D irector’s
Greetings!
Happy Holidays to one and all! I am so happy and grateful to have spent the year in service to this library system and to each of you. It is with deep satisfaction that I look back on what this library has achieved. As the year closes, I am taking stock of what my staff and I have accomplished in 2023. While we receive many professional accolades, the approval that matters the most to us is yours. Your comments and insights are what fuel our enthusiasm and inspire us to outdo ourselves.
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Thank you for being our partners the Children’s BookFest drew over in the ongoing process of creating 3,000 people. Whether we are serving thousands or you alone, this library from year to year! every encounter matters to us, and We began the year with ArtLit 2023, we’re glad you came. a celebration of Colombian art and culture; introduced a streamlined Our signature programs have been mobile app; had a visit from standouts, and you’ve told us how author and iconic humorist Dave much you have loved what we Barry; did a three-day celebration did. I totally agree that the staff of Haitian culture; held our 18th did amazing work. If I had to pick Annual Children’s BookFest and one thing that meant the most to Summer Learning Program for me, along with my Director’s Book children and adults; opened a Club, it would be the year-round “Library Living Room” for older Book Sanctuaries that we have adults and presented a scholars created in each of our 36 branches panel on the freedom to read. and online, supporting the right to That only took us halfway through read and circulate challenged and banned books. the year! Another great source of pride for BCL is our award-winning, dynamic newsletters – all free to you and tailored for you. We produce Fresh News weekly, highlighting fabulous programs, opportunities and resources. Our monthly publications include Library Magazine, Senior Spotlight and Family Spotlight, drawing your attention to programs of special interest. Subscribe today to one or all three newsletters by checking a Families turned out in throngs box on our website. this year for the incredible events from Youth Services: So many thrilling things are Summer Learning drew happening at all our libraries for approximately 2,700 the season! Staff has gone alladults and 13,000 out to support you in preparing kids; StoryBook for meaningful and ultra-thrifty Festival had 3,000 holidays. You can find a ton of to 5,000 people in programs on the Events Calendar attendance and where we celebrate the season, Our mid-point was the glorious 22nd Annual Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Juneteenth Festival, followed by the South Florida Book Festival and the 36th Annual Conference on Children’s Literature, the 4th annual AARLCC-Con Sci-Fi Comic Convention, Veterans Family Day, Craftapalooza and the 22nd Annual StoryBook Festival…and we’re still rolling.
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