�P��?l�n1a I��i��i��'G��'��1��1��1�17��,��i��1�,��'i��i1��1��1��1�� ,11 ,, l I�� l��p n��II�� ,,� ,, : �r, �',��hY�,.�I��I��'I!llf��,�NI1Y111'�MrlG'filaX�r�(�'oY1�711u,h4��Yt�PE��,.��./I ua Jr,l,�i!�WG�',�Y�A,G�f�� • The Skyway Library service area has a 2015 population of 21,274,the lowest in the Central Region (with one notable exception,to be cited later). It also has the smallest land area (3.8 square miles) and the greatest population density(5,612 per square mile). • 5kyway has a notable lack of community gathering places.With the exception of the VFW and a few other small-scale venues,the Skyway Library meeting room offers the only centrally-located place for community gathering. For children and teens especially,there is frequently very little ta do in the immediate vicinity and the library serves as a major hub for these groups. • Transportation is limited. In 2015,6.781 of households in the Skyway Library service area did not have a vehicle and 9% use public transportation to get to wark,This,together with the fairly restricted bus service and the prevalence of hills within Skyway, limits the travel opportunities for a significant portion of the population. • Skyway patrons as a whole tend to be less technologically connected and sawy than patrons in other service areas within the FRJRH/RNJSOJSW cluster. In a comparison of all cluster libraries (minus Southcenter),Skyway ranked last in almost half of the 57 internet and computer use categories listed. Furthermore,Skyway ranked last in the Central Cluster for households accessing eBooks/Audiobooks with overdrive through KCLS(6.0%). • Skyway Library has the mast diverse service area in the Central Cluster,with a diversity index of 68.33643. It has the lowest percentage of white residents(271) and the highest percentage of African-American (29.9%j and Asian (29.11). Interestingly,the Skyway Library service area also features the lowest percentage of Hispanic or Latino residents: 7.71, Over a quarter of the service area population is foreign-born, and naturalized U.S. citizens make up 17.15%of the population.A significant percentage of residents speak an Asian or Pacific Island language, and only 59.351 report speaking English as their first language. In short, Skyway has a lively mix of ethnicities and nationalities. • Skyway's various demographic graups are widely divergent,with great differences in diversity, income, educational attainment, and general background.This wide disparity is further accentuated by the geographic separation of these groups,with the more wealthy populations clustered around Lake Washington and the less wealthy populations living inland on separate hills. • Skyway has the highest percentage of seniors within the Central Region: 13.2%. Furthermare, it has the highest percentage of residents 80 and above:4.6%.This may be reflective of the lower cost of living in these communities and also the considerable presence of longtime residents. • At 24.1%,Skyway also has the highest percentage of children age 0-17 within the Central Region.This includes the highest percentage of children under S years old,7.91. * At 62.91,Skyway has the lowest percentage vf adults age 18-64. • Skyway ranks last in the Central Region with respect to educational attainment. It has the highest percentage by far of residents without a high school diploma, 16.8%, which is more than twice the percentage of Fairwood, �LUSTER FACT SHEET: FR/RH/RN f SOjSW with 8.1f. Skyway also ranks last in the region with respect to the attainment of a Bachelor's(18.1%), Master's (4.9%),or poctoral degree(.8%). • Skyway is an economically distressed area compared to most of the other Central Region service areas. It has the greatest percentage of people not in the labor farce (33.2%),the greatest unemployment rate for those in the labor force (8%j,and the greatest percentage of families living below poverty level (11%). Interestingly,the average household income($74,595)and median house value($279,172) are not the lowest in the Central Region,which is indicative of the wide disparity of economic circumstances between different areas of Skyway. W�,��1 ��m��%r�'I , ;�� ,�� J( �� 1 , , .j '� � �� ' �, � VI I n, ��- J I��' �In� r 7�Irx7��+gr"'"� ��+�'�u��vII �U ��Y�P,��'�"?,'�ii�'�i�'��,�,��?