City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

SURREY PUBLIC LIBRARY

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

• Helped citizens improve digital literacy skills with training in branches and online; • Provided programs to support skill-building, resume writing, and job seeking; and • Provided access to online courses from LinkedIn Learning, Learning Express, Kanopy Great Courses, and offered access to Cypress Resume.

A young patron enjoying a Dash Robot

EDUCATION & CULTURE

• Launched Start with Stories, an early literacy instruction video series for caregivers founded on research featuring the 5 pillars of early literacy: singing, talking, reading, playing, and writing; • Offered Outdoor Storytimes at five branches to support early literacy and engagement before library branches were able to provide indoor programs; • Added new online resources including Beanstack reading tracker app, O’Reilly eBooks and videos, Solaro education supports, and Proquest BC Historical Newspapers; and • Added 90 Dash Robotic Kits to the collection which provide engaging ways for children to learn coding, STEM learning, and support digital literacy.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Welcomed 16,435 new library members; Updated the Facilities Master Plan; Officially opened the Clayton branch of Surrey Libraries; and Commenced minor renovations at Ocean Park branch.

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Surrey Libraries—Clayton Branch, Children’s Section

City of Surrey | 2022—2026 Financial Plan | General Operating Fund | Library

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