Important Announcements
TEMPORARY CLOSINGS:
The Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach Regional Branches will close at 5 pm on April 1 due to the Special Election.
THE PEDAL FORWARD PROJECT
M. Crutchfield just received a Pedal Forward Program bicycle from the Social Worker in Libraries initiative. Ms. Crutchfield attends Daytona State College’s Fresh Start transitional program with the ultimate goal of becoming a medical assistant. The bicycle will allow her to not only continue her schooling but will afford her the ability to get to job interviews.
As part of the Pedal Forward Project, Mr. Waites received a bicycle this week at the Daytona Beach Regional Library. His house was severely damaged during hurricane Milton and while he and his family are still working on repairs, he is actively looking for a job to better support his loved ones and finish his home repairs. Mr. Waites is excited to receive the bicycle so that he can find work and get to appointments.
D. West recently received a bicycle to help get work at his new job at a local restaurant. Mr. West is also in the process of looking for more permanent housing since he last visited the program and is looking at a place that will put him within a 5–10-minute bike ride from the new job. He also shared that his future plans include hopefully going back to school. He is very grateful for the list of resources he was provided, and he is very happy with a means to reliably get to work!
Mr. T. Brown, a recent recipient of a refurbished bicycle through the Social Worker in Libraries’ Pedal Forward Project, shared with staff that the ability to get to and from work was “one of the last things needed to truly get back on the right path.” He wanted to thank Volusia County for having this program so that now he can continue his road to independence and success.
Pedal Forward Project’s continued success in providing tangible transportation support for residents seeking to reenter the workforce is made possible through the dedication of multiagency county staff and through the generous donation of refurbished bicycles from the Volusia Sheriff’s Foundation, VOTRAN, and the First Presbyterian Church of New Smyrna Beach.
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NEW DIGITAL MAGAZINE/NEWSLETTER
Volusia County Public Library recently introduced a quarterly digital magazine/newsletter on January 6, 2025, called VCPL.
The newsletter focuses on available library programs, success stories, a spotlight interview with one of the library staff members, a calendar of upcoming special events, branch news, and more.
The newsletter is digital only, but there is a link below to a downloadable PDF that can be printed. The next edition of VCPL will be in April 2025.
Here is the link to the flip-page version.
If the flip-page format doesn't open for some reason, use this link to open and print the newsletter.