Placer County Grand Jury Closing Our Libraries a Look at Recent Library Decisions June 23, 2016 City of Roseville Call*

Recommendations 9

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  Placer County Library Services make the wants and needs of each community a major priority.
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  Placer County Library Services revise the strategic plan to reflect those wants and needs of the affected communities rather than, "moving beyond an interconnected system of small 'town' libraries to a fully independent network of County library service outlets."8
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  At least six months prior to proposing a library closure the Placer County Library Services must hold local public forums and perform input surveys in every affected community.
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  The Supervisor of the impacted district should solicit input from their constituents prior to making library decisions. Placer County Library Strategic Plan, dated December 10, 2013, . -2016 Final Report
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  Provide services N=250, +/- 6.19% libraries in the county? Q. 17. Provide servicesand programs for children and teens, who could noteasily get to other
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  1.5% %9.98 11.9% 100.0% Yes, for Col % 11/16/2015 – 11/22/2015N=250, +/- 6.19%Adult Town Residents 18 or Older Disagree DK/NA Disagree Agree DK/NA Agree Town of Loomis, California or disagree that the next in Rocklin, is too far way LIBRARY SURVEY ability of town residents closest library, which is speaking, do you agree when they need them? in Rocklin, is too far way or disagree that the nextclosest library, which is to use library services ability of town residents speaking, do you agree to use library services when they need them? and will reduce the and will reduce the Q. 7. Generally Q. 7. Generally Table Total Table Total 100.0% 3.6% 22.4% 74.0% Col % TableTotal 100.0% 3.6% 22.4% 74.0% 6.2% 100.0% 71.1% 22.6% Col % registered Table Total to vote Col % Not STATUS 100.0% 21.4% 6.9% 71.8% TURNOUT propensity HISTORY VOTING election primary 3.0% 100.0% 74.7% 22.3% voters Registered High Col % PAST Col % voter 100.0% 31.3% 6.2% 62.5% TURNOUT HISTORY: propensity 100.0% election 35.1% 5.0% general 29.9% More than voters High Col % PAST 1 mile Col % DISTANCE FROM LIBRARY: 22.6% 6.2% 100.0% 71.1% 100.0% 4.4% %9.67 16.1% registered One-half mile to 1 Col % % loo mile Not PARTISAN REGISTRATION: www.FallonResearch.com %0. 100.0% 72.8% 27.2% Less thanone-half 100.0% 29.2% 2.9% Unaffiliate %6.79 Col % d/other mile Col % 53.8% %0. 100.0% 46.2% 100.0% 2.0% 75.9% 22.0% Republica DK/NA Col % Col % LIBRARY CARD HOLDER. 100.0% 28.2% 6.7% 65.0% 100.0% 18.1% 4.7% 77.1% Democrat Col % å Col % 100.0% 16.5% 82.7% %8. Col % Yes Disagree DK/NA Agree Disagree or disagree that the next in Rocklin, is too far way closest library, which is ability of town residents speaking, do you agree Adult Town Residents 18 or Older when they need them? DK/NA to use library services ee Agr and will reduce the Town of Loomis, California11/16/2015 – 11/22/2015N=250, +/- 6.19% Q. 7. Generally or disagree that the next in Rocklin, is too far way speaking, do you agree ability of town residents closest library, which is Table Total when they need them? LIBRARY SURVEY to use library services and will reduce the Q. 7. Generally Table Total 100.0% 8.6% 32.9% 8.6% 100.0% 58.5% 32.9% .5% Col % Col % TableTotal Table Total
