At our table at the worldOne 4th of July Festival (2012 & 2013) community event ECLF asked residents what they wanted to see at their library.
Facility (other than location)
- Café (8)
- Cybercafe where people could gather, read and work (3)
- More consistent hours of operation; more weekend hours; more evening hours (5)
- More computers (10)
- Desks/cubicles with electrical outlets and wifi (8)
- (including recommendation for reservations)
- A hi-tech learning center; media center for online research (2)
- Meeting spaces/school activity center (4)
- A community center for people of all ages (2)
- Center of mentoring and tutoring
- Bigger library like Richmond Main
- More places to sit and browse/read
- More space (4)
- Huge TV an Cliford DVD’s (Yuri and Anja)
- Club space
- A garden with reading seats (2)
- More inviting kids’ reading area (2)
- Fish tank in the kids’ section
- Upgrade the library
- I’d love to see a couple small to medium meeting rooms in our new library (2)
- A library conductive to reading/studying. It may be in the existing building or whatever current tax revenue can support.
- A larger facility
- Facility for organizing and hosting themed conversation for small groups (10 max).
- DOG friendly (3)
- Bigger kids area
- Well lit work areas (3)
- Additional parking (2)
- Listen to CDs or watch movies
- Outdoor reading area
- Public community meeting rooms (3)
- Quieter floors (3)
- Wifi (6)
- A reading room
- Rooftop garden
- Coffee snack bar (w/elevator)
- Open atrium
- Natural light (3)
- LEEDS/Green (2)
- Different areas for different users: kids’ area with little tables and open carpet for sitting on the floor; study/computer areas; separate reading area, and a conference room
- Tool library!
- More plugs for laptops, please!
- A museum space in library
Location
- Library and Sr. Center next to Community Center
- Build on Portola JH site and enlarge (2)
- Any new library should be in the same location. The current location is perfect.
- New library in old Safeway! (2)
- Please keep the library in the same location – rebuild is ok – don’t move it.
- Kensington library is closer. It would be better to have a new El Cerrito Library. I would like to see some science books in the library
- Drive up book return
- Better decoration out front
- Outdoor reading nooks
Collection
- More audio books (3)
- More Chinese books
- More Spanish children’s books
- More help in Spanish
- More e-books (4)
- More newer books on site
- Bigger sci-fi section
- Get ride of old text/research books. Replace with new ideas.
- More DVDs (2)
- Genealogy section with a genealogy specialist
- More science books
- Comic books (2)
Events
- Storytime for kids in Spanish/English (2)
- More small children’s activities
- More programs
- Field trips
- Bring writers to read and share their work
- Science experiments
- Have Spanish and Japanese story times and activities
Other
- Whatever we decide to put in the new library doesn’t worry me—we just need to build the new library NOW!
- Books are good!
- Libraries are very essential for all ages! Go for it!
- There’s nothing like holding a book in your hand and escaping into the world of imagination.
- Knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving classes
- Hot tub
- Chose your own adventure
- I want ice cream and candy at the library
- Build adjacent to playground to encourage young and developing readings and families
- A comfortable and a large community room where we can hold interesting programs about the history of El Cerrito and West County
- Fair trade coffee shop on site and office/work corners & tables