WPB Library, Mayor Supporting World-Wide Reading Campaign
Oct 04, 2010 - Library, Mayor's Office, Newsletter
When: Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 10:30 a.m.
Where: WPB Library, Third Floor, 411 Clematis Street
(10/04/10) City of West Palm Beach Mayor Lois J. Frankel will help support and increase early literacy in the West Palm Beach community by participating in Jumpstart’s national initiative Read for the Record on Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. on the third floor of the West Palm Beach Public Library.
The Mayor will be a special guest reader in Jumpstart’s world-record-breaking campaign, which brings children and adults together to read the same book, on the same day, in homes and communities all over the world. All of Palm Beach County will be participating and we need you to start off a full-day of activities and fun at the West Palm Beach Public Library!
Please join Mayor Frankel as she reads The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats to a group of area preschoolers at the West Palm Beach Public Library!
Mayor to Drum Up Votes for WPB
Apr 26, 2010 - Library, Mayor's Office
When: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
Where: WPB Public Library, 4th Floor
City of West Palm Beach Mayor Lois J. Frankel will be drumming up votes for WPB by encouraging library customers to vote for the City in the Google 3-D map competition on the West Palm Beach library’s fourth floor on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 10:00 am.
West Palm Beach is one of five finalists in the world, and the only finalist in North America, in the Google competition. There are only a few more days to vote– you only have until the end of April to cast your vote for West Palm.
The 3-D map was built by area resident Chris Sardinas, who is a student at the University of Central Florida. Also at the 10:00 event, the Mayor will host a brief on-line chat with Chris via Skype.
WPB Library Drawing Thousands to Downtown Each Day
Apr 19, 2010 - Library
Library’s First Year at City Center Proves to be Overwhelming Success
(Monday, April 19, 2010) The City of West Palm Beach Library’s first year on Clematis Street at City Center drew thousands of people to downtown West Palm Beach each day and firmly established the library as an anchor of downtown activity.
Nearly 650,000 thousand people used the library from April 2009 to April 2010, a 33% increase over the previous twelve months of operation. Library customers took advantage of a wide range of programs and activities, using computers, checking out DVDs and books, attending yoga classes and much more.
“Our library is a place of learning and growth for people from all walks of life, but it’s much more than that,” said Mayor Lois J. Frankel. “It’s an economic engine for our City and our downtown.”
During its first year in its new location, the library saw a 68% increase in overall program attendance (including a 112% increase in adult program attendance), a 53% increase in free computer use, a 42% increase in items circulated and a 56% increase in reference questions.
Thanks to the library’s new automated materials check-out system, the increase in library use did not require increases in circulation staffing levels. Self-check transactions at the library increased 424%.
Anyone who works, lives or plays in West Palm Beach is eligible for a free library card. You can learn more about the library and the programs that it offers by going to mycitylibrary.org. You can also follow the library on Facebook and Twitter.
Upcoming City Event to Help the Unemployed
Mar 10, 2010 - Library, Mayor's Office
Free City Seminar: Understanding Unemployment Insurance
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010) The public is invited to attend a FREE City of West Palm Beach seminar entitled “Understanding Unemployment Insurance.” The free seminar is being held Monday, March 15, 2010, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the City of West Palm Beach Library Auditorium. The auditorium is on the third floor of the library, which is located at 411 Clematis Street.
The State of Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation will lead the seminar. Topics will include how to file an unemployment insurance claim, who is eligible to file an unemployment insurance claim, requirements to receive unemployment insurance and more. Experts will be on hand to answer any questions.
According to the Agency for Workforce Innovation, Florida’s unemployment rate hit 11.9% in January 2010, which ties the state’s highest rate ever recorded. 1.1 million Floridians are currently unemployed.
Friday Night Jazz at the WPB Public Library!
Nov 18, 2009 - Library
When: Friday, December 4, 2009
Time: 5:30 to 7:30p.m.
Where: West Palm Beach Public Library 411 Clematis Street West Palm Beach, FL 33401
This eagerly anticipated monthly event will feature music from The Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach and is a great opportunity to see the new West Palm Beach Public Library at its finest. Wine and light snacks will be available for a small fee.
The series will take place the first Friday of each month from November through April 2010 and will be held on the library’s Third Floor, Auditorium.
Presented by the Friends of the West Palm Beach Public Library.
Friends Members $ 2.00/General Public $ 5.00 – Pre-registration is recommended as the venue holds 150. To register visit www.friendswpblibrary.org or call 561-868-7701.
FREE PARKING (2 hours in municipal garage)!