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  100.0% 29.9% 21.4% 100.0% 18.7% 46.3% 53.7% %0. Col % Other DK/NA Col % HOUSEHOLD WITH CHILDREN. 100.0% %0: 100.0% %0. simulation against it s (Qs. 8&19) 100.0% 33.3% 6.9% 8.69 OPINION DYNAMICS: in both ballot Col % ģ Col % å 100.0% 59.4% 40.6% %0: to Yes, for Switches it by end of survey Col % 100.0% 10.6% 31.8% 24.6% Col % Yes 100.0% %0. %0: 100.0% simulations (Qs. Yes, for itin both Col % ballot 100.0% 819) % % 100.0% DK/NA Col % 100.0% 52.7% 25.3% 22.0% Q. 19. Once again, supposing that today were Election Day, and you were voting, would you vote yes, for the tax, or no, against it? DK/NA Col % 100.0% 5.5% 64.8% 29.7% 65 and Col % over AGE GROUP www.FallonResearch.com 100.0% 2.9% %0. 97.1% against Col % Š 100.0% 9.5% 52.0% 8% 45 to 64 Col % 38 100.0% 8.0% 5.5% 86.5% Yes, for Col % 100.0% 10.0% 28.3% 61.7% 18 to 44 Col % 100.0% 100.0% %0. %0. one percent for 10 years that would go to the General Fund of the Town, with Election Day, and you were voting, would you vote for or against a tax on sales transactions of one-quarter of DK/NA Col % Q. 8. Supposing that today were the majority of the revenue. 100.0% 6.7% 68.7% 24.6% Female Col % 100.0% %0: %0: 100.0% against Col % GENDER Š 100.0% 10.6% 41.4% 47.9% Col % Male 100.0% %0. %0: 100.0% Yes, for Col % No, against Older No, against ō Þ DK/N Adult Town Residents 18 or Yes, for Yes, Town of Loomis, California11/16/2015 – 11/22/2015N=250, +/- 6.19% DK/NA LIBRARY SURVEY Town, with the majority voting, would you vote for or against a tax on sales transactions of General Fund of the Town, with the majority General Fund of the percent for 10 years Q. 8. Supposing that voting, would you vote that would go to the for or against a tax on today were Election Day, and you were one-quarter of one sales transactions of Q. 8. Supposing that percent for 10 years that would go to the today were Election one-quarter of one Day, and you were of the revenue... of the revenue... Table Total Table Total 100.0% 58.5% 32.9% %9.8 Col % Table Total 100.0% 8.6% 58.5% 32.9% 100.0% 16.9% 58.2% 24.9% Col % registered TableTotal to vote Col % Š STATUS 100.0% %0. 36.3% 63.7% TURNOUT HISTORY: propensity VOTING election 100.0% primary 34.9% 6.5% 58.5% voters Col % Registered High PAST Col % voter 100.0% 1.5% 50.7% 47.8% TURNOUT HISTORY: propensity 100.0% election general 2.6% 41.4% 53.0% More than voters Col % High PAST 1 mile Col % DISTANCE FROM LIBRARY: 100.0% 16.9% 24.9% 58.2% 100.0% 9.1% 59.3% 31.6% registered One-halfmile to 1 Col % Col % S mile PARTISAN REGISTRATION: www.FallonResearch.com 100.0% 25.8% 9.7% 64.4% 100.0% Less than one-half 2.6% 63.6% 33.7% Unaffiliate Col % d/other Col % mile 100.0% %0: 53.8% 46.2% 100.0% 40.8% 8.6% %9.03 Republica DK/NA Col % Col % LIBRARY CARD HOLDER 100.0% 7.9% 50.4% 41.7% 100.0% 69.1% 25.4% 5.5% Democrat Col % % loo 2 100.0% 8.7% 25.2% 66.1% No, against Col % Yes Yes, for DK/NA against N=250, +/- 6.19%Adult Town Residents 18 or Older percent for 10 years that would go to the General Fund of the Town, with the majority for voting, would you vote for or against a tax on sales transactions of DK/NA Q. 8. Supposing that today were Election Yes, Day, and you were one-quarter of one Š Town of Loomis, California11/16/2015 – 11/22/2015 of the revenue... Table Total LIBRARY SURVEY Town, with the majority of the revenue... voting, would you vote for or against a tax on sales transactions of that would go to theGeneral Fund of the percent for 10 years Q. 8. Supposing that today were Election Day, and you were one-quarter of one Table Total 7.2% 100.0% 2.7% %9.9 10.3% %6. 20.8% 16.4% 26.1% Col % Table Total o, 100.0% %0. %0: %0: %0. %0. %0. %0: 100.0% Col % Other 100.0% 6.9% 3.1% 7.7% 11.7% 12.1% 21.4% 19.2% 17.9% simulations (Qs. 8&19) against it in both OPINION DYNAMICS. ballot Col % ģ 100.0% %0. 11.4% %0. %0. 22.9% %0: %0. 65.7% to Yes, for Switches it by end of survey Col % %0. 100.0% %0. %0. %0. %0. %0. %0. %0: simulations (Qs. 8&19) Yes, for it in both ballot Col % 100.0% %0. %0. %0. %0: %0. %0: %0. 100.0% Q. 19. Once again, supposing that today were Election Day, and you were voting, would you vote yes, for the tax, or no, against it? DK/NA Col % www.FallonResearch.com 100.0% %6.9 3.1% 11.7% 7.7% 21.4% 19.2% 12.1% 17.9% against Col % ŝ 11.4% 100.0% %0. %0. %0: 22.9% %0. %0. 65.7% Yes, for Col % 100.0% %0. %0. %0: %0. %0. %0. %0. %0. one percent for 10 years that would go to the General Fund of the Town, with would you vote for or against a tax on sales transactions of one-quarter of DKINA Col % Election Day, and you were voting, Q. 8. Supposing that today were the majority of the revenue. 