FOUNDATION’S PROGRAMS:
The
Jjaggwe Foundation Public Library Educational Resource Center is to be
established to raise private sector support to benefit one of the nations’ most
valued public resources.
The
Foundation is to conduct various educational, cultural and scientific programs
that will include the following:
i)
Mobile Book Vehicle: to provide an
Educational Resource Center/ Library Services in areas that cannot access
Library facilities.
ii)
Availability of WI-FI for the
Resource Center/ Library Foundation technology initiative including
Digitization, Adopt-a –Branch, Technological Innovations and Cybernants to
enable beneficiaries access Internet services.
iii)
Digital collections-eBooks: e-Book catalog
that will contain an exhaustive mix of fiction, non-fiction titles for students
of all ages, best sellers, and bestsellers. These digital copies can be
downloaded to a range of device, from your home computers, your kindle, iPad,
and cell phone for a period of three weeks period once loaded.
iv)
E-Movies: Together with Jjaggwe Library /
educational Resource Center Card and a personal computer, Patrons can view
unlimited movies that span many genres from Imax documentaries to live
concerts, feature films to PBS series. With no license limits, these movies
have no waitlists and are always available for checkout for a period of 7 days
at a time.
v)
Audio-books: Resource Center/ Library patrons have
been checking out “Talking Books” for decades, digital books serve the same
purpose, but come in a more convenient packaging for up to three weeks at a
time. Patrons can choose from thousands of titles, and load them on to MP3
players. The book will automatically unload from your devices allowing more
time to browse new titles and less time worrying about how to return it.
vi)
We Read Together: this is a program which will be
meant to equip Pre-school (0-5) years old children with a head start on reading
and writing by teaching their parents how to read aloud and build pre-library
skills.
vii)
Live Homework Help: Is to provide a
free online tutoring service for students and adults learners available
throughout the week from 3.00 p.m-10.00 p.m. The service will also be
accessible at www.jfpl-rc.org from any
computers outside the library by using Jjaggwe
Foundation Public Library-Resource Center Card (JFPL-RC).
viii)
Will
avail Adult Literacy Centers (ALC) to render assistance to the adult
people.
ix)
This is your library/Resource Center: A new series of
programs will be established after hours programs presented in late night talk
show style, featuring DJs’, live bands, drinks librarians and conversations.
x)
Student Smart free workshops in
collaboration with Princeton Review are help to prepare teens for SAT exams and
college applications.
xi)
Photocopying,
Printing and fax services are also provided.
xii)
Establish
a cultural program known as “ALOUD”. This is a program including
creating a cultural series to provide a space for the community to come
together and engage in civic discourse. Such programs include: series of
conversations, readings, performances which brings together today’s’ brightest
cultural, scientific and political luminaries to the City of Los Angeles and
beyond.
xiii)
Blog Community: Brings to you what’s happening
at the Library Foundation. Where a dialogue is opened on literary and library
news and periodicals that will offer first hand perspectives on our educational
and cultural programs in order to keep community members up to date with the
most existing initiatives.
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