Wouldn’t be surprised if the food in her cupboard is organized under the Dewey Decimal System.

Actually, arranging one's pantry with Dewey Decimal Classification would be a terrible idea, as any librarian could tell you. Food and drink are all filed under 641 so you'd always be having to fish through lengthy decimals.

These stereotypes about librarians have been around the block too many times already. It's time to let them go.

BH residents asked for years for increased library hours and greater literacy resources. Hoping the new library director cares about the importance of literacy and an accessible library for every child and adult in Menlo Park.

The new library director needs the skills and abilities to lead a modern library organization, and to value equity. Agree with BH Resident that the BH community has not received its fair share of library services. Due to public outcry that got the attention of our council, and a concerted effort by involved residents, efforts are underway now to improve library services in Belle Haven.

I'd like to see a new director who relates well with all kinds of people and who passionately cares about improving the lives and opportunities of the children, youth and adults in Belle Haven via innovative library services and programs.

Mountain View hired a new Library director in May 2018. A Daily Post article (May 3) stated that MV had "a very strong pool of candidates" and that their new librarian was chosen "because of her experience collaborating with community groups, strategic planing, budgeting, staffing and facilities design and maintenance." These kinds of skills are also needed in Menlo Park along with someone who keeps up on library trends and who embraces innovation and the need to serve the entire community.

I would also love to see our new council consider having our city library become part of the San Mateo County Library Joint Powers Association. By sharing in administration and programming, the JPA Libraries Web Link able to cost-effectively offer a wider range of programming and other library services. By joining the JPA, MP would become part of a regional library solution. This would also help us to build stronger relationships with other citie that would be useful to tackle other regional problems such as traffic and the lack of enough housing.

Oops. My comment went live with the wrong long. Here's the link to the JPA Governing Board. Web Link On a related note, here's a link to the City of Mountain View salary ranges for those who want to compare theirs with Menlo Park's. Web Link