Meetings with Neighborhood Focus Groups

To provide access to all the people of Cambridge and to insure that we manage our resources well, Library 21 is gathering information from as many reperesentatives from many neighhborhoods about what the people want in the library system. For purposes of presentation, the information gathered has been organized into traditional roles for a library. The information is also being integrated into a master database so that a cumulative picture of what people want can also be presented. The roles are:

• A. Community Activity Center
• B. Community Information Center
• C. Formal Education Support Center
• D. Independent Learning Center
• E. Popular Materials Lending Library
• F. Preschoolers Door to Learning
• G. Reference Library
• H. Research Center
• I. Other- important functions missing from list

Oct 17: Collins Branch Discussion of Use of the Library

Sep 12: Central Sq Riverside Neighborhood Work Group

Sep 16: E Cambridge Neighborhood Study group

Nov 21: Mid Cambridge Library Study Group

North Cambridge Neighborhood Study Group

Jul: Notes from First Meeting of Central Sq Work Group