by Richard Ivanhoe, HANC Board
We last reported on the Park Branch Library in the August issue of the Voice. The article is also available on our website at https://www.hanc-sf.org/24-home/632-park-branh-library-s-reopening-plans . At that time we reported that the library had moved from “SFPL to Go” pick up service to full in-person library services, with the hours remaining 10 am to 5:30 pm, Tuesday through Saturday.
As of November 13, Park Branch revised its hours as follows:
Sunday: 1 pm to 5 pm
Monday 12 noon to 6 pm
Tuesday 10 am to 8 pm
Wednesday 12 noon to 8 pm
Thursday 10 am to 6 pm
Friday 1 pm to 6 pm
Saturday 10 am to 6 pm
The community room remains unavailable for HANC meetings on Thursday night, and we are continuing to meet online.
The San Francisco Library has plans for further reopening in early 2022, although we do not yet know the details. Park Branch has scheduled some daytime activities for January, which can be found here: https://sfpl.org/events/#!/filters?field_event_location_target_id=47 .
We will keep you updated as we learn more.
Nov 11 2021
To: Everyone at the HANC meeting on Nov. 11'21 including Dean Preston
From: Louise Dunlap, Senior Working Group
I was cut off the meeting right after Calvin made his comments about the hold up on 730 Stanyan. I couldn't get back on the phone site.
So, here are the comments I have about the hold ups:
1) The Senior Working Group needs access during the interim use period in order to help seniors sign up for any units when the building opens;
2)This access would be a necessary part of MARKETING units to seniors. A point Calvin brought up in his comments just before I lost my phone connection. Thank you, Calvin!
3)Someone ask Dean Preston if the building construction could start earlier since no interim use is scheduled.
The problem is the Developers need to set up providers for the ground floor uses (such as the Senior Center) before construction. However, as Bo Han informed me, no organization applied to run the senior center for various, logical reasons. So the Developers are going to restart the application process [for on-site senior services] next March. I dont know if the same problem arose with either child care and or the cafe. If so,it would have been for the same reasons as happened with the Senior Center.
I any case, the selection delay prevents starting construction earlier than the exisitng time frame.
If you have any questions for me feel free to call:
Louise Dunlap
Senior Working Group
415 346-3195