�,��'�� ,�� ,. a�'�� '��{��,�i ,��I � �''�J��I�J�II"�1II�� ,.,��1��'��'I1�I��,��1��1�'��;��'��r�r°,rr�,o�„t��r�� "� • The Renton Library service area has a 2015 population of 28,409. It has a land area of 7.93 square miles and a populatian density of 4,103.5 people per square mile. • Renton ranked lowest in the Central Region in terms of using a computer at home, internet access at home, and any internet or online usage in any location. Renton residents ranked highest in terms of internet access at school or in the library. Interestingly, Renton also ranked highest for online dating and tied for first-place for online gambling, both of which exceeded the national average.The overall impression is that residents of the Renton Library service area are least likely to have a functional computer at home or access the internet in any location, and are most likely to seek camputerjonline access outside the home. • The Rentan�ibrary service area had the lowest average household income in 2015,at$68,493. Renton also has the lowest median house value for awner accupied units:$256,710. In addition, Rentan has by far the lowest percentage of owner-accupied homes(38.8%)and by far the highest proportion of renter-occupied homes(61.2%). Furthermore,the Renton Library service area has the highest percentage of residents that take public transpartation to work(10%),though this may also be reflective of the convenience of a transit center in dawntown Renton. These statistics reinforce the comparative sense af economic need within the Renton �ibrary service area, as well as its implicitly higher level af affordability within the region. • The Renton Library service area is very diverse,with significant Asian,African-American,and Hispanic populations and the second-lowest percentage white population (44%} in the cluster.This creates an energetic mixture of backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures. • At 9%,the Renton �ibrary service area has the highest percentage of veterans in the Central Region. � Renton has the lowest percentage of children under 18 years old: 21%.The overall percentage of seniors is 3�a lowest(11.6%j,though the percentage is still significant(Fairwood is 11.91) and features the highest percentage of seniors age 75-84 years(3.9%). Renton's percentage of adults age 18-64 is 2"d highest in the Central Region (67.3!).A#78.9%,the Renton Library service area has the highest percentage of adults of all ages in the Central Region. �w'"�l�dii�Jllm�l�1li��l �"K �ri��"!d'r u,'1�,� r'�I "" Jl 71i �, n ir � li,7 ,, r � � r, � � � i � v. , ,�j�j �w , � r; , m�� , u� ' "�1 � � � ( I I II I f� �� , , f �rr�I^!��✓lyr��G��f i!!11"(n^r�ll�r`�'yll�'�r!�l"b�IrlD.�7�'JlJ"d�J� ��r��rayy�� , Y��d�°��''��)��I�1��'��1�°��`��"��i��'��I��!,'�'l�Jl�l��,��1 I 1�I Il 111,,,� �l, �u�� I 11!1 I� M �, '� °', � ��I�I��UJ,��d��f4(��r��f��1+r�i��um��n�l�l�rirt7�l�z�ir,��nti�n�nr�1�,�!l� • The Renton Highlands service area has a 2015 population of 35,048.The land area is 7.63 square miles,which means that the population density is 4,897.5 residents per square mile,the 2"d highest in the Centra) Region. CL STER FACT SHEET: FR/RH/RN/SfJ/SW • Though Renton Highlands scores cornparatively high in terms of internet usage,online access is an issue far many Rentan Highlands residents. • There is a broad range of income and educational levels in Renton Highlands,though averall the community is increasingly affluent and well-educated, especially since the addition of the blocks annexed from the Newcastle service area. Renton Highlands has the 2°d highest average annual household income in the Central Region, $89,907,and the highest median house value,$324,880. Renton Highlands also features the greatest percentage of residents with a Doctoral degree, 1.39�, and the 2"d greatest percentage {after Fairwood} of Bachelor's degrees,26.3%, Clearly, Renton Highlands is becoming more educated and upscale. • Renton Highlands is very diverse,with a diversity index of 62.40714,second only to Skyway.The Renton Highlands Library service area has the highest percentage of Hispanics in the region(13.8%j,along with (arge proportions of non-white racial groups,though the still-significant percentage of Asians(20.4%) is lawest in the Central Region.The white population makes up 51.49�,the Z"d-highest in the region. � At 9.1�,Rentan Highlands has the lowest proportian of seniors in the cluster.There are pockets of seniors and seniar-oriented programming(technological-literacy and so forth) is appropriate; however,it may not warrant the emphasis faund in other library service areas within the cluster. However, Renton Highlands has the highest percentage of adults ages 18-64,67.7%. • Renton Highlands has the 2"d-highest percentage af children under 18 years of age(23.3%).Clearly,there are lots of children in Rentan Highlands and they use their library. • Transportation is an issue for many residents.As in other service areas within the cluster, Renton Highlands suffers from inadequate transportation options for many segments of the population. Wq�7X ��11�AM�'IIwA a.