100.0% 7.2% 2.7% %6. 6.6% 10.3% 26.1% 20.8% 16.4% against Col % 0 ģ 100.0% %0: %0: %0. %0. %0. %0. %0. %0. Yes, for Col % Older Amount is too high/Asking for too much/More than not The money should come from other sources þe S want taxes to increase No guarantee the fund library/Won't be spent anymore/Do not use it Taxes are too high/Do Existing funds should used/Use money from othe rparts of budget The Rocklin library is Adult Town Residents 18 or The library isn't used LIBRARY SURVEYTown of Loomis, California11/16/2015 – 11/22/2015 will be used on the N=250, +/- 6.19% properly needed better Other Table Total reason thatyou would against it? Q. 9. What is the vote no, biggest 7.2% 2.7% 100.0% 8.6% %9.9 16.4% 10.3% 26.1% 20.8% Col % TableTotal % 100.0% 100.0% %0. %0: %0. %0. %0: %0. DK/NA Col % HOUSEHOLD WITH CHILDREN: 100.0% 9.5% %0. 5.7% 7.9% 6.2% 18.3% 23.9% 28.9% Col % oZ 3.9% 100.0% 3.6% 22.3% 26.1% 3.6% 19.0% 14.0% 7.5% Col % Yes 100.0% %0. %0. %0: %0: %0. %0: %0. %0: DK/NA Col % 11.1% 100.0% %0. 7.4% %0. 3.7% 37.0% 18.5% 22.2% 65 and Col % over AGE GROUP: www.FallonResearch.com 100.0% 2.6% 10.5% 2.6% 21.1% 7.9% 21.1% 23.7% 10.5% 45 to 64 Col % 11.8% 100.0% 5.9% 11.8% 11.8% 17.6% %0: 17.6% 23.5% 18 to 44 Col % 6.4% 100.0% %0. 15.8% 20.1% 13.1% 7.0% 24.7% 12.8% Female Col % GENDER: 7.6% 100.0% 4.3% 23.8% 18.6% 8.0% 6.3% 4.3% 27.0% Col % Male othe rparts or ways Amount is too high/Asking Taxes are too high/Do not come Existing funds should be N=250, +/- 6.19%Adult Town Residents 18 or Older No guarantee the funds will be used on the want taxes to increase used/Use money from The library isn't used anymore/Do not use it library/Won't be spent .v from other sources The money should The Rocklin library Town of Loomis, California11/16/2015 - 11/22/2015 LIBRARY SURVEY properly needed better Other reason that Table Total Q. 9. What is the vote no,against it? you would biggest 7.2% 100.0% 2.7% %9.9 8.6% 16.4% 10.3% 20.8% 26.1% Col % TableTotal %0: 100.0% 9.2% %0. 16.7% 9.5% 16.7% 15.2% 32.8% registered to vote Col % Š STATUS: 100.0% VOTING 8.5% 1.5% 7.8% 10.1% 21.8% 16.3% 9.2% 24.9% Registered voter Col % 100.0% 3.5% 4.3% 4.8% 33.4% 7.1% 3.5% 13.4% 29.9% More than1 mile Col % DISTANCE FROM LIBRARY: 9.4% 100.0% %0. %9.6 11.1% 8.5% 21.7% 14.5% 25.2% One-halfmile to 1 Col % mile www.FallonResearch.com 100.0% 7.5% 10.2% %0. %0: 10.2% 46.2% 18.4% 7.5% Less thanone-halfmile Col % %0. 100.0% %0: %0. %0: %0. %0. %0: %0. DK/NA Col % LIBRARY CARD HOLDER: 100.0% 5.1% %0: 8.6% 10.1% 9.6% 18.6% 29.9% 17.7% Col % S 100.0% 6.8% 10.3% 3.6% 10.7% 10.0% 6.8% 12.9% 39.0% Col % Yes Amount is too high/Asking for too much/More than Taxes are too high/Do not The money should come Existing funds should be No guarantee the funds will be used on the used/Use money from want taxes to increase use it library/Won't be spent Older The Rocklin library is othe rparts of budget The library isn't used from other sources Adult Town Residents 18 or anymore/Do not Town of Loomis, California11/16/2015 - 11/22/2015 LIBRARY SURVEY properly needed N=250, +/- 6.19% better Other Table Total reason that Q. 9. What is the you would vote no,against it? biggest \tilde{\mathcal{C}} 7.2% 100.0% 2.7% 20.8% 16.4% 10.3% 9.6% %9.9 26.1% Col % Table Total 100.0% %0: 7.8% %0: 28.4% 9.5% 25.0% 10.5% 18.9% TURNOUT propensityprimary HISTORY election voters Col % High PAST 100.0% 15.9% 2.8% 14.1% 11.0% 10.2% 18.9% 11.5% 15.6% TURNOUT HISTORY: propensity election general voters Col % High PAST %0. %0: 9.2% 100.0% 16.7% 9.5% 15.2% 16.7% 32.8% registered Col % Š PARTISAN REGISTRATION: www.FallonResearch.com 8.6% 100.0% %0: 39.3% 8.6% 7.8% 8.6% 27.0% %0. Unaffiliate d/other Col % 100.0% 8.9% 7.8% 2.5% 8.0% 7.8% 24.1% 17.7% 23.2% Republica Col % 7.1% 100.0% %0. 17.4% 12.9% 18.7% 7.1% 25.2% 11.6% Democrat Col % Amount is too high/Asking for too much/More than Taxes are too high/Do not The money should come Existing funds should be used/Use money from No guarantee the funds will be used on the taxes to increase anymore/Do not use it library/Won't be spent othe rparts of budget The Rocklin library is The library isn't used from other sources Adult Town Residents 18 or Older properly needed better Other want t Town of Loomis, California11/16/2015 – 11/22/2015 LIBRARY SURVEY reason that Table Total Q. 9. What N=250, +/- 6.19% against it? you would vote no, biggest is the 2.4% 100.0% 1.9% 62.4% 100.0% 2.4% 33.3% 1.9% 62.4% 33.3% Col % Col % Table TableTotal Total 100.0% %0. 