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Page 1 of 6 <br />Item #3 <br /> <br />LIBRARY COMMISSION AGENDA <br />REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />August 1, 2024 <br />Library and Recreation <br /> <br />TITLE: REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE PLEASANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAM <br />PLAN FOR FY 2024/25 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />As stated in Section 2.34.020 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code, “The duties of the Pleasanton <br />Library Commission shall include the following: Seasonally, review the adopted library budget, <br />program and service plans, and key performance indicators”. The Pleasanton Public Library <br />Program Plan for FY 2024/25 is being shared with the commission for review and input, and to <br />assist commissioners with their outreach and advocacy in the community. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Review and discuss the Pleasanton Public Library Program Plan for FY 2024/25 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Annually, the Pleasanton Public Library plans a variety of programs for all ages, including <br />popular community offerings such as book and film clubs, youth and family activities, cultural <br />programming, storytimes and the annual Summer Reading Program. The library also provides <br />educational enrichment activities such as field trips, the Booklegger program, and Adult <br />Literacy and ESL services. Strategic planning for each of these programs ensures that library <br />resources are efficiently allocated, goals are clearly defined, and the needs of the community <br />are effectively met. <br /> <br />In 2021, as the community emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and in-person programming <br />resumed, Pleasanton Library took the opportunity to develop a formal Library and Recreation <br />Strategic Plan Implementation Action Goal to: “Create a library program plan for children, <br />teens, adults and families”. As a result, staff began a process to evaluate the following <br />elements that would guide program development: library core services, community needs and <br />interests, funding, staffing, facilities and marketing. <br /> <br />In 2023, the Library Commission requested a presentation of the Program Plan, to receive <br />information and to assist commissioners with their outreach and advocacy for library services <br />in the community. The 2023 Program Plan was presented to the commission on February 2, <br />2023. <br /> <br />In 2024, City Council approved the amended duties of the Library Commission, which include <br />a duty of the commission to: “Seasonally, review the adopted library budget, program and <br />service plans, and key performance indicators”, as stated in Section 2.34.020 of the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code (Attachment 1). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 6 of 80