�V�Id�i��tl��P��X�7��, . ��„� ��-�.. I��Il� ��Y�7�� I ��I �.....� fll � I II� � i y ..��`�..... �I��/��I� 1 � ,� Illy�f . .�. �1r��i��i��1�,��i�(��1��1�,��1��I�J�,��1��/��I��t��'�� • Southcenter Library,despite having significant traffic,computer use, and patron registrations, has a service area that contained only 321 residents in 2015. In fact,only one census black group is assigned to the service area for Library Connection at Southcenter,though it has a great land area (5.28 square miles)than the Skyway�ibrary service area.The many patrons that use Southcenter Library in fact come from a variety of nearby library clusters. Because of the Southcenter Library service area's negligible population and the claser proximity of its residents to other full-service libraries(Valley View,Tukwila, and Foster), it was not included in this report. • Despite its comparatively low diversity index score, Fairwaod has a surprisingly large number of Asians;they represent 21.2%of the Fairwood population in 2015,while the white papulation represents 59.7%. • Despite its reputation as a depressed area,there are significant pockets of affluence within the Skyway Library service area.They tend to be clustered near the shore of Lake Washington and tend to be separated geographically and culturally from other, less affluent parts of Skyway. • On average,the residents within the Renton Library Service area are the most econamically challenged within the cluster.There are large numbers of people of all ages experiencing homelessness, addiction, and other forms of trauma that regularly patranize Rentan Library. • Despite its relatively high diversity index and large percentage af renter-occupied homes(46.3%), Renton Highlands is gradually approaching Fairwood's level of affluence. 4C� STER FACT SHEET: FR/RH/RN/SQ/SW IIw I dn� Y IMI' �u1 d2 d��IC1'"�I w �;P, �11 , rc2 w1 r �i �h� .I !YI �I �� .4�w'��r�� ` �� a' � � , � � �" � � �� , � �.,�`� �� ,, �� , � , "' � ��I��tii'�(��'�� , �. .' • Alajawan's Hands. Skyway librarians have partnered with this group and coordinated a KCLS presence at their annual back-to-school event in which school supplies and other materials are provided for needy students. • Cascade Writers.We offer them meeting room space and publicity and they provide free workshops on writing, editing, and publishing to our patrans. • City of Renton.We've got an extremely strong partnership with them during the summer manths. We provide programs and materials at the parks and the City offers assistance with set-up and publicity. • Creston Point.This is a large apartment complex in Skyway in which East African immigrants make up 30-40%of the community and the remaining population consists largely of African-Americans.There is a regular L2G run to this facility and additional programs are periodically presented on-site by Skyway Library librarians. Monthly visits to a Renton Technical College ESL class to teach basic skills and use Mango languages . • Harambee House. Harambee is a center for community development located at 3�.��a ,�ir��in Downtown Renton. Harambee is the home ta Soma Communities church,CryOut!After-Schoal Program and Studio,The Refuge (a homeless ministryj, and Cultivate Open Mics. FR/RH/RN/SOjSW librarians partner with Harambee to provide programming. • Kent School District.We do booktalks, database presentations, and attend school events. We also bring library programs to the schools such as Jeff Evan's magic and Living Voices History programs. • King County Bar Association.The Central Region partners with the King County Bar Association to provide free 30-minute consultations with volunteer attorneys at Renton Library to any King County residents with civil (egal