San Diego Board of Supervisors stepped up the process for new libraries in Lakeside and Casa De Oro. In looking for new property, $125,000 in county Neighborhood Reinvestment funds are now set aside. This is good news for both libraries, as they have been looking for renovation and larger space for a while now. Each has outgrown current facilities and contrary to popular opinion, libraries are now more than ever.
San Diego Board of Supervisors stepped up the process for new libraries in Lakeside and Casa De Oro. In looking for new property, $125,000 in county Neighborhood Reinvestment funds are now set aside. This is good news for both libraries, as they have been looking for renovation and larger space for a while now. Each has outgrown current facilities and contrary to popular opinion, libraries are now more than ever.
Many of us take for granted that everyone has access to the Internet because we have lived so long with it in our lives. But there is a large population out there whose only source of Internet is their local library. And they offer so much more than that. You get to read books, watch movies, take classes and have Internet access for free. There are programs continuously going on for seniors and children alike. Especially for the children, there are programs that will get children excited about reading. These programs are brilliant in concept that not only helps teach children to read, but provides them with social skills, meeting goals and objectives, even before these words are in their vocabulary. At many of the events, they learn about culture, history, art, mathematics, all learning tools that they need to succeed in education at any level. For many families, it is something they do together and the weekly trip to the library is a family event. It brings interaction and discussion between parents, children and siblings.
So now, you have a place that helps educate, entertain, teach social skills and gives families something free that they can do together. And the San Diego County Library provides 13 state-of-the-art libraries in our communities and backcountry.
The average college freshman reads at a 7th grade level. The average reading level for all is 7th or 8th grade levels. Only 15 percent of the population fall under "literate," having the ability to pursue upper graduate programs. This seems ridiculous, with so many resources at our fingertips.
I realize that the real solution is getting parents to understand the benefits of getting your children involved in their local library. Families are busy, but with such reward, why not try and make it to the library. It doesn't have to be every week, but any involvement, in a social setting has more benefits than the time that has to be made to do it.
I've seen the excitement and impact that our libraries have especially on young children. And many lifelong traits and behaviors are set in the first few years of life. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors and the San Diego Library get it and are onboard 100 percent. They get the importance of it, and they act on the things that their local communities need the most, along with all the things it provides all the time.
. Reading both the things they love, and the things they have to in order to be educated. There is not a subject band from libraries and the expansion of knowledge is limitless. We need a populous that can read beyond 8th grade, and for the most part it is not that they cannot read the words, but they have never learned a very important pieces in the reading puzzle. Comprehension, observation and memory. Reading can accomplish all these things and more.
So take an exploration into the world of the libraries. Enchanted things wait to feed minds young and old. One book, can change a child's mind forever on how they proceed with reading
