Palo Alto – The Library Advisory Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday, February 9 at 7pm in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the results of the recent community telephone survey about library services. Representatives of Godbe Research Associates, the firm retained by the City of Palo Alto to conduct the survey, will present the report. Commissioners and members of the public will have the opportunity to ask questions about the survey.

The results of the survey, along with additional information such as population projections, best practices, and trends in public library service, will be used by the Library Advisory Commission to develop a long-range plan in the form of recommendations. This plan will be presented to the City Council in the late spring of 2006.

Godbe Research Associates is a firm with over 15 years experience in public opinion research, and with extensive experience working with public libraries. It is headquartered in the Bay Area.

The survey results will be available on the Library website at www.cityofpaloalto.org/library after the February 9 presentation. For additional information, contact Paula Simpson at 329-2403 or paula.simpson@cityofpaloalto.org .

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