issues. • Puget Sound Educational Service District(PSESD).The Central Region partners with PSESD to provide free assistance applying for financial aid and complete the FAFSA or WASFA with trained volunteers. • Puget Sound Training Center. Regular outreach visits to the work trainees about ESL services in the library • RAYS(Renton Area Youth Services).We provide library giveaways, information,and free books at their annual holiday festival. We've given early literacy presentations and tours at the library and Liberty Park. • Renton History Museum.Jointly supported by the City of Renton and the,��,ira��o°� �ii��u�o��r�u�� „the Museum's mission is to preserve,document, interpret, and educate about the history of greater Renton in ways that are accessible to diverse people of all ages.lointly sponsored programs include"First Sculptor of Seattle: The �ife&Art of James A.When"on March 5, 2015. • Renton Housing Authority.The mission of the RHA is ta provide decent, quality, affordable housing in a safe environment ta people with low incomes who make Renton their hame. FRjRHjRNjSO/SW librarians have partnered with RHA to provide pro�ramming in the community. • Renton School District.We offer events and materials for their Let's Read summer program. We also provide school assemblies, database presentations, and book talks to their students. �LUSTER FACT SHEET: F�/RH/�ru/so/sw • Renton Technical College. Renton Technical College offers training, re-training and career paths for those who seek marketable jab skills or to upgrade current skill sets. Specialized programs allow students,with or withaut high school credentials,to enter at numerous times, progress in accordance with individual aptitudes and complete low-cost training to make job entry and success possible.The FRJRH/RN/SO/SW LSM serves an the board of the Adult Basic Studies program and librarians conduct regular presentations of library services to RTC students. • Renton Yauth Advocacy Center.We provide Library2Go service to their students twice a month and we've done some homework presentations there. • Master Gardeners. We provide meeting room space and reserve a spot in our library for them ta assist patrons with gardening questions. This includes providing publicity for their services. . • St Vincent de Paul/Centro Rendu. Monthly visits to an ESL class for Latinos, using iPads to teach basic skills and use Mango languages • Salvetion Army. Lib2Go monthly visits and semi-annual programs held at Salvation Army for BOOST(after schoo) programj. • Skyway Solutions.Skyway Solutions collaborates with and supports the existing groups in the SkywayjWest Hill area, bringing people together to share knowledge and energy around community improvements. Skyway Solutions and the FR/RHJRN/SOjSW cluster are currently meet to find ways with which to partner in the 5kyway area, • Sound Mental Health. Renton Library is partnering with Sound Mental Health to provide one-on-one referral services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or encountering barriers to accessing services. • Valley Cities.This non-prafit organization pravides counseling and referral regarding issues of inental health and addiction.The Central Region partners with this organization ta provide one-on-one referral services to patrons- in-need at Renton and Renton Highlands libraries. • United Way and AARP.Volunteers from these organizations give free weekly tax assistance. • West Hill Business Association.The WHBA is a non-profit organization that serves as "Chamber of Commerce" for the West Hill area.We are a group of business owners, employees and representatives that care deeply about the West Hill community and its businesses.Their monthly meetings are attended by the FRjRHJRN/SOjSW Librarian Services Manager. • West Hill Community Association.WHCA is a non-profit organization whose purpase is to preserve, protect,and improve the West Hill neighbarhood in accord with the wishes of the Community.Their monthly meetings are attended by the FR/RHjRNjSOjSW Cluster Manager. • Westfield Southcenter Mall. We give them quarterly and summer programs held in the Children's Wing. • WorkSource Renton. Renton Library has provided job and career related workshops at WorkSource Renton. We also partnered to present a weekly 1ob Club at Renton Library,with a WorkSource Renton counsellor leading the workshop.