Its our 2step program that basically people can return their overdue items during the month of may to get their late fees cleared. So, they dont have to pay for anything. So, as long as they return their books during the month of may. And its also just to make sure that people feel more welcome to come back to the library and access the programs that they have access to. Damian is that a recurring issue still . I mean, weve been talking about it since you and i were in second grade i think. Elizabeth yeah. I think it has been an issue with a lot of our customers, but since last year when we first implemented our First Program where we had people sign up for our Summer Reading challenge and they had their late fees waved, and weve implemented other programs since then, like our volunteer away your fines program, all those types of programs have been able to welcome a lot of people back. People really do appreciate them, especially those that need access to technology, computers, they ne
We did surveys with our customers, about 150. We also do focus groups, and we did a survey of other nonprofit organizations that serve lowincome people. Damian we dowhile you talk, we do have some video of your agency and the folks you help there. Im sorry, go ahead. Rachel so, we do a lot of direct services, but we also do community organizing. And so, the results of our research showed that one of the big issues facing lowincome people is being able to pay high rents that we all kind of deal with here in santa clara county, especially when you have rather low wages. And so, one of the ways that we try to combat that is that we understand thats an issue about housing policy, and what kinds of housing get built, about how we protect renters, about how we fund Affordable Housing. And so, we do a lot of grassroots organizing in addition to the service work that you see on the screen in order to try to create a more socially just community. Damian did something stick out that you said, wo
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Opening delayed. You can see those at the bottom of your screen. We go to meteorologist bill henley. You can see light snow in berks county, montgomery and chester county. This is very light snowfall and it might lead to more slippery conditions but most treated areas will be just fine this morning. Very light snow. These are tiny snowflakes, not going to amount to much or last all day. Theyll be moving through this morning and out of here. Right at the freezing mark in philadelphia. Its dropped to freezing in dover. 28 degrees in pottstown. Just cold enough for refreezing overnight. Be on the lookout for icy spots. During the day,c a few scatter snow showers at 6 00 and then were dry. Mostly cloudy at 9 00. Look at the temperatures climbing into the upper 30s this afternoon with winds out of the west to 19 miles an hour. Winds start to kick in as we go into the afternoon hours. Jessica boyington right now has your first alert traffic. We are watching the vine street expressway right
And into maryland, too. Very light snowfall but theres one banned where its coming down a little bit steadier. We might see a dusting in a few spots. Temperatures are colder this morning, just below freezing. Watch out for some slipping and sliding. 28 degrees in pottstown. Now 29 with that light snowfall. Just got a little bit colder in wilmington. Cold enough for a little bit of snow to stick but nothing much more than that. Weve been watching the snowflakes in southern philadelphia barely coming down right now. Most of it will be done by 7 00. By 8 00 well be drying out. Well see clouds to start with, get breaks of sunshine. Look at the warmup from 32 degrees at 7 00 to 35 at 10 00. By 1 00 this afternoon, were approaching the 40 degree mark. But its not going to get much warmer than that. Especially later in the week. Ive got the sevenday forecast coming up in just a few minutes. Right now, Jessica Boyington has first alert traffic. We are watching for slippery spots. Right now wer