3 Enhance The Quality of Life in Celina
Increased quality of life is a recipe with many ingredients: a feeling of safety, good living, healthy family and friendships as well as learning opportunities. Here in Celina, the standards are rising on all these categories: our Blue Santa Program continues to adopt more families and children for a joyful Christmas, the Celina Library rises every year in popularity with teen reading and weekly story time and crafts, and the City hired staff to help keep Celina beautiful with flower and plant life irrigation needs. All these pieces are central to an increased quality of life, which is the most important product the City delivers.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• 2019 Blue Santa Program assisted over 71 kids • Summer Reading Club participation in 2019, up 405% from 2018 •
Library added 834 new members, bringing the total number of library members to 5,034, a 20% increase from FY18
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Developed and implemented a monthly Teen library program with increasing participation and attendance
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Implemented year-round weekly preschool Story Time with craft activity
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Sports leagues youth team count up 7% to 167; total player count up 12% to 762
ON THE HORIZON
• Expansion of Old Celina Park • Add field lighting to existing Old Celina Park multi-use space •
Tree City USA membership
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Add an adult component to Summer Reading Program
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Expand Library Book Club to include a book club during evening hours
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Collaborate with the Senior Center to offer quarterly programs 12