Vocation visit to Corona Public Library

Today was an individual vocational day and I visited the Corona Public Library.

Julie Fredericksen, Library Director (pictured with me below), organised a very interesting and insightful day.

The Library has some amazing murals that reflect different landscapes and areas of California.

They have some wonderful programs and services including an Adult and Family Literacy Program and a Computer Literacy Centre which provides a range of classes and one on one tutoring. Interestingly, they hold a "scrabble night" once a month to encourage the development of literacy. "Homework help" is offered to students by other student volunteers from 3-5 each day.

There is also a great Heritage Room which includes photographs, oral histories and a range of databases for researching family history. One particularly interesting initiative is the use of prints of ephemeral material (see below) relating to relevant Corona history that are displayed around the Library.

Teens@650 caters for grades 7 through 12 and has a number of resources for that age group. I was lucky enough to visit this area after school had ended to see it during a busy time. I also visited "Teen zone" which is a City initiative which enables children to visit an activity centre after school.

Corona Public Library also has a coffee shop and processes US passports.

I also found out about some interesting professional development programs for Library staff. These included Leadership Academy which is a program run by the City which includes topics such as effective leadership, conflict resolution, and team building which is similiar to a leadership program I am participating in at UWA.

I was also told about Web Junction which looks interesting from a professional development perspective.

Thanks to Julie and all of the Corona Public Library staff for taking the time to share their Library with me.