72.7% 14.8% 12.5% 100.0% 46.3% %0. %0: 53.7% Col % Other DK/NA Col % HOUSEHOLD WITH CHILDREN: 1.2% 100.0% 2.7% 77.5% 18.6% simulation against it s (Qs. 8&19) 100.0% 2.4% 31.1% 3.0% 63.5% OPINION DYNAMICS. in both Col % ballot Š Col % ŝ 40.2% 4.6% 100.0% 51.3% 3.8% to Yes, for Switches it by end of survey 100.0% Col % 62.1% 1.3% %0. 36.7% Col % Yes 100.0% 39.7% 1.3% 57.6% 1.4% simulations (Qs. Yes, for it in both ballot Col % 819) 100.0% %0. 100.0% %0. %0: DK/NA Col % 100.0% 17.5% 67.8% 14.7% %0: O. 19. Once again, supposing that today were Election Day, and you were voting, would you vote yes, for the tax, or no, against it? DK/NA Col % 100.0% 2.2% 3.3% 54.9% 39.6% 65 and Col % over AGE GROUP: www.FallonResearch.com 100.0% 78.1% 1.2% 18.1% 2.6% against Col % ģ 100.0% 2.0% 70.4% 25.5% 2.0% 45 to 64 Col % 100.0% 55.3% 1.8% 1.7% 41.3% Yes, for Col % 100.0% 1.7% %0. %0.09 38.3% 18 to 44 Col % 100.0% 9.4% 61.8% 4.0% 24.8% sales transactions of one-quarter ofone percent for 10 years that would goto the General Fund of the Town, with would you vote for or against a tax on DK/NA Col % Election Day, and you were voting, Q. 8. Supposing that today were the majority of the revenue 100.0% 1.5% 57.2% 39.2% .2% Female Col % ď 100.0% 2.3% 72.0% 2.3% 23.4% against GENDER Col % Ś 100.0% 3.3% 1.5% %6.79 27.3% Col % Male 100.0% 57.2% 1.4% 40.2% 1.3% Yes, for Col % difference More likely Less likely No difference Older More likely DK/NA Less likely No d DK/NA Adult Town Residents 18 or Town of Loomis, California11/16/2015 - 11/22/2015 favor that form of funding LIBRARY SURVEY Q. 10. If you learned that for the library or would it groceries and medicine N=250, +/- 6.19% favor that form of funding would be exempt from make no difference in Q. 10. If you learned that for the library or would it the tax, would you be groceries and medicine more or less likely to would be exempt from make no difference in the tax, would you be more or less likely to Table Total your view? Table Total your view? 100.0% 62.4% 2.4% 33.3% 1.9% Col % TableTotal 62.4% 2.4% 33.3% 1.9% 100.0% Col % 100.0% 2.9% 33.9% 1.7% 58.5% Table Total registeredto vote Col % Not VOTING STATUS: 100.0% %6.9 62.0% %9.9 24.5% TURNOUT propensity HISTORY: primaryelection voters Col % 100.0% PAST High 1.5% 33.2% 1.9% 63.4% Registered Col % voter 2.6% 100.0% 3.8% 65.2% 28.4% TURNOUT HISTORY: propensity election general voters 100.0% 31.2% 67.3% 1.5% Col % %0. More than1 mile High PAST Col % DISTANCE FROM LIBRARY 5.9% 100.0% 33.9% 1.7% 58.5% 100.0% 59.3% 2.9% registered 35.7% 2.1% One-half mile to 1mile %||| % loo ž PARTISAN REGISTRATION: 100.0% 65.7% 2.4% 28.0% 3.9% www.FallonResearch.com Less thanone-half 2.9% 100.0% 45.3% %0: 51.8% Unaffiliate Col % d/other mile Col % 100.0% %0: 53.8% %0: 46.2% 2.7% %8. 100.0% 62.0% 34.5% Republica DK/NA Col % Col % LIBRARY CARD HOLDER 100.0% 2.3% 29.2% 2.5% %0.99 100.0% 1.7% 1.8% 73.9% 22.6% Democrat %Col % å Col % 100.0% 1.7% 1.3% 36.9% %0.09 Col % No difference Yes More likely Less likely DK/NA difference More likely Less likely would be exempt from the tax, would you be more or that Adult Town Residents 18 or Older DK/NA groceries and medicine form of funding for the library or would it make less likely to favor that ŝ no difference in your Q. 10. If you learned Town of Loomis, California11/16/2015 – 11/22/2015N=250, +/- 6.19% would be exempt from the tax, would you be more or less likely to favor that form of funding for the library or would it make no difference in your
