Arapahoe Library District
Fellow: Cynthia Chadwick, Manager of Outreach Services
Sponsors: Christina Brogan, Director of Finance; Eloise May, Director
Project: How Will We keep Our Libraries Afloat in the New Economy?
Financial/business planning in anticipation of 2003 county-wide vote for funding, with the long-term goal of being less dependent on tax revenue.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Fellows: Susan Lanna, Department Head, Humanities; Karen Rossi, Librarian, Humanities
Sponsor: Gladys Maharam, Deputy Director
Project: Main Library Information Architecture
Redefine services and systems to improve clarity and warmth of library’s first floor post-renovation.
DeKalb County Public Library
Fellows: David Tucker and Nancy Wright, Branch Services Coordinators
Sponsor: Magda Sossa, Assistant Director
Project: Library Services for the Immigrant Communities in DeKalb County, GA
Focus on Hispanic and Asian communities to increase library services and usage.
Free Library of Philadelphia
Fellow: Christina Kottcamp, Library Coordinator
Sponsor: Joseph McPeak, Chief, Central Public Services
Project: Implementing New Technology in Library Circulation and Collection Management
Bring RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, which supports self-service check-out and simplifies inventory and maintenance tasks, to a library test site with a view to implementation in entire system.
Fresno County Library
Fellow: Patricia Pondexter, Community Libraries Supervisor -- West
Sponsor: Karen Bosch Cobb, Associate County Librarian
Project: Westlands Project
Design and implement a service plan for western Fresno County, in which 200,000 acres of productive farmland will be retired, resulting in loss of jobs among the immigrant community.
Hartford Public Library
Fellows: Richard Frieder and Mary Albro, Information and Reference Services Co-Managers
Sponsor: Louise Blalock, Chief Librarian
Project: Reaching New Markets
Develop creative and visionary approach for reaching government, corporate and arts community markets.
Hennepin County Library
Fellow: Lois Langer, Coordinating Librarian
Sponsor: Janet Leick, Director of Administration
Project: Define system-wide reference services and implement communication and access plan for staff and patrons.
Jefferson County Public Library
Fellow: Marcellus Turner, Director of Public Services
Sponsor: William Knott, County Librarian
Project: Shifting the Operational Paradigm: JCPL’s Empowerment Initiative
Transform the current organization of Jefferson County Public Library to develop a system of federated libraries with central support.
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
Fellows: Robbin Gaebler and Felton Thomas, Branch Managers
Sponsor: Nancy Ledeboer, Deputy Director, C.O.O.
Project: The Frontier Library - Develop effective mechanisms for electronic and outreach library services to reach specific under-served areas.
New York Public Library
Fellow: Michael Joseph Ciccone, Head of Acquisitions
Sponsor: Kay Cassell, Associate Director of Programs and Services
Project: Collection Development: Strategy, Structure and Process- Recreate collection development processes to utilize shrinking staff and burgeoning technology more effectively.
Ocean County Library
Fellow: Valerie Bell, Supervising Librarian, Branch Services
Sponsor: Marvelene Beach, Chief Librarian, Materials Collection
Project: Diversity Outreach Strategy and Models- Work with community partners to identify needs of the minority population and develop ways to serve these needs.
Public Library District of Columbia
Fellows: Rose Dawson, Community Youth Services Coordinator, Wendy Lukehart, Coordinator, Children’s and YA Collections
Sponsor: Rita Thompson-Joyner, Assistant Director for Lifelong Learning
Project: Public Schools-Library Partnership- Develop and institutionalize a partnership with the DC Public Schools to improve educational achievement of children in the community.
Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
Fellow: Anne Liller, Librarian
Sponsor: Carlton Sears, Director
Project: The Library as a Catalyst for Community Transformation- In coalition with other local organizations and partners, create a library that builds public capital and become centers of community transformation.
Redwood City Public Library
Fellow: Maria Kramer, Division Director
Sponsor: Ruth Metz, Metz & Associates
Project: Work with stakeholders to create a community information clearinghouse for Redwood City.
Sacramento Public Library
Fellow: Carolyn Rokke, Program Manager
Sponsor: Anne Marie Gold, Director
Project: Providing Directional Maps for Success- Implement fact-based decision-making, assessments and strategic-planning system to improve responsiveness and accountability to community.
San Francisco Public Library
Fellow: Shellie Cocking, Non-Print Material Selector
Sponsor: Paul Underwood, Deputy City Librarian
Project: Creating a 21st Century Approach to Collection Development- Transform collection development procedures in response to the new integrated library system and budget cuts.
San Jose Public Library
Fellow: Lisa Rosenblum, Manager, Reference Services
Sponsor: Ned Himmel, Assistant Library Director
Project: Melding Separate Cultures Into One Team
Coordinate the merging of academic and public reference services in the new University/Public San Jose library.
Tulsa City-County Library
Fellow: Paula Settoon, Division Director, Branch Services
Sponsor: Linda Saferite, Director
Project: Developing and Recruiting Leaders of the Future
Increase the leadership, outreach and marketing skills of five library employees by creating learning groups and training employees to be library activists.
