EDL-1 Education and Lifelong Learning Resource Center

The City shall develop and maintain a web-based Education and Lifelong Learning Resource Center to promote and provide access to local and web-based educational resources, programs, and services for parents, students, and adults.  

Responsible Department(s):
Library and Community Services
Supporting Department(s)/Partner(s):
Alameda County Workforce Investment Board, California State University, East Bay, Chabot College, City Manager, Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, Hayward Unified School District, Information Technology
Program Type(s):
City Services and Operations (CSO), Inter-governmental Coordination (IGC), Joint Partnerships with the Private Sector (JP), Public Information (PI)
Implements These Policy(ies):
EDL-1.1, EDL-1.2, EDL-1.5, EDL-2.5, EDL-2.8, EDL-4.7, EDL-4.8, EDL-5.3
Funding Source(s):
General Fund, Grants
Timeframe:
2017-2019, Ongoing
Program Status:
Not Started
In Progress
Complete

The Education Services Divison of the Librrary Department leverage funding though Federal, State and Local grants and partnerships to purchase online resources to support cradle-to-career educational needs.  Library staff are also working in collaboratoin with Overdrive and HUSD to enter a new partnership where all Hayward Unified School District students to have access to the Library's SORA program, enabling students with or without library cards to have access to library e-books.  For more information about these efforts, please contact the City's Library Services Department at 510-881-7954