Visits to Cerritos College and Fullerton College

Dona Mitoma and I have teamed up on our visits to colleges to visit their Libraries as well as their Reading Centers. Dona was a high school librarian as well as a community college librarian (PCC) but for the last several years, she has coordinated the Reading program at Pasadena City College. It is great to visit colleges with her and I have learned much about the varieties of reading programs in community colleges.

Our first visit was to Cerritos http://www.cerritos.edu/library/ where we joined Dean John McGinnis and his librarans for a meeting. I was able to share a draft of my digitization survey and we also discussed some of the policies and procedures they were revising according to the CCLC (Community College League of California) guidelines and Ed Code 78100. We also toured the building and then stopped to visit Bill Farmer (VP Academic Affairs) and Stephen Johnson (VP Student Affairs), both formerly from Pasadena. They both seemed so happy and we had a great visit. Their library is about the same age as PCC and we enjoyed walking around and checking out the similiarities as well as the differences.

Then to Fullerton College http://library.fullcoll.edu/

This is a new building and like PCC, it blends in beautifully with the existing architecture. It is heavily used and offers many diverse spaces for study and collaboration. I loved the bright colors, painted faux tiles and ceilings, and openness. I picked up several brochures and found one that was a great layout for helping students along the way in the many college processes. I know Margaret Ramey will appreciate seeing it! I met Jackie Bolls briefly and look forward to speaking with her again soon.

For more photos of this building, see their website:
http://library.fullcoll.edu/librarypictures.htm