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  41.2% 49 >60 44.5% 53 Are there Special Needs persons in your home that use the local library? 4.4% Yes 5 No 95.6% Meadow Vista Community Survey - Local Library Use - Google Forms 11/23/2015 democracy. I also believe that we all benefit from a good public library system, whether we personally use the services or not. In addition, MV branch personnel are always friendly and helpful, and I love it that I can access books from anywhere within the Place County iibrary system. My household would absolutely pay more in taxes if it meant that we could keep our library as a functional branch. I also like the location because I can walk to it. However, I would support a move of the branch to the community center because that would likely be a much more attractive and visually prominent location -- which would probably lead to more patronage. Please do not close this important community resource. Thank you for your consideration. It is incredibly important that our small community have a resource and space like the library. We need it for our growing children to use and feel they have a space that belongs to them. We need it for the elders in the community and those with special needs. It should be a place where we can all find resources and use the materials that our tax dollars pay for, as well as a space where we feel a sense of community and gathering. I don't want my children to grow up thinking that our town isn't important enough to have a library but it's ok to have a pizza place and hardware store. Our priorities need to be kept in check. I will be very sad if we close the Meadow Vista Library. Since retirement I am happy to do my share to save the earth by limiting my driving time. If I have to go to Auburn every time I want a book I am much less likely to use the library at all. I love the idea of using the community center to house the library! It is important to have a Library in our community. Let's look at the current Placer County Library management practices before proposing higher taxes as a solution. Driving into another library wastes gas and pollutes the air - as we age we don't want to go far to services - nice to have near the grocery store - one stop shopping. Please keep this library open. It is an important resource for the families in our community Not enough money in the pot always leaves libraries and schools trying to make every dollar count. Our library system is no exception. Since taxpayers seem so reluctant to increase taxes to pay for these things the Placer County library system is between a rock and a hard place. Those who suffer from the closing of small, local library branches are those who do not drive, and/ or do not have access to a computer (youth, low- income folks, the old or infirm, shut-ins, etc.). The library makes Meadow Vista feel more like a community and is one of the factors we looked at when decided where we wanted to raise our children. The librarians are always so friendly and I like having a library so close and convenient. My wife and I just mothed to Colfax 6 months ago. We did don't books to the library during our move. Sadly, I'm afraid with the advent of the internet and e-books, the days of the local library are numbered. Having said that, I don't know how much use the library is getting. 11/23/2015 Meadow Vista Community Survey - Local Library Use - Google Forms I feel lucky to have MV and Applegate libraries, but reality is we don't really need both since they are located fairly close together -- I would like to see them combined into one. Applegate is too small to accommodate space for community use (e.g. 4h small group meeting), love having MV library in town close to other errands -gas, PO, bank, grocery. It would be nice for library to stay in MV -- I'm a resident of Colfax/Eden Valley and prefer 1/ the MV library because of proximity to other businesses. Though I don't use the children's programs anymore, I did a lot when my children were still home. We were there multiple times a week. I consider the children's programs very important, even though I didn't include them in my three choices. I wanted to choose all the services as important! I would like to see even more services offered. I've heard of libraries that have items like sewing machines that can be checked out. Our local branch is very important