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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Placer County Grand Jury
• 2020-2021
Public Libraries of Placer County: a Resource for All
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Findings 12 findings
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All the libraries in Placer County provide similar basic services to their patrons, including resource lending, computer use, and programming for children and adults.
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The Placer County Library system would benefit from increased promotion and community outreach to increase both membership and public awareness of library services.
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A citizen of Placer County who wishes to borrow across all county library systems must have four separate library cards.
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The Placer County Library, Roseville Public Library, and Lincoln Public Library have websites that are incorporated into their respective county/city websites.
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The Placer County Library and Roseville Public Library do not own their own web domains separate from their county/city-managed website.
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The Placer County Library system’s nine branches serve approximately half of the population of Placer County and over 95 percent of the county’s total territory, resulting in branches over ninety-five miles apart, which strains the library’s current staffing resources.
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Placer County Library system faces greater staffing challenges compared to the other library systems, especially considering the number of branches, territory covered, and that 25 percent of their allocated headcount is used for administrative support.
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Placer County Library system does not produce a newsletter or utilize other means of regular communication with its patrons.
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Roseville Public Library system is consolidated within the Parks & Recreation Department.
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In the fall of 2021, Lincoln Public Library will be operating as the school library for Twelve Bridges High School as well as the public library.
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Loomis Library and Community Learning Center provides innovative services to their patrons including a seed library and makerspace for children.
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Due to the incident in 2019, the Placer County Library system has recently taken a more complete and u p-to-date approach to handling security at all locations. -2021 Final Report
Recommendations 5
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R1Page 112By January 1, 2022, Placer County Library will develop a promotion and outreach plan to increase membership and circulation.
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R2Page 112By January 1, 2022, Placer County Library, Roseville Public Library, Lincoln Public Library, and Loomis Library and Community Learning Center will work together to develop a single county-wide library card.
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R3Page 112By November 1, 2021, Placer County Library, Roseville Public Library, and Lincoln Public Library will each develop and manage their own independent website.
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R4Page 112By October 1, 2021, Placer County Library will conduct an internal review to determine appropriate staffing levels, present a report on their findings to the Placer County Board of Supervisors, and post the report on the Placer County Library website.
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R5Page 112By January 1, 2022, the Placer County Board of Supervisors will review the Placer RequeCosut nftoyr L iRbreasryp ostnafsfieng report and take appropriate action. P ursua nt to Pe nal Cod e § 933 .05, thRe ePcloacmemr Ceonudnattyi oGnrasn d Jury r equestRs eas rpeospnosen se from t he follo wing: Requiring Response Due Date Robert Weygandt R4, R5 September 1, 2021 Chairperson Placer County Board of Supervisors 175 Fulweiler Ave MAuabruyr Gn,e CoArg 9e5 6 0 3 R1, R2, R3, R4 October 1, 2021 Director of Library Services Placer County 145 Fulweiler Ave, Suite 150 AKuabthuyrn B, aCrAs o9t5t6i 0 3 R2, R3 October 1, 2021 Manager Parks, Recreation & Libraries City of Roseville 316 Vernon St R oseville, CA 95678 October 1, 2021 Library Director Loomis Library and Community Learning Center 6050 Library Dr KLoaothmriys,n C HAu 9n5t6 5 0 R2, R3 October 1, 2021 Director of Library Services Lincoln Public Libr ary 485 Twelve Bridges Dr LCinocpoilen,s C AS e95n6t4 t8o: Kelly Heikila Library Administrative and Fiscal Officer Placer County 145 Fulweiler Ave, Suite 150 ARuobguerrn C, aCrAr o9l5l 603 Finance Director Town of Loomis 3665 Taylor Rd LNoaotamsihs,a C MA a9r5t6in5 0 Manager Parks, Recreation & Libraries City of Roseville 316 Vernon St R oseville, CA 95678 : Library Data Comparison Chart T he below data was Psulapcpelrie Cdo tuon tthye grandR jousreyv bilyl eth e staff ofL einaccho lrne spective libLroaormy. is Circulation and online visit numbers were from the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Number of Branches Service Area 9 3 1 1 Square Miles Service Area 1,427 44 23.5 7.3 Population Total 3 202,343 145,460 49,317 7,500 Cardholders Child 99,578 104,327 13,512 2,141 Cardholders Adult & Teen 10,453 26,371 2,810 503 Cardholders Daily 87,394 77,956 10,702 1,638 Visits Daily Online 2,074 1,051 839 85 Visits Total Annual 412 2,776 N/A 20 Circulation Daily 1,350,500 1,134,785 326,675 31,365 Circulation Daily Online 3,337 2,659 768 83 Circulation Total Physical 363 450 127 3 Items Total Owned 206,769 168,347 120,542 15,164 Digital Items 2020-2021 34,315 25,438 54,532 0 Budget Current $8,179,332 $5,498,342 $808,829 $386,720 Staff Current Full 46 47 8 4 Time Staff Current Part 38 35 5 3 Time Staff 8 12 3 1 3 As each library has their own criteria for this statistic, there may be some overlap in this value (i.e. a resident of Rocklin, served by Placer County, may also have been counted by Loomis due to proximity.)