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Lifelong Learning Project Program Narrative--page 4 life long library users. The Lifelong Learning Project has the potential to im prove and enrich the Jives of a great many people in San Marcos. IV. PROJECT OOAlS AND OBJECTIVES Goals and objectives have been established for the Lifelong Learning Project whjch wi1J help fulfm the overall missl0n of the San Marcos Public Library. That misslon, as stated earlier, is to improve and enrich the Jives of the citizens of San Marcos by serving as a center for Hfelong learnjng, cultural enrichment, and informatton exchange. The goals and objectives of the project wm be inCXIrporated into the library's overall plan of service and wm continue to guiœ our actlvities wel1 beyond the duration of the LSCA I TltJe I, grant funding perioo. The project cpals and objectives also help fulfH1 the mission of the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), our cooperoting cgency. The mission of the EOC i~ to provide educationol tutoring and CXlunseling services to low income adults in order that they may eventual1y become enrol1ed in vocational schools or programs of higher education. The I})als and objectives of the lifelong learning Project are: GOAL: To implement a program destgned to enoourEYJe OOuUs with \ass than a twelfth grade education to become regular library users by offering them a meanlngful progrðffi of servlces and materlðls Whlch wi11 help them lead fuller and more productive lives. OBJECTIVES: To hire a Lifelong Learning Project Coordinator by October I, 1987. To recruit 100 adults wlth less than a twelfth grade education for the program during the period September 1987 through August 1988. To proviœ 1,500 hours of free oou1t education tutoring to our target population by August 31, 1988. To prov1de a series of three life skills workshops on topics of interest to the target group by August 3 I , '988. To create a life skms col1ection by purchasing and cataloging 1000 books which wiJ1 be geared toward the needs and reading abilities of adults with less than ð twelfth grocle education. ThlS colJectlon wm be established by December 31, 1987. To train all library staff members regarding policies, procedures, materials, and services connected with the project.