in bringing us together as a community. Reduced hours are better than NO hours! My 2 kids love our little library. We would not go to Auburn for our library needs. I would probably just use the Internet more at home and buy books from Amazon. A library is an important part of any community. It helps to promote literacy. Perhaps we could also increase the access and availability of the Book Mobile. The library is an integral part of the community. Children need to be exposed to books at an early age and throughout their lives. Reading is key to becoming a successful person. And close access makes the experience more meaningful and plentiful. Please keep our library OPEN!! The library is one of the only community enhancing services in our little village. It is a spot to see and get acquainted with local residents as well as a spot to access printed and other media. For the low income residents it provides a place to gain computer access. For some it is a place to get together to discuss good books. For families the reading programs and summer programs offer enrichment for their children. If it disappears our village will lose one of the last places where we can get together and be "a real community". There are some county employees who earn over $100,000 a year in OVERTIME alone. If you stop these abuses and cut the high administrative over head in the CEO's office, there will be more than enough money to keep the libraries open and serve the public. It would be a shame to loose this Wonderful Library and Staff! I think our local library is part of what makes our community so wonderful. It's just another added draw for families looking to mover into our community. extended hours would be nice but we wouldn't get to the regional (bigger) library as often. The closest library is MV and we appreciate the convenience. When my two children were young we used the library weekly, the applegate and the auburn libraries were what was available. i think you need to allocate funds to both...develop a couple good large regional libraries Meadow Vista Community Survey - Local Library Use - Google Forms 11/23/2015 and close a few of the little libraries based on #s to keep a few of the outskirt branches available to those rural citizens. Meadow Vista library is the heart of our community and has played a critical role in my children's education and love of books. I realize that having a MV community library is of significant importance to many in Meadow Vista. A location change to the Community Center makes good sense and my cause an increase in visits by school children to the library. The library in our community is a lovely asset. I'd hate to lose it and would be happy to support its continuance via a special tax. Like many in our community, my support for maintaining the MV library is not just about my particular needs, but about the needs of our community as a whole--especially children! Meadow vista is an aging community. There will be more demand for local services. Thank you for letting us give our opinions - a local library DEFINES a community! Our community is strengthened by having a local public facility like our Meadow Vista Library. Some people, especially elderly or special needs, count on having the library close by, in order to have computer access, or access to free books, movies, and music. It is a wonderful place to take your children for fun programs or homework help, and the staff are familiar with most people who come in regularly, so they make appropriate recommendations and are helpful in all ways. Definitely removing the library from the basement would help in motivating more to go. Having a nice place to go and read where the moms of the book clubs don't change their babies diapers on the tables wouldn't hurt, either. The Meadow Vista Library is a staple to the community. It makes the town complete and rounded. Taking away such a valuable asset to a community with it's diversity and potential would not be a good decision for Placer County and it's future plans. This is just another example of cutting services important to FAMILY and COMMUNITY