Palo Alto Library Foundation http://palf.org Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The temporary Mitchell Park Library just opened at Cubberley Center today. http://palf.org/news/2010/06/the-temporary-mitchell-park-library-just-opened-at-cubberley-center-today/ http://palf.org/news/2010/06/the-temporary-mitchell-park-library-just-opened-at-cubberley-center-today/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:18:31 +0000 ldrake http://palf.org/?p=572 ]]> http://palf.org/news/2010/06/the-temporary-mitchell-park-library-just-opened-at-cubberley-center-today/feed/ 0 Join us on Saturday, June 12th at 1 pm for the groundbreaking ceremony at Mitchell Park! http://palf.org/news/2010/05/join-us-on-saturday-june-12th-at-1-pm-for-the-groundbreaking-ceremony-at-mitchell-park/ http://palf.org/news/2010/05/join-us-on-saturday-june-12th-at-1-pm-for-the-groundbreaking-ceremony-at-mitchell-park/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 03:55:00 +0000 ldrake http://palf.org/?p=568 http://palf.org/news/2010/05/join-us-on-saturday-june-12th-at-1-pm-for-the-groundbreaking-ceremony-at-mitchell-park/feed/ 0 Downtown Library officially closed for renovation. http://palf.org/news/2010/04/mayor-pat-burt-officially-closes-downtown-library-for-renovation-on-april-23rd/ http://palf.org/news/2010/04/mayor-pat-burt-officially-closes-downtown-library-for-renovation-on-april-23rd/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:04:32 +0000 ldrake http://palf.org/?p=542

Mayor Pat Burt wraps caution tape at the patio door during the Downtown Library closing ceremony

On April 23rd, the Downtown Library hosted the official closing ceremony, before renovations began. Public access and services would be available until closing time on April 24th, after which the library will be closed until internal remodeling is completed in the Summer of 2011.

Read more about the Downtown Library construction project]]> http://palf.org/news/2010/04/mayor-pat-burt-officially-closes-downtown-library-for-renovation-on-april-23rd/feed/ 0 Received $50,000 grant from the P.A. Weekly Holiday Fund http://palf.org/news/2010/04/we-won-a-50000-grant-from-the-holiday-weekly-fund/ http://palf.org/news/2010/04/we-won-a-50000-grant-from-the-holiday-weekly-fund/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:11:47 +0000 ldrake http://palf.org/?p=534

Susie Thom and Alison Cormack receive the grant from Bill Johnson

On April 19th, the Palo Alto Library Foundation received a $50,000 grant from the 2009-10 Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund.

Here's the official list of this year's recipients]]> http://palf.org/news/2010/04/we-won-a-50000-grant-from-the-holiday-weekly-fund/feed/ 0 Join us for the Downtown Library closing ceremony on Friday April 23rd at Noon http://palf.org/news/2010/04/join-us-for-the-downtown-library-closing-ceremony-on-friday-april-23rd-at-noon/ http://palf.org/news/2010/04/join-us-for-the-downtown-library-closing-ceremony-on-friday-april-23rd-at-noon/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:50:38 +0000 ldrake http://palf.org/?p=522 ]]> http://palf.org/news/2010/04/join-us-for-the-downtown-library-closing-ceremony-on-friday-april-23rd-at-noon/feed/ 0 Self-checkout machines were used for 90% of first-time checkouts in 2009. http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/self-checkout-machines-were-used-in-90-of-first-time-checkouts/ http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/self-checkout-machines-were-used-in-90-of-first-time-checkouts/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:51:50 +0000 Alison Cormack http://palf.org/?p=476 http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/self-checkout-machines-were-used-in-90-of-first-time-checkouts/feed/ 0 Total circulation in 2009 was 1,634,000. This means each item was checked out an average of 6 times during the year! http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/total-circulation-in-2009-was-1634000-in-2009-meaning-each-item-was-checked-out-an-average-of-6-times-during-the-year/ http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/total-circulation-in-2009-was-1634000-in-2009-meaning-each-item-was-checked-out-an-average-of-6-times-during-the-year/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:49:30 +0000 Alison Cormack http://palf.org/?p=471 http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/total-circulation-in-2009-was-1634000-in-2009-meaning-each-item-was-checked-out-an-average-of-6-times-during-the-year/feed/ 0 Palo Alto Library had more than 35,500 media items in its collection in 2009. http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/palo-alto-library-had-more-than-35500-media-items-in-its-collection-in-2009/ http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/palo-alto-library-had-more-than-35500-media-items-in-its-collection-in-2009/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:47:24 +0000 Alison Cormack http://palf.org/?p=469 http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/palo-alto-library-had-more-than-35500-media-items-in-its-collection-in-2009/feed/ 0 Palo Alto Library had more than 174,000 titles in its collection in 2009. http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/palo-alto-library-collection-had-more-than-174000-titles-in-2009/ http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/palo-alto-library-collection-had-more-than-174000-titles-in-2009/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:45:14 +0000 Alison Cormack http://palf.org/?p=466 http://palf.org/trivia/2010/03/palo-alto-library-collection-had-more-than-174000-titles-in-2009/feed/ 0 New artist rendering of Mitchell Park Library http://palf.org/news/2010/02/check-out-the-new-artist-rendering-of-the-entrance-of-mitchell-park-library/ http://palf.org/news/2010/02/check-out-the-new-artist-rendering-of-the-entrance-of-mitchell-park-library/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:39:34 +0000 ldrake http://palf.org/?p=453 Mitchell Park EntryDownload